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Applecross

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City of Melville WA, Locked Bag 1, Applecross, WA 6153
08 9364 0666

Description

Applecross is a riverside suburb of Perth, Western Australia, bounded by Canning Highway and the Swan River.

Applecross is a riverside suburb of Perth, Western Australia, bounded by Canning Highway and the Swan River.It is located within the City of Melville.

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A number of well known landmarks and facilities are in Applecross.These include:

Raffles Hotel and apartments at Coffee Point

South of Perth Yacht Club

The former Heathcote Hospital - used for mental health services from 1929 to 1994.Now used as a community recreation facility. Point Heathcote was named after Midshipman George Gage Heathcote.Captain James Stirling landed at the location in his 1827 expedition up the Swan River, and the site was considered by Stirling as an alternative to the Perth site when establishing the Swan River Colony in 1829.

Waylen Bay

Canning Bridge

Details

Type: Suburbs

Population: 1001-10000

Time zone: UTC +08:00

Area: 3.195 km2

Elevation: 4-10 metres

Town elevation: 10 m

Population number: 6,887

Local Government Area: City of Melville

Location

City of Melville WA, Locked Bag 1, Applecross, WA 6153

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Attribution

This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Applecross, Western Australia

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