Alfred Cove Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 32°01′58″S 115°49′01″E / 32.0328506°S 115.8170316°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 2,830 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6154 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 13 km (8 mi) from Perth | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Melville | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Bateman / Bicton | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Tangney | ||||||||||||||
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Alfred Cove is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Melville.
History
It is named after the adjacent sheltered cove in the Swan River, which is in turn named after Alfred Waylen who was born at Point Walter in 1833 and who was granted Swan Location 74, covering most of present-day Alfred Cove and Myaree.[2]
The suburb contains Tompkins Park, Bill Sweet Park and Sid Eaton Reserve.[3]
As of 2016, Alfred Cove had a population of 2,550.[4]
Wildlife
The suburb is home to a variety of migrant and native species of birds and animals as the hinterland offers a comfortable habitat including the mudflats, seagrass beds and intertidal vegetation. Some of the migratory wading birds come from as far as Siberia, Mongolia and Asia and many of these species are protected under international agreements.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Alfred Cove (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ↑ "History of metropolitan suburb names – A". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2007.
- ↑ "City of Melville | Find Venues, Parks and Reserves". City of Melville. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ↑ "2016 Census QuickStats: Alfred Cove". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ↑ "Alfred Cove". Parks and Wildlife Service.
External links
Media related to Alfred Cove, Western Australia at Wikimedia Commons