Mount Claremont, Western Australia
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Mount Claremont Perth, Western Australia |
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Sign of the Mount Claremont Oval
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 Mount Claremont
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| Coordinates | 31°57′43″S 115°47′02″E / 31.962°S 115.784°ECoordinates: 31°57′43″S 115°47′02″E / 31.962°S 115.784°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 4,375 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6010 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 9 km (6 mi) W of Perth CBD | ||||||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | Cottesloe | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Curtin | ||||||||||||
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Mount Claremont, known previously as Graylands, is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Cambridge and the City of Nedlands.
Graylands changed a lot in the 1950s with post war downgrading of military and migrant facilities in the area
The suburb contains Challenge Stadium, the Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS), Graylands Hospital, John XXIII College, Wollaston Theological College and lands owned by the University of Western Australia.
It was the site of the former Swanbourne Hospital,Graylands Teachers College and Graylands Migrant Hostel.
Residential areas in the suburb consist of four estates:
Demographically, Mount Claremont is reported to have a higher proportion of university or other tertiary graduates (23.4%) than the average in Perth (13.5%).
The southeast of the suburb is on the railway line between Karrakatta and Loch Street. Mount Claremont is also served by Transperth buses.
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