Applecross, Western Australia

Applecross Perth, Western Australia
Jacarandas in bloom
Applecross
Population:	6336 (2006 census)
Established:	1896
Postcode:	6153
Location:	7 km (4 mi) from Perth
LGA:	City of Melville
State electorate:	Alfred Cove
Federal Division:	Tangney
Suburbs around Applecross: Swan River Swan River Swan River Swan River Applecross Swan River Alfred Cove Ardross Mount Pleasant

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

Like the name Perth, the suburb of Applecross borrows its name from the region in Scotland. Many of the streets in the suburb have Scottish names.

The suburb of Applecross was originally assigned to Lionel Lukin on 28 May 1830. The land was finally acquired by Sir Alexander Percival Matheson in February 1896. Matheson, a Scot, formed the Western Australian Investment Company Limited and instigated the subdivision of the area, giving it the name of Applecross after a small fishing village on the north-western coast of Scotland.

A distinguishing feature of the suburb are the jacaranda trees which line its streets and which flower in the late spring. In keeping with this theme, Applecross is home to an annual Jacaranda festival in late November.

Landmarks

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
• former Heathcote Hospital - used for mental health services from 1929 to 1994. Now used as a community recreation facility. The site also features a memorial to the actor Heath Ledger. Point Heathcote was named after Midshipman G.C. Heathcote. Captain James Stirling landed at the location in his 1827 expedition up the Swan River, and the site was seriously considered by Stirling as an alternative to the Perth site when establishing the Swan River Colony in 1829.
• former Majestic Hotel site - colonial style hotel on Point Dundas, near Ardross, built ?. Originally called Hotel Melville and renamed to Majestic Hotel in 1925. Demolished and site used for residential subdivision in about 1990.^{[citation needed]}
• Waylen Bay
• Canning Bridge
  • Canning Bridge railway station and Canning Bridge bus station

Notable residents

• Glen Jakovich, former West Coast Eagles footballer
• Heath Ledger, actor.

Photos of the suburb

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  Views from old Heathcote Hospital site

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  The old Majestic Hotel site

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  Waylen Bay Near The Strand

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  South of Perth Yacht Club

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  Raffles Hotel and apartment complex

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  The view of Perth CBD across the Swan River from the Applecross fishing jetty

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  The art-deco Raffles Hotel