Scarborough, Western Australia
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Scarborough is a coastal suburb
of Perth
, Western Australia
, located approximately 14 km northwest of the city centre in the local government area
of the City of Stirling. It was named after the English
beach
resort Scarborough
It has a population
of about 12,000 people (2001 census
), of whom about 25% were born overseas, mostly in the United Kingdom
, and has a landmark high-rise hotel, the Rendezvous Observation City, originally built in 1986 for Alan Bond
whose intention was to profit from anticipated accommodation demand when the 1987 America's Cup
challenge was held at nearby Fremantle
. Scarborough beach was the venue for the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships for the years 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of Perth
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 approximately 14 km northwest of the city centre in the local government area
Local Government Areas of Western Australia
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of the City of Stirling. It was named after the English
England
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beach
Beach
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resort Scarborough
It has a population
Population
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of about 12,000 people (2001 census
Census
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), of whom about 25% were born overseas, mostly in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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, and has a landmark high-rise hotel, the Rendezvous Observation City, originally built in 1986 for Alan Bond
Alan Bond (businessman)
Alan Bond is an Australian businessman noted for his criminal convictions and high-profile business dealings, including what was at the time the biggest corporate collapse in Australian history. Bond was born in the Hammersmith district of London, England, and emigrated to Australia with his...
whose intention was to profit from anticipated accommodation demand when the 1987 America's Cup
1987 America's Cup
The 1987 America's Cup was the twenty-seventh challenge for the America's Cup and the first time for 132 years that it had not been defended by the New York Yacht Club....
challenge was held at nearby Fremantle
Fremantle
Freemantle is a suburb of Southampton in England.Fremantle or Freemantle may also refer to:- Places :* Fremantle, the port city to the capital Perth, Western Australia...
. Scarborough beach was the venue for the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships for the years 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Planning
Scarborough Beach is an entertainment precinct with restaurants, bars and a nightclub. Since 1999, the local council has developed a strategy for issues including traffic, parking, zoning, coastal landscape and recreation. One of the issues was whether or not to allow further high-rise development on Scarborough Beach. (The 24-level Observation City development had been very controversial in the 1980s and was proceeded with in the face of a long and intense public campaign against high-rise beachfront development.) Subsequent amendments, in conformity with state-government planning policy, have specified a height limit of eight storeys.External links
- Informational site with links to local businesses and photographs
- Perth's Observation City Hotel Past Its Prime 4 June 2007 news item at Hotelchatter.com