Type: | suburb |
Melville | |
State: | wa |
City: | Perth |
Postcode: | 6156 |
Lga: | City of Melville |
Map Type: | nomap |
Local Map: | yes |
Zoom: | 13 |
Area: | 2.4 |
Stategov: | Bicton |
Fedgov: | Tangney |
Near-Nw: | Bicton |
Near-N: | Attadale |
Near-Ne: | Alfred Cove |
Near-E: | Myaree |
Near-W: | Palmyra |
Near-Sw: | O'Connor |
Near-S: | Willagee |
Near-Se: | Willagee |
Location1: | Perth |
Melville is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia located within the likewise named City of Melville.
Melville is named after the nearby Melville Water, a section of the Swan River. Melville Water was named after Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville, by Governor James Stirling. The name was first used in the area for the Melville Park Estate in 1896.[1]