Dawesville, Western Australia
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Satellite image of the Dawesville Channel and Dawesville to the south of it, taken by ISS Expedition 17 | |||||||||||||
Interactive map of Dawesville | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 32°38′56″S 115°38′28″E / 32.649°S 115.641°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| City | Mandurah | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 18.5 km2 (7.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 7,143 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6211 | ||||||||||||
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Dawesville is a suburb of Mandurah, located adjacent to the Peel-Harvey Estuarine System south of Perth in Western Australia. The Dawesville Cut, a man-made canal built in 1994, is to the north of the suburb.
Attractions outside crabbing and fishing include canoeing, jet-ski and skiing, whilst being only 500 metres (1,600 ft) from the beach over the highway is another attraction. Pyramids Beach, the most popular beach in Dawesville, is currently undergoing development of the beach to make it a future surf spot.