Falcon, Western Australia
Falcon | |||||||||||||
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Falcon Bay | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 32°34′44″S 115°39′32″E / 32.579°S 115.659°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| City | Mandurah | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 5,531 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6210 | ||||||||||||
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Falcon is a southern suburb of Mandurah, located southwest of Mandurah's central area and with frontage to both the Indian Ocean and the Peel-Harvey Estuary.
Originally known as Miami, the suburb was renamed after Falcon Bay on 13 November 1967. Many of the streets in the adjoining estate were named after yachts; "Falcon" itself was the name of a yacht, the crew of which won a silver medal in the 12 m2 Sharpie yacht races at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Despite the name change, Miami is still used in a number of places such as the Miami Plaza Shopping Centre and Miami Bakehouse.