Cottesloe, Western Australia

Cottesloe is a western suburb of Perth, Western Australia, within the Town of Cottesloe. Cottesloe was named for Thomas Fremantle, 1st Baron Cottesloe, a prominent Tory politician and the brother of Admiral Sir Charles Fremantle for whom the city of Fremantle was named. The nearby suburb of Swanbourne was named for the Fremantle family seat, Swanbourne House, in Swanbourne, Buckinghamshire.

Cottesloe
Perth, Western Australia
View of Cottesloe Beach in summer 2006/07
Coordinates31.993°S 115.757°E / -31.993; 115.757
Population7,750 (SAL 2021)
 • Density2,256.9/km2 (5,845/sq mi)
Established1870
Postcode(s)6011
Elevation11 m (36 ft)
Area3.856 km2 (1.489 sq mi)
Location11 km (7 mi) WSW of Perth CBD
LGA(s)Town of Cottesloe
State electorate(s)Cottesloe
Federal division(s)Curtin
Suburbs around Cottesloe:
Indian Ocean Swanbourne Claremont
Indian Ocean Cottesloe Peppermint Grove
Indian Ocean Mosman Park Mosman Park

Cottesloe was home to Australian Prime Minister John Curtin. The house he built still stands in Jarrad Street. It is now vested jointly in the National Trust of Australia (WA) and Curtin University.

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