Hovea, Western Australia

Hovea Perth, Western Australia
Hovea falls, Western Australia, ca. 1926
Hovea
Coordinates	31°52′26″S 116°06′25″E / 31.874°S 116.107°ECoordinates: 31°52′26″S 116°06′25″E / 31.874°S 116.107°E
Population	642 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	6071
LGA(s)	Shire of Mundaring
State electorate(s)	Swan Hills
Federal Division(s)	Pearce
Suburbs around Hovea: Jane Brook Red Hill Parkerville Swan View Hovea Parkerville Greenmount Glen Forrest Mahogany Creek

Hovea is a suburb in the Shire of Mundaring in Western Australia. It is bordered by the Railway Reserve Heritage Trail (formerly the Eastern Railway) to the North, and Glen Forrest and the Great Eastern Highway to the south. The western boundary of this locality is the John Forrest National Park. Hovea (named for a native Australian flowering plant) was originally named Park View, but the name changed in 1912 to avoid confusion with nearby stations.^[2]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Hovea (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
2. Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of metropolitan suburb names – H". Retrieved 26 February 2015.

• Elliot, Ian (1983). Mundaring - A History of the Shire (2nd ed.). Mundaring: Mundaring Shire. ISBN 0-9592776-0-9.
• Spillman, Ken (2003). Life was meant to be here: community and local government in the Shire of Mundaring. Mundaring: Mundaring Shire. ISBN 0-9592776-3-3.

External links

• Hovea on Geoscience Australia