Cottesloe, Western Australia

Coordinates: 31°59′35″S 115°45′25″E / 31.993°S 115.757°E / -31.993; 115.757
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This article is about a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. For the local government area, see Town of Cottesloe.

Cottesloe
Federal division(s)
Curtin
Suburbs around Cottesloe:
Indian Ocean Swanbourne Claremont
Indian Ocean Cottesloe Peppermint Grove
Indian Ocean Mosman Park Mosman Park

Cottesloe is a western suburb of Perth, Western Australia, within the Town of Cottesloe. Cottesloe was named for Thomas Fremantle, 1st Baron Cottesloe, a prominent Tory politician and the brother of Admiral Sir Charles Fremantle for whom the city of Fremantle was named. The nearby suburb of Swanbourne was named for the Fremantle family seat, Swanbourne House, in Swanbourne, Buckinghamshire.

Cottesloe was home to Australian Prime Minister

National Trust of Australia (WA) and Curtin University
.

Geography

Cottesloe is a beach-side suburb of the city of Perth in Western Australia. It is located roughly halfway between Perth's central business district and the

port of Fremantle
. It is famous for its beaches, cafes and relaxed lifestyle.

Cottesloe is bounded by the

Perth-Fremantle Railway, Stirling Highway, Congdon Street and West Coast Highway to the east; and North Street to the north. Cottesloe is generally residential, with a significant shopping area located between Jarrad and Station streets adjacent to the Cottesloe railway station.[3]

Population

In the 2016 census, there were 7,375 people in Cottesloe, 68.8% of whom were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth were England 8.6%, South Africa 1.8%, New Zealand 1.6% and United States of America 1.4%. 86.6% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 36.4%, Anglican 22.6% and Catholic 19.3%.[4]

Of the occupied private dwellings in Cottesloe, 66.9% were separate houses, 14.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc., and 18.1% were flat or apartments.[4]

Of the employed people in Cottesloe, 7.2% worked in hospitals (except psychiatric hospitals). Other major industries of employment included legal services 3.6% and general practice medical services 3.0%.[4]

Present day

Historically

oceanway
allows pedestrians and cyclists to move along the beaches.

It is one of Perth's most popular beaches and in 2009, Lonely Planet named Cottesloe Beach the world's 2nd best beach for families.[5]

The Indiana Tea House, which overlooks Cottesloe Beach, is also an icon of the suburb, and in 2021 it was added to the Western Australia Heritage Register.[6]

A new town planning scheme was approved for Cottesloe allowing developers to build to five storeys high along Marine Terrace with the Ocean Beach Hotel site allowed to reach eight storeys. The decision followed a two decade long debate.[7]

A plan to build a

skateboarders.[8]

Cottesloe Beach and the iconic Indiana Tea House

Transport

Cottesloe is served by

Fremantle line. Various bus routes along Stirling Highway and through the suburb's western and eastern sections link Cottesloe to Perth and Fremantle. All services are operated by the Public Transport Authority. Cottesloe is serviced by the 102 operated by Swan Transit
.

Bus

Rail

Beach cricket being played at Cottesloe Beach
Kayaking competition at Cottesloe beach on a Western Australian Sunday

Politics

From 1901 to 1968 and from 1974 to 1980 Cottesloe was part of the Fremantle electorate, since 1934 a notional Labor seat. Its most prominent member was wartime Prime Minister John Curtin, a Cottesloe resident.[13]

Since 1980, it has been part of the federal

David Honey.[14][15]

Notable residents

National Trust of Australia (WA) and Curtin University. During 2008 there was a suggestion that the house be relocated to the Curtin University grounds but the decision was made that the house remain in Cottesloe.[17] In May 2009 the federal government announced that it would provide a grant of $580,000 to the National Trust to restore the house.[18]

Kathleen Hope Barnes MBE who was a leading Australian nurse was born here in 1909.[19]

Inter-war Spanish Mission style residence, designed by Bernard Evans.[20] It was bought for £30,000 by the Town of Cottesloe in 1950 and renamed the Cottesloe War Memorial Town Hall and Civic Centre.[21][22]

Former West Coast Eagles premiership player Chris Mainwaring lived in Cottesloe before his death on 1 October 2007.

See also

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cottesloe (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Perth & Fremantle Halfway House". The Herald. Fremantle, WA. 12 February 1870. p. 2. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  3. ^ 2006 StreetSmart directory, Department of Lands and Surveys, Perth.
  4. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cottesloe (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 November 2018. Edit this at Wikidata Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
  5. Reuters UK
    . Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  6. ^ "'Iconic' Indiana Teahouse added to WA heritage register". ArchitectureAU. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  7. ^ "New height limits for Cottesloe approved; Barnett says 'Gold Coast high-rise' fears unfounded". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  8. ^ Rifici, Victoria (26 October 2020). "Cottesloe skate park push grinds on". Community News. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Route 102". Bus Timetable 31 (PDF). Transperth. 19 June 2023 [effective from 16 July 2023].
  10. ^ "Route 107". Bus Timetable 31 (PDF). Transperth. 19 June 2023 [effective from 16 July 2023].
  11. ^ "Route 998". CircleRoute Timetable 200 (PDF). Transperth. 29 August 2023 [effective from 20 November 2023].
  12. ^ "Route 999". CircleRoute Timetable 200 (PDF). Transperth. 29 August 2023 [effective from 20 November 2023].
  13. ^ "John Curtin – Member for Fremantle". John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Curtin University. 18 December 2006. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  14. ^ Weber, David (22 March 2021). "David Honey set to become leader of WA Liberals". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  15. ^ "Hon. Colin James Barnett MLA". Member list. Perth, WA: Parliament of Western Australia. 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  16. Curtin University of Technology
  17. ^ Dolan, David (July 2002). "Another Prime Minister's House Museum?". Open Museum Journal. 5. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  18. ^ "Wartime PM's Cottesloe home to be restored". The West Australian. 22 May 2009. Archived from the original on 24 May 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
  19. ^ Oppenheimer, Melanie, "Barnes, Kathleen Hope (1909–1981)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 19 September 2023
  20. ^ "Overton Lodge, Residence of Mr C de Bernales. A Big Building Scheme". Western Mail. Perth. 30 September 1937. p. 18. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  21. ^ "Cottesloe Centre. Overton Lodge Adaptation". The West Australian. Perth. 24 February 1950. p. 10. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  22. ^ "Cottesloe Town Hall. Former Overton Lodge". Kalgoorlie Miner. 2 October 1950. p. 4. Retrieved 1 June 2014.

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