Floreat, Western Australia

Floreat, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Floreat
city = Perth
state = wa



caption = Feral Rainbow Lorikeets at Perry Lakes
lga = Town of Cambridge
postcode = 6014
est =
pop = 7,025 (2006 census)Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC51486|name=Floreat (State Suburb)|quick=on|accessdate=2008-10-05]
area =
stategov = Cottesloe, Churchlands
fedgov = Curtin
near-nw = City Beach
near-n = Churchlands
near-ne = "Herdsman Lake"
near-w = City Beach
near-e = Wembley
near-sw = "Bold Park (Western Australia)"
near-s = Shenton Park
near-se = Jolimont
dist1 = 6
location1= Perth
dir1 = west
coord|-31.938|115.794|type:city(7025)_region:AU-WA_scale:30000|format=dms|display=title

Floreat is a western suburb in the Western Australian city of Perth. Floreat is Latin for 'flourish' or 'prosper', and is also the motto of the City of Perth.

Floreat contains many facilities:

Education
* Floreat Park Primary School (public)
* Newman College (K-3 Campus)
* The Australian Institute of Management

Leisure
* Bold Park Aquatic Centre
* Floreat Oval/McLean Park
* Alderbury Reserve/Perry Lakes Stadium
* Scout hall and Guide hall
* Town of Cambridge public library
* Tennis club, lawn bowls, basketball and numerous other sporting facilities.

Floreat also borders the Wembley Golf Complex.

Other
* Town of Cambridge offices
* Floreat Forum shopping centre
* CSIRO's Western Australian office
* Birds Australia Western Australia's office in Peregrine House

Perry Lakes Reserve

Located within the suburb is the Perry Lakes Reserve. The reserve is 80 ha in size and includes Perry Lakes parkland, East Lake, West Lake and Alderbury Reserve. Perry Lakes is a big sporting complex comprising of a Rugby Union park, a sports science centre, Alderbury sports ground, a skate park, indoor basketball and Perry Lakes Stadium. The Perry Lakes Stadium and sporting facilities were constructed for the 1962 Commonwealth Games hosted in Perth.

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