Alexander Heights
Perth, Western Australia
Alexander Drive looking north from near Illawarra Crescent (N), Alexander Heights, Western Australia.
Coordinates31°49′37″S 115°52′16″E / 31.827°S 115.871°E / -31.827; 115.871
Population7,772 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1980s
Postcode(s)6064
Area3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Location14 km (9 mi) NNE of Perth CBD
LGA(s)City of Wanneroo
State electorate(s)Landsdale
Federal division(s)Cowan
Suburbs around Alexander Heights:
Darch Landsdale Cullacabardee
Marangaroo Alexander Heights Ballajura
Girrawheen Koondoola Ballajura

Alexander Heights is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia within the City of Wanneroo.

Originally named in 1977 as "Alinjarra", an Aboriginal word for "north", this suburb was renamed Alexander Heights in 1987. The name is derived from Alexander Drive, the main arterial road into the area, which forms the suburb's eastern boundary. The road was in turn named after Mr S.B. Alexander, a former Wanneroo Road Board member.[2]

The suburb contains the Alinjarra Primary School, which covers from kindergarten to year 6. It hosts a range of sports programs and English courses to help the large number of recent immigrants, mostly of African, Arabic, Irish or English descent, moving into the area.

Transport

The suburb is linked to the Perth CBD by the 360 and 361 Transperth bus routes that run between Perth Busport and Alexander Heights Shopping Centre on Mirrabooka Avenue on the west side of the suburb.[3] The 344 bus route also connects the suburb with Warwick railway station.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Alexander Heights (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ↑ "History of metropolitan suburb names – A". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
  3. ↑ "Route 360". Bus Timetable 76 (PDF). Transperth. 4 August 2023 [effective from 10 September 2023].
  4. ↑ "Route 344". Bus Timetable 105 (PDF). Transperth. 17 November 2022 [effective from 18 December 2022].


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