Alfred Cove, Western Australia

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Alfred Cove
Perth, Western Australia

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

Suburbs around Alfred Cove:
Attadale	Swan River	Applecross
Melville	Alfred Cove	Ardross
Melville	Myaree	Booragoon

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 32°01′52″S 115°48′54″E / -32.031, 115.815 (Alfred Cove, Western Australia)Coordinates: 32°01′52″S 115°48′54″E / -32.031, 115.815 (Alfred Cove, Western Australia)

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