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Attadale
PerthWestern Australia
Attadale, Western Australia, with Alfred Cove in foreground, April 2006.JPG
Attadale, with Alfred Cove in foreground
Established 1896
Postcode(s) 6156
Location 9 km (6 mi) from Perth
LGA(s) City of Melville
State electorate(s) Bicton
Federal Division(s) Tangney
Suburbs around Attadale:
Swan River Swan River Swan River
Bicton Attadale Swan River
Palmyra Melville Alfred Cove

Attadale is a riverside suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Melville.

It was the first subdivision of A. P. Matheson's Melville Water Park Estate. Attadale was named after an estate in Scotland situated on the south side of Loch Carron.

The suburb is located between the central business district and Fremantle along the southern side of the Swan River. Its extensive foreshore has many open spaces for residents and visitors including a large public open space along Burke Drive where residents can take their dogs for recreational activities.

Notable persons

Education

Attadale contains three schools: Attadale Primary School, Santa Maria College and Mel Maria Catholic Primary School.

Facilities

Attadale Tennis Club (also known as St Joseph Pignatelli Tennis Club) is a parish club providing tennis facilities (with six synthetic courts), and was located on the corner of Wichmann Road, and Galloway Street, although the tennis courts have since been demolished to make room for a new church.

Transport

Bus

  •        111 Fremantle Station to WACA Ground – serves Canning Highway
  •        148 Fremantle Station to Como – serves Lutey Road, Moreing Road, Roberts Road, Wichmann Road, Hislop Road and Canning Highway
  •        158 Fremantle Station to Elizabeth Quay Bus Station – serves Lutey Road, Moreing Road, Roberts Road, Wichmann Road, Hislop Road and Canning Highway
  •        910 Fremantle Station to Perth Busport (high frequency) – serves Canning Highway
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