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Alfred Cove
PerthWestern Australia
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Waylen Bay on the Swan River, Applecross
Population 2,550 (2016 census)
 • Density 2,130/km2 (5,500/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 6154
Area 1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Location 13 km (8 mi) from Perth
LGA(s) City of Melville
State electorate(s) Bateman / Bicton
Federal Division(s) Tangney
Suburbs around Alfred Cove:
Attadale Swan River Applecross
Melville Alfred Cove Ardross
Melville Myaree Booragoon

Alfred Cove is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Melville.

History

It is named after the adjacent sheltered cove in the Swan River, which is in turn named after Alfred Waylen (1833-1901), a pioneer settler in the area who was granted Swan Location 74, covering most of present-day Alfred Cove and Myaree.

It contains Tompkins Park, and has a population of 2,048.

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