Secret Harbour, Western Australia
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Secret Harbour Perth, Western Australia |
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 Secret Harbour
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| Coordinates | 32°24′14″S 115°45′25″E / 32.404°S 115.757°ECoordinates: 32°24′14″S 115°45′25″E / 32.404°S 115.757°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 5,657 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 832/km2 (2,155/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1984 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6173 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location | 56 km (35 mi) from Perth | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Rockingham | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warnbro | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Brand | ||||||||||||
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Secret Harbour is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham on the Indian Ocean coast at Comet Bay.
The name Secret Harbour was first used by two local businessmen for a proposed marina development which was to include a small boat harbour, and "Secret Harbour" was gazetted by the then Shire of Rockingham on 6 July 1984. While the idea was scrapped due to the area's large swell, the name was retained when Satterley developed the suburb in the early 1990s.
Satterley has released two new land developments since 2008. These are the Spy Glass Hill development, and the future planned beach front development, including two-to-three-story townhouses, a five-story apartment complex, and a gated community. Satterley is also looking at releasing land in the beach front district for the building of restaurants and cafes.
Furthermore, Satterley is currently expanding the shopping centre to accommodate the growing population, with the addition of further specialty stores and eateries. These businesses include Aldi, Coles, Priceline, Smokemart and Dome, with the expansion anticipated to be completed in the first quarter of 2017.
A small shopping centre containing a Woolworths supermarket, as well as specialty and necessity stores provides for immediate shopping needs; the nearest regional shopping centres are Rockingham Shopping Centre and Centro Mandurah, each located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) away. The Whistling Kite restaurant, bar and bottle shop is located behind the Secret Harbour Shopping Centre, and is a well known social meeting place in the suburb and its surrounds. Adjacent to The Whistling Kite is a gym and pharmacist specialising in nutritional supplements. A new foreshore village is also being developed in the suburb's west.
The Secret Harbour Golf Course is an 18-hole links course which was designed by Graham Marsh and is rated as one of the top 25 public access courses in Australia, and is part of the "Golf Coast" group of courses.
At the 2006 census, 5,657 people were resident in Secret Harbour, up from 2,521 at the 2001 census. Of these, 64.27% had been born in Australia, whilst 21.90% were born in the United Kingdom. The median age of the suburb's residents was 30 years, compared to 37 for both the Perth region and Australia generally.
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