Redcliffe, Western Australia

Redcliffe is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located in the City of Belmont local government area.

Redcliffe
Perth, Western Australia
Redcliffe
Coordinates31.938°S 115.940°E / -31.938; 115.940
Population4,280 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)6104
LGA(s)City of Belmont
State electorate(s)Belmont
Federal Division(s)Swan
Suburbs around Redcliffe:
Ascot Ascot South Guildford
Ascot Redcliffe Perth Airport
Belmont Cloverdale Perth Airport

The boundaries of the suburb are determined by the Great Eastern Highway, Tonkin Highway and Epsom Avenue, Belmont, and the grounds of the Perth International Airport which lie on the eastern edge of the suburb.[2]

The story of its name is ambiguous: while some claim it was named after steep red clay deposits that lined the banks of the Swan River when settlers first arrived, others claim that it was named after the ancestral home of an early settler. The suburb was once a single property near modern-day Water Street and the main house, "Nulsen Haven" still stands today. The local primary school was built in 1908 and at this time, Redcliffe had been transformed from one property into many small farms after being subdivided in 1897.

Modern Redcliffe is a mix of residential, semi-industrial and retail buildings. It is 18 minutes from the Perth central business district and a short walk from the Swan River.

Transport

Transperth bus route 39 serves Redcliffe, as well as high frequency bus route 935 which links Perth Airport to Kings Park via the Belmont Forum Shopping Centre and Perth City.

Redcliffe railway station is due to open in 2021, as part of the Airport line.[3]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Redcliffe (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  2. In road-maps of post 2012, the airport is located in its own locality - Perth, Airport with a post code of 6105 - see maps 345 and 375 of Greater Perth street directory (54th ed.), Ausway Digital, 2012, retrieved 12 March 2015
  3. "Redcliffe Station Fact Sheet | December 2018" (PDF). Retrieved 11 January 2020.
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