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City Beach

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Town of Cambridge WA, PO Box 15, City Beach, WA 6015
08 9347 6000

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City Beach is a beachside suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Cambridge.

City Beach is a beachside suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Cambridge. Its postcode is 6015. It is also the name of a beach in the suburb. House prices are generally quite expensive. In 2020, City Beach had the fifth highest median house price in Perth, at $1.628 million.City Beach consists of three sections: a northern section (bordering Scarborough), a central section (bordering Wembley Downs and Floreat) and a southern section (bordering Bold Park). The centre part was built immediately prior to the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as an athletes' village due to its proximity to Perry Lakes Stadium in neighbouring Floreat.

History

In 1917, the Perth Road Board purchased the Lime Kilns Estate of 1,290 acres (522 ha), situated between the Endowment Lands and the city, thus linking with the ocean beach. The Board proposed to lay out an up-to-date seaside town near the ocean beach on garden city lines, embodying approved Town Planning principles, and making ample provision for recreation purposes. By 1928, the Board had allocated finance to commence work, and also referred to the beach as "City Beach". It appears this name developed because it was an area developed by the City Council and much more acceptable than "Ocean Beach".

On 9 December 2005, City Beach Senior High School was closed by the Department of Education and Training due to a lack of new student enrolments and the opening of Shenton College 5 kilometres away in 2000.

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Type: Suburbs

Population: 1001-10000

Time zone: UTC +08:00

Area: 9.798 km2

Elevation: 51-200 metres

Town elevation: 55 m

Population number: 6,609

Local Government Area: Town of Cambridge

Location

Town of Cambridge WA, PO Box 15, City Beach, WA 6015

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

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