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{{Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb |
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| name = Falcon |
| name = Falcon |
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| city = [[Mandurah, Western Australia|Mandurah]] |
| city = [[Mandurah, Western Australia|Mandurah]] |
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| state = wa |
| state = wa |
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| lga = City of Mandurah |
| lga = City of Mandurah |
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| postcode = 6210 |
| postcode = 6210 |
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| est = |
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| pop = 3807 (2006 census)<ref name=abs>{{Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC51476|name=Falcon (State Suburb)|quick=on|accessdate=2008-10-05}}</ref> |
| pop = 3807 (2006 census)<ref name=abs>{{Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC51476|name=Falcon (State Suburb)|quick=on|accessdate=2008-10-05}}</ref> |
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| area = |
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| stategov = [[Electoral district of Dawesville|Dawesville]] |
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Dawesville|Dawesville]] |
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| fedgov = [[Division of Canning|Canning]] |
| fedgov = [[Division of Canning|Canning]] |
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| near-n = [[Halls Head, Western Australia|Halls Head]] |
| near-n = [[Halls Head, Western Australia|Halls Head]] |
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| near-ne = [[Erskine, Western Australia|Erskine]] |
| near-ne = [[Erskine, Western Australia|Erskine]] |
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| near-e = [[Erskine, Western Australia|Erskine]] |
| near-e = [[Erskine, Western Australia|Erskine]] |
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| near-s = [[Wannanup, Western Australia|Wannanup]] |
| near-s = [[Wannanup, Western Australia|Wannanup]] |
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'''Falcon''' is a southern 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== |
==Geography== |
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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]]. |
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. |
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 |
==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 school specials deviating from this normal pattern. |
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 school specials deviating from this normal pattern. |
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{{Suburbs of Mandurah}} |
{{Suburbs of Mandurah}} |
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{{Towns Peel WA}} |
{{Towns Peel WA}} |
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[[Category:Suburbs of Mandurah]] |
[[Category:Suburbs of Mandurah]] |
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Revision as of 10:10, 8 July 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 school specials 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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