| Hovea Perth, Western Australia, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Hovea falls, Western Australia, ca. 1926 | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 31°52′26″S 116°06′25″E / 31.874°S 116.107°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 713 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6071 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Mundaring | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Swan Hills | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hasluck | ||||||||||||||
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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.[2]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hovea (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "History of metropolitan suburb names – H". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
