Edgewater, Western Australia
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Edgewater is a suburb of Perth
, Western Australia
, located 23 kilometres (14 mi) north of Perth's central business district
. Edgewater was approved as a suburb name in 1974, and its local government area
is the City of Joondalup
. It is named after its location on the western edge of Lake Joondalup
, which is surrounded by Yellagonga
Regional Park.
bus routes from Joondalup, operated by Veolia Transdev
. Edgewater railway station is located in the far southwest of the suburb.
to the west, Ocean Reef Road to the south and Yellagonga
Regional Park to the East.
, restaurant
, newsagency
, chemist
, liquor store
and barbecue
facilities by the lake.
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, located 23 kilometres (14 mi) north of Perth's central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
. Edgewater was approved as a suburb name in 1974, and its local government area
Local Government Areas of Western Australia
The Australian state of Western Australia is divided into 141 local government areas...
is the City of Joondalup
City of Joondalup
The City of Joondalup is a council and Local Government Area with City status in Perth, Western Australia. It covers the metropolitan Perth city of Joondalup in its entirety, as well as the town centres of Hillarys and Warwick....
. It is named after its location on the western edge of Lake Joondalup
Lake Joondalup
Lake Joondalup is a medium sized lake in Perth, Western Australia. It is located in the Perth northern suburbs of Joondalup, Wanneroo, and Edgewater. It is a nature reserve and part of the Yellagonga Regional Park.-Features:...
, which is surrounded by Yellagonga
Yellagonga
Yellagonga was the leader of the Whadjuk Noongar on the north side of the Swan River . Colonists saw Yellagonga as the owner of this area. However, land rights were also traced through women of the group...
Regional Park.
Transport
Edgewater is serviced by the 466 and 465 TransperthTransperth
Transperth is the brand name of the public transport system in Perth, Western Australia. It is operated by the Public Transport Authority.-History:...
bus routes from Joondalup, operated by Veolia Transdev
Southern Coast Transit
Southern Coast Transit, established in 1995, is a transport company that has operated 320 buses in south-western Perth, Australia since 1996 under contracts with the Department of Transport / Public Transport Authority.-History:...
. Edgewater railway station is located in the far southwest of the suburb.
Geography
Edgewater is bounded by Joondalup DriveJoondalup Drive
Joondalup Drive is a main road in the city of Perth, Western Australia. The road cuts through the City of Joondalup's central business district and extends for a few kilometres out towards neighbouring residential suburbs...
to the west, Ocean Reef Road to the south and Yellagonga
Yellagonga
Yellagonga was the leader of the Whadjuk Noongar on the north side of the Swan River . Colonists saw Yellagonga as the owner of this area. However, land rights were also traced through women of the group...
Regional Park to the East.
Facilities
Edgewater is a residential suburb, with shopping facilities including a supermarketSupermarket
A supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...
, restaurant
Restaurant
A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...
, newsagency
Newsagency
Newsagency can mean:*News agency, an organization of journalists established to supply news reports to organizations in the news trade.*The Australian English term for a newsagent's shop or news stand....
, chemist
Chemist
A chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
, liquor store
Liquor store
In the United States, Australia and Canada, a liquor store is a type of store that specializes in the sale of alcoholic beverages. In South Africa and Namibia these stores are generally called bottle stores....
and barbecue
Barbecue
Barbecue or barbeque , used chiefly in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia is a method and apparatus for cooking meat, poultry and occasionally fish with the heat and hot smoke of a fire, smoking wood, or hot coals of...
facilities by the lake.