Summary
Ardross is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Melville. It was once an area of land acquired by the Scotsman, Sir Alexander Percival Matheson in 1896. In Matheson's subdivision of the adjoining suburb of Applecross, he created "Ardross Street" naming it after either the town of Ardrossan on the Scottish west coast or Ardross Castle, located about 40 kilometres north of Inverness. The suburb derives its name from this street.
| Ardross Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Wireless Hill Museum, Ardross | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°01′38″S 115°50′08″E / 32.0271228°S 115.8355245°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 4,578 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6153 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 9 km (6 mi) from Perth | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Melville | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Alfred Cove | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Tangney | ||||||||||||||
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Location edit
Ardross, together with Applecross and Mount Pleasant, is situated on a peninsula jutting into the Swan River. Ardross is roughly bordered by:
- the aforementioned Ardross Street to the east
- Canning Highway to the north
- Wireless Hill Park to the west
- Garden City shopping centre to the south
Wireless Hill edit
Within the suburb's boundaries are the Wireless Hill Museum and lookout, from where river vistas can be viewed. This is the landmark site of the first communications radio in Western Australia and now an oasis for wildflowers and rabbits. The hill was mostly denuded for its original telecommunication purpose and then left to the ravages of weeds. Since 1985, however, extensive replanting of mostly native species has resulted in a diverse collection of 20,000 - 30,000 plants. During late winter and spring, orchids, Geraldton wax, wattles, grevilleas, callistemon and kangaroo paws may be seen.
Transport edit
Bus edit
- 111 WACA Ground to Fremantle Station – serves Canning Highway[2]
- 114 Elizabeth Quay Bus Station to Lake Coogee – serves Canning Highway and Riseley Street[3]
- 115 Elizabeth Quay Bus Station to Hamilton Hill Memorial Hall – serves Canning Highway and Riseley Street[4]
- 148 Como to Fremantle Station – serves Canning Highway[5]
- 158 Elizabeth Quay Bus Station to Fremantle Station – serves Canning Highway[6]
- 160 WACA Ground to Fremantle Station – serves Coomoora Road and Davy Street[7]
- 910 Perth Busport to Fremantle Station (high frequency) – serves Canning Highway[8]
Photos of the suburb edit
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Almondbury Road, adjacent to Garden City Shopping Centre -
Applecross Senior High School, located in Ardross -
Ardross Primary School -
Shirley Strickland Reserve
References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ardross (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Route 111". Bus Timetable 39 (PDF). Transperth. 8 December 2022 [effective from 29 January 2023].
- ^ "Route 114". Bus Timetable 118 (PDF). Transperth. 12 December 2022 [effective from 29 January 2023].
- ^ "Route 115". Bus Timetable 46 (PDF). Transperth. 12 December 2022 [effective from 29 January 2023].
- ^ "Route 148". Bus Timetable 39 (PDF). Transperth. 8 December 2022 [effective from 29 January 2023].
- ^ "Route 158". Bus Timetable 39 (PDF). Transperth. 8 December 2022 [effective from 29 January 2023].
- ^ "Route 160". Bus Timetable 34 (PDF). Transperth. 8 December 2022 [effective from 20 December 2020].
- ^ "Route 910". Bus Timetable 207 (PDF). Transperth. 12 December 2022 [effective from 29 January 2023].
General references edit
- Department of Land Information. StreetSmart Perth Street Directory (54th ed.). West Australian Newspapers Ltd. p. 400. ISBN 978-0-909439-67-5.
External links edit
Media related to Ardross, Western Australia at Wikimedia Commons