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Hovea
Perth, Western Australia, Western Australia
Hovea, Western Australia, ca. 1926.jpg
Hovea falls, Western Australia, ca. 1926
Population 642 (2006 census)
Postcode(s) 6071
LGA(s) Shire of Mundaring
State electorate(s) Swan Hills
Federal Division(s) Pearce
Suburbs around Hovea:
Jane Brook Red Hill Parkerville
Swan View Hovea Parkerville
Greenmount Glen Forrest Mahogany Creek

Hovea is a suburb in the Shire of Mundaring in Perth, Western Australia.

It is centred on Jane Brook and encompasses the Railway Reserve Heritage Trail (formerly the Eastern Railway) and John Forrest National Park.

Hovea extends as far north as Toodyay Road, and south to Glen Forrest and Great Eastern Highway. Its western boundary is also the western boundary of the park. Hovea (named for a native Australian flowering plant) was originally named Park View, but the name was changed in 1912 to avoid confusion between Park View, Swan View, National Park and Bellevue, all nearby railway stations.

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