Falcon, Western Australia
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Falcon | |||||||||||||
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 Falcon Bay | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 32°34′44″S 115°39′32″E / 32.579°S 115.659°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| City | Mandurah | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total(s) | 5,531 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6210 | ||||||||||||
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Falcon is a southern suburb of Mandurah, located southwest of Mandurah's central area and with frontage to both the Indian Ocean and the Peel-Harvey Estuary.
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.[2] Despite the name change, Miami is still used in a number of places such as the Miami Plaza Shopping Centre and Miami Bakehouse.
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.
Falcon contains Cox Bay, Falcon Bay, Novara Beach, Pleasant Grove Reserve.[3]
