| Alexander Heights Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Alexander Drive looking north from near Illawarra Crescent (N), Alexander Heights, Western Australia. | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 31°49′37″S 115°52′16″E / 31.827°S 115.871°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 7,772 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1980s | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6064 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 14 km (9 mi) NNE of Perth CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Wanneroo | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Landsdale | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Cowan | ||||||||||||||
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Alexander Heights is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia within the City of Wanneroo.
Originally named in 1977 as "Alinjarra", an Aboriginal word for "north", this suburb was renamed Alexander Heights in 1987. The name is derived from Alexander Drive, the main arterial road into the area, which forms the suburb's eastern boundary. The road was in turn named after Mr S.B. Alexander, a former Wanneroo Road Board member.[2]
The suburb contains the Alinjarra Primary School, which covers from kindergarten to year 6. It hosts a range of sports programs and English courses to help the large number of recent immigrants, mostly of African, Arabic, Irish or English descent, moving into the area.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Alexander Heights (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "History of metropolitan suburb names – A". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
