Madora Bay, Western Australia
| Madora Bay Mandurah, Western Australia |
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| Population: | 983 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 6210 | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Mandurah | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Mandurah | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Brand | ||||||||||||
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Coordinates: 32°28′16″S 115°44′56″E / 32.471°S 115.749°E
Not to be confused with Madura, Western Australia or Mandora Station
Madora Bay is the northernmost suburb of Mandurah, located on the coast between Mandurah and Rockingham.
[edit] History
First named in 1960 as "Madora Beach Estate", the name was derived from the Kimberley pastoral station of Mandora and a former railway siding near Dwellingup known as Chadora. The suburb was gazetted in 1990 as Madora but was later amended to its current name in 2003 [2][3].
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Madora Bay (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC51856&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
- ^ "History of Metropolitan Suburb Names - M". Landgate. http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/corporate.nsf/web/History+of+metropolitan+suburb+names. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ "Madora Bay". City of Mandurah. http://www.mandurah.wa.gov.au/3376.htm. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
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