Clifton, Western Australia

For other uses, see Clifton (disambiguation).

Clifton Western Australia
Clifton Location in Western Australia
Coordinates	32°45′18″S 115°37′59″E / 32.755°S 115.633°E / -32.755; 115.633Coordinates: 32°45′18″S 115°37′59″E / 32.755°S 115.633°E / -32.755; 115.633
Postcode(s)	6211
Location	103 km (64 mi) from Perth 33 km (21 mi) from Mandurah
LGA(s)	City of Mandurah
State electorate(s)	Dawesville
Federal Division(s)	Canning

Clifton is a small, mostly uninhabited, locality located in the Peel region of Western Australia between Mandurah and Bunbury. Adjoining the nearby suburb of Herron. It lies on a narrow strip between Lake Clifton and Yalgorup National Park to the east, and the Indian Ocean to the west.

History

The area, originally known as "Koolijerrenup" by the local Noongar people, was named in honour of Marshall Walter Clifton (1787–1861), Chief Commissioner of the Western Australian Company's settlement at Australind and later a member of the Legislative Council.^[1]

Transport

Clifton is not served by public transport.

References

↑ "Clifton". City of Mandurah. Retrieved 9 October 2011.

Suburbs of the Mandurah region, Peel Region, Western Australia

City of Mandurah	Bouvard Clifton Coodanup Dawesville Dudley Park Erskine Falcon Greenfields Halls Head Herron Lakelands Madora Bay Mandurah Meadow Springs Parklands San Remo Silver Sands Wannanup

Nearby suburbs	Barragup Furnissdale Golden Bay Keralup North Yunderup Singleton Stake Hill

Towns and localities in the Peel region of Western Australia

Major centres	Mandurah Boddington Dwellingup Pinjarra Ravenswood South Yunderup Waroona

Minor settlements / suburbs	Banksiadale Barragup Birchmont Blythewood Bouvard Carcoola Chadoora Clifton Coodanup Coolup Crossman Dawesville Dudley Park Erskine Etmilyn Fairbridge Falcon Furnissdale Greenfields Halls Head Hamel Herron Holyoake Inglehope Keralup Kooljerrenup Lake Clifton Lakelands Lower Hotham Madora Bay Marradong Marrinup Meadow Springs Meelon Mount Cooke Mount Wells Myara Nambeelup Nanga Brook Nirimba North Dandalup North Yunderup Oakley Parklands Point Grey Preston Beach Quindanning Ranford San Remo Silver Sands Solus Stake Hill Teesdale Wagerup Wannanup West Coolup West Pinjarra Whittaker Wuraming

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