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Mount Claremont, Western Australia

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Postcode(s)
  
6010

Mount Claremont
  
Shenton Park

Population
  
4,422 (2006)

State electorate(s)
  
Cottesloe

Postal code
  
6010

Federal division
  
Division of Curtin

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Location
  
9 km (6 mi) W of Perth CBD

LGA(s)
  
City of Nedlands Town of Cambridge

Mount Claremont, known previously as Graylands, is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Cambridge and the City of Nedlands.

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Map of Mount Claremont WA 6010, Australia

Graylands changed a lot in the 1950s with post war downgrading of military and migrant facilities in the area

Current establishments

The suburb contains Challenge Stadium, the Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS), Graylands Hospital, John XXIII College, Wollaston Theological College and lands owned by the University of Western Australia.

Former institutions

It was the site of the former Swanbourne Hospital, Graylands Teachers College and Graylands Migrant Hostel.

Estates

Residential areas in the suburb consist of four estates:

  • Zamia Gardens – the newest area, still in the process of construction;
  • St Johns Wood – a relatively new estate, bordering John XXIII College and Graylands Hospital, with many larger blocks of land and often including views of the city;
  • St Peters Square – a higher density development, featuring townhouses oriented around a central park, and;
  • Old Mount Claremont – the original subdivision, consisting mostly of homes built in the 1940–1950s, including some properties bordering Cottesloe Golf Course.

    • Demographically, Mount Claremont is reported to have a higher proportion of university or other tertiary graduates (23.4%) than the average in Perth (13.5%).

    The southeast of the suburb is on the railway line between Karrakatta and Loch Street. Mount Claremont is also served by Transperth buses.

    References

    Mount Claremont, Western Australia Wikipedia
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