Mosman Park, Western Australia

This article is about a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. For the local government area, see Town of Mosman Park.

Mosman Park Perth, Western Australia
File:View of the Swan River and sign of Mosman Park, Western Australia.JPG View of the Swan River and sign of Mosman Park, Western Australia
Mosman Park
Coordinates
Population	8,598 (2011 census)
• Density	2,000/km2 (5,180/sq mi)
Established	1890
Postcode(s)	6012
Area	4.3 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Location	11 km (7 mi) SW of Perth CBD
LGA(s)	Town of Mosman Park
State electorate(s)	Cottesloe
Federal Division(s)	Curtin
Suburbs around Mosman Park: Cottesloe Peppermint Grove Swan River Indian Ocean Mosman Park Swan River North Fremantle Swan River Swan River

Mosman Park is a western suburb of Perth, Western Australia on the north bank of the Swan River in the local government area of the Town of Mosman Park. Modern day Mosman Park is considered an affluent suburb, but prior to the 1970s it was one of Perth's major industrial centres.

In 2010 the Australian Bureau of Statistics announced that Mosman Park had the second highest average value for private sector houses in 2008-09, at $1.579 million, ahead of Mosman in Sydney, which had the highest average value houses in New South Wales at $1.373 million

Geography

Mosman Park is bounded by the Indian Ocean and the Fremantle railway line to the west, a line south of Johnston Street to the north, and the Swan River to the east and south with approximately 5 km of river frontage. To the west of the railway line Mosman Park includes a section of approximately 600 metres of ocean frontage, south of the extension of Boundary Road and north of the extension of McCabe Street.

Historically Mosman Park was a major industrial centre for the state with a General Motors car and truck assembly plant, the Colonial Sugar Refinery, the Mt Lyell Farmers' Fertilisers superphosphate works, the W.A. Rope and Twine Works and the West Australian Brushware Co. factory (one of the largest of its kind in Australia). All were closed by the 1970s. Today, almost all of Mosman Park is residential, with significant parklands at Buckland Hill and along the river.

In the 2011 Census, Mosman Park had a population of 8,598 people living in 3,988 dwellings, 60.4% of which were detached houses on separate lots. The ABS identified property, business services and health as the main occupations of residents. The largest employment sector within Mosman Park is education.

Transport

Mosman Park is served by the Mosman Park and Victoria Street railway stations. Various buses, including the CircleRoute, travel along Stirling Highway and through Mosman Park's eastern section.

Politics

Mosman Park is part of the federal division of Curtin. The federal seat is held by the conservative Liberal Party. It is regarded as a safe seat as it has been continually retained by the Liberal Party with the exception of former Liberal member Allan Rocher as an Independent politician between 1996 and 1998. For the parliament of Western Australia, the state electoral district of Cottesloe is also held by the Liberal Party.

Notable residents

• Angela Bennett, mining heiress and businesswoman
• Lang Hancock, iron ore mining developer
• Rose Porteous, socialite, businesswoman and dermatologist - widow of Lang Hancock
• Ralph Sarich, orbital engine and orbital combustion process inventor
• John Hughes, businessman

See also

• Town of Mosman Park

External links

• Town of Mosman Park Website