Alfred Cove, Western Australia
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| Alfred Cove Perth, Western Australia |
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| Population: | 2,175 (2001 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 6154 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 1.2 km² (0.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $577,000 (Q1 2007)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 13 km (8 mi) from Perth | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Melville | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Alfred Cove | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Tangney | ||||||||||||
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This article is about the suburb and Swan River feature Alfred Cove. For the Western Australian electoral district, see Electoral district of Alfred Cove.
Alfred Cove is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Melville.
[edit] History
It is named after the adjacent sheltered cove in the Swan River, which is in turn named after Alfred Waylen, a pioneer settler in the area who was granted Swan Location 74, covering most of present-day Alfred Cove and Myaree.[3]
It contains the Tompkins Park and Wireless Hill Park, and has a population of 2,175.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (19 November 2002). Community Profile Series : Alfred Cove (State Suburb). 2001 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved on 2007-04-25.
- ^ Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (2007). Suburb Profile - Alfred Cove. Retrieved on 2007-06-28.
- ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. History of metropolitan suburb names - A. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
[edit] External links
- Alfred Cove, Western Australia is at coordinates Coordinates:
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