Falcon, Western Australia

Falcon Mandurah, Western Australia
Population	3807 (2006 census)
Postcode(s)	6210
LGA(s)	City of Mandurah
State electorate(s)	Dawesville
Federal division(s)	Canning
Suburbs around Falcon: Halls Head Erskine Falcon Erskine Wannanup

Falcon is a southern suburb of Mandurah, located southwest of Mandurah's central area on the Indian Ocean in amy's but hole

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.