Mullaloo is a northern coastal suburb of Perth, Western Australia, within the City of Joondalup.
| Mullaloo Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Mullaloo Beach, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 31°46′59″S 115°44′17″E / 31.783°S 115.738°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 6,190 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1950s | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6027 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 25 km (16 mi) from Perth | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Joondalup | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hillarys | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Moore | ||||||||||||||
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History
editMullaloo is named after an Aboriginal word, believed to mean "place of the rat kangaroo". It was first recorded in 1919 as Moolalloo Point, but the spelling was later changed to Mullaloo. Urban development began in the late 1950s.[2]
Today
editThe Mullaloo Surf Life Saving club primary area of patrol is within 400 metres of the Mullaloo Surf Life Saving Club rooms and is patrolled every weekend and public holiday commencing October through to April.[3] The club has row teams, swim teams, board teams and sprint teams.[3]
Mullaloo has two schools, Mullaloo Beach Primary School and Mullaloo Heights Primary School.[4] Enrolment currently stands at 272 at Mullaloo Heights.
Transport
editBus
edit- 460 Whitfords Station to Joondalup Station – serves Northshore Drive, Oceanside Promenade and Ocean Reef Road[5]
- 461 Whitfords Station to Joondalup Station – serves Dampier Avenue and Ocean Reef Road[6]
- 462 Whitfords Station to Joondalup Station – serves Mullaloo Drive and Marmion Avenue[7]
Notable people
edit- Shalom Brune-Franklin, actress (Doctor Doctor, The Tourist), grew up in Mullaloo.[8]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mullaloo (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "History of metropolitan suburb names – M". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
- ^ a b "Mullaloo Surf Lifesaving Club". Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Department of Education and Training - Schools Online". Archived from the original on 28 October 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
- ^ "Route 460". Bus Timetable 65 (PDF). Transperth. 12 June 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ "Route 461". Bus Timetable 65 (PDF). Transperth. 12 June 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ "Route 462". Bus Timetable 65 (PDF). Transperth. 12 June 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ "Keep your eye on WA's rising star, Shalom". PerthNow. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
External links
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