Alfred Cove, Western Australia

Alfred Cove
Perth, Western Australia

Alfred Cove
Population: 2048 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode: 6154
Area: 1.2 km² (0.5 sq mi)
Location: 13 km (8 mi) from Perth
LGA: City of Melville
State District: Alfred Cove
Federal Division: Tangney
Suburbs around Alfred Cove:
Attadale Swan River Applecross
Melville Alfred Cove Ardross
Melville Myaree Booragoon

Alfred Cove is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Melville.

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.[2]

It contains the Tompkins Park and Wireless Hill Park, and has a population of 2,048.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Alfred Cove (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC51011&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-10-05. 
  2. ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of metropolitan suburb names". http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/corporate.nsf/web/History+of+metropolitan+suburb+names. Retrieved 2007-05-15.