Falcon, Western Australia
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| Falcon Mandurah, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Falcon Bay | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°34′44″S 115°39′32″E / 32.579°S 115.659°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 5,531 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6210 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Mandurah | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Dawesville | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Canning | ||||||||||||||
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Falcon is a southern suburb of Mandurah, located southwest of Mandurah's central area and with frontage to both the Indian Ocean and the Peel-Harvey Estuary.
Originally known as Miami, the suburb was renamed after Falcon Bay on 13 November 1967. Many of the streets in the adjoining estate were named after yachts; "Falcon" itself was the name of a yacht, the crew of which won a silver medal in the 12 m2 Sharpie yacht races at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. [2] Despite the name change, Miami is still used in a number of places such as the Miami Plaza Shopping Centre and Miami Bakehouse.
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 contains Cox Bay, Falcon Bay, Novara Beach, Pleasant Grove Reserve.[3]
Public transport
Falcon, like neighbouring suburbs Wannanup and Dawesville, is serviced by Transperth routes 592, 593 and 594. 592 runs six days a week through Falcon via Galatea and Yeedong Roads while 593 and 594 goes straight through the suburb via Old Coast Road, but runs 7 days a week.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Falcon (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "History of metropolitan suburb names – F". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
- ^ City of Mandurah 2022, p. 8.
Sources
- City of Mandurah (2022). Review of Wards, Boundaries and Councillor Representation Levels. pp. 7–8.