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'''Falcon''' is a suburb of [[Mandurah, Western Australia|Mandurah]], located southwest of Mandurah's central area on the Indian Ocean. |
'''Falcon''' is a southern suburb of [[Mandurah, Western Australia|Mandurah]], located southwest of Mandurah's central area on the Indian Ocean. |
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==Geography== |
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It is bordered by the Indian Ocean in the West and the Peel-Harvey Estuary to the east. |
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Falcon is one of four Mandurah suburbs that lie on an island bound by the Mandurah Estuary to the north, the [[Peel-Harvey Estuary]] to the east, the [[Dawesville Channel]] to the south and the [[Indian Ocean]] to the west. It is also bisected by [[Old Coast Road]], which connects Falcon to nearby [[Mandurah, Western Australia|Mandurah]] and [[Bunbury, Western Australia|Bunbury]]. |
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Falcon was formerly known as Miami, which is still used in the names of various buildings, including the multi-award winning [http://www.miamibakehouse.com.au/ Miami Bakehouse] and Miami Plaza, which is home to a [[Woolworths (supermarket)|Woolworths]] supermarket and a large variety of fast food outlets. |
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==Public Transport== |
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Falcon, like neighbouring suburbs [[Wannanup, Western Australia|Wannanup]] and [[Dawesville, Western Australia|Dawesville]], are serviced by Transperth routes 592 and 594. 592 runs six days a week through the through Falcon via Galatea and Yeedong Roads while 594 goes straight through the suburb via Old Coast Road, but runs 7 days a week. Services generally run every twenty minutes during peak hour with 592 and 594 alternating every ten minutes in terms of departing Mandurah Station with some special schools deviating from this normal pattern. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 14:17, 23 May 2010
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| Population | 3807 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6210 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Mandurah | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Dawesville | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Canning | ||||||||||||||
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32°34′44″S 115°39′32″E / 32.579°S 115.659°E
Falcon is a southern suburb of Mandurah, located southwest of Mandurah's central area on the Indian Ocean.
Geography
Falcon is one of four Mandurah suburbs that lie on an island bound by the Mandurah Estuary to the north, the Peel-Harvey Estuary to the east, the Dawesville Channel to the south and the Indian Ocean to the west. It is also bisected by Old Coast Road, which connects Falcon to nearby Mandurah and Bunbury.
Falcon was formerly known as Miami, which is still used in the names of various buildings, including the multi-award winning Miami Bakehouse and Miami Plaza, which is home to a Woolworths supermarket and a large variety of fast food outlets.
Public Transport
Falcon, like neighbouring suburbs Wannanup and Dawesville, are serviced by Transperth routes 592 and 594. 592 runs six days a week through the through Falcon via Galatea and Yeedong Roads while 594 goes straight through the suburb via Old Coast Road, but runs 7 days a week. Services generally run every twenty minutes during peak hour with 592 and 594 alternating every ten minutes in terms of departing Mandurah Station with some special schools deviating from this normal pattern.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Falcon (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
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