Population 3,108 (2011 census) State electorate(s) Nedlands Postal code 6009 Federal division Division of Curtin | Postcode(s) 6009 Crawley Matilda Bay Local time Wednesday 10:48 AM | |
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Location 5 km (3 mi) SW of Perth CBD LGA(s) City of Subiaco
City of Perth Weather 28°C, Wind SE at 16 km/h, 48% Humidity University University of Western Australia Points of interest Matilda Bay Reserve, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, Berndt Museum of Anthropology, J H Abrahams Reserve | ||
Crawley is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Subiaco and City of Perth. The earlier name of the locality was Crawley Park.
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Map of Crawley WA 6009, Australia
It is home to the University of Western Australia, the state's oldest university.
River-side features
The Crawley Edge Boatshed is a well-recognised and frequently photographed site in Crawley. It is thought to have been originally constructed in the early 1930s. It has changed hands several times, and after being refurbished in the early 2000s, it was re-launched by triple solo-circumnavigator of the world, Jon Sanders, and single solo-circumnavigator David Dicks.
A statue called Eliza is also located in Matilda Bay in the Swan River, in Crawley. Created by Tony and Ben Jones, the statue was unveiled on 15 October 2007, to commemorate Crawley Baths, Perth's prime competition and recreational swimming venue from 1914-1964. Eliza is often dressed up in clothing to represent special occasions.
The Royal Perth Yacht Club re-established on the shore of Pelican Point also in Crawley, after moving from its location in Perth, in 1953.
World War flying boat base
The Swan River at Crawley was utilised before the war as a flying boat landing location
During World War II, the bay in the Swan River at Crawley was the location of a flying boat base, for Patrol Wing 10 which had to leave Surabaya in Java. The base was also known as Pelican Point due to the feature in the river being the defining and identifiable location from the air, at the end of the bay.
After the war and decommissioned as a base a move to re-develop and expand the base was opposed
It was also the start point for The Double Sunrise squadron which was formed in 1943 to keep the air route between Australia and the United Kingdom open.