Mira Mar is a northeastern suburb of Albany

Albany, Western Australia

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, Western Australia

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, between the Albany city centre and Spencer Park

Spencer Park, Western Australia

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. Its Local Government Area

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 is the City of Albany

City of Albany

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Mira Mar was gazetted as a suburb in 1979.

Geography

Mira Mar is bounded by North and Collingwood Roads to the north, Drew Street to the east, Symers Street to the west and Middleton Road to the south. The suburb has a population of 1,539 persons. Strawberry Hill (62 m) and Craggy Bluff dominate the local landscape.

Facilities

Mira Mar contains the Old Farm at Strawberry Hill, which was first a 9.7 hectares (24 acre) vegetable farm on Plantagenet

Plantagenet Land District

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 Location 44 for the military settlement of King George Sound

King George Sound

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, and then served as the residence of Albany's first Government Resident, Sir Richard Spencer RN

Richard Spencer RN

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, from 1832 until 1839. Spencer's grave is located on the site. Also in Mira Mar is the simple Victorian Georgian

Georgian architecture

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 house built in 1872 by Matthew Cull, who was the long-time verger

Verger

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at St John's Church in Albany. Cull Park, in the suburb's northwest on Campbell Road, is 1.1 hectares (3 acre) in size and contains a small bridged pond and play equipment.