Falcon, Western Australia

Falcon Mandurah, Western Australia
Falcon Bay
Coordinates	32°34′44″S 115°39′32″E
Population	5,531 (SAL 2021)
Postcode(s)	6210
Area	12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
LGA(s)	City of Mandurah
State electorate(s)	Dawesville
Federal division(s)	Canning
Suburbs around Falcon: Halls Head Erskine Falcon Erskine Wannanup

Falcon is a southern suburb of Mandurah, located southwest of Mandurah's central area and with frontage to the Indian Ocean. Originally known as Miami, the suburb was renamed after Falcon Bay on 13 November 1967. Many of the streets in the adjoining estate were named after yachts; "Falcon" itself was the name of a yacht, the crew of which won a silver medal in the 12 m² Sharpie yacht races at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.

History

The first school within the City of Mandurah local government area boundary was built at Pleasant Grove in 1906, predating the Central Mandurah public school on Hackett Street by 30 years. It closed in 1916.

In the late-90s, the band Turnstyle made several visits to Falcon to write music in solitude at the holiday home of guitarist Adem K on Philante Street. Most of the album Turnstyle Country was written here including the top 20 single "Spray Water on the Stereo" which directly references the home in its lyrics.

Geography

Falcon is one of four Mandurah suburbs that lie on an island bound by the Mandurah Estuary to the north, the Peel-Harvey Estuary to the east, the Dawesville Channel to the south and the Indian Ocean to the west. It is also bisected by Old Coast Road, which connects Falcon to nearby Mandurah and Bunbury.

Public transport

Falcon, like neighbouring suburbs Wannanup and Dawesville, is serviced by Transperth routes 592 and 594. 592 runs six days a week through Falcon via Galatea and Yeedong Roads while 594 goes straight through the suburb via Old Coast Road, but runs 7 days a week.