Murdoch is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

, located within the City of Melville. Murdoch University

Murdoch University

Murdoch University is a public university based in Perth, Australia. It began operations as the state's second university in 1973, and accepted its first students in 1975...

 and St John of God Hospital Murdoch

St John of God Hospital, Murdoch

St John of God Hospital Murdoch is a division of St John of God Health Care, one of the largest providers of health care services in Australia.Established in 1994, the hospital services the southern suburbs of Perth in Western Australia...

 are located in Murdoch, as will be the proposed Fiona Stanley Hospital

Fiona Stanley Hospital

Fiona Stanley Hospital is a new hospital which is under construction in Murdoch, Western Australia. It is the largest building project ever undertaken for the Government of Western Australia....

. The suburb is named after Sir Walter Murdoch

Walter Murdoch

Emeritus Professor Sir Walter Murdoch, KCMG was a prominent Australian academic and essayist famous for his intelligence, wit, and humanity. He was a Founding Professor of English and former Chancellor of University of Western Australia in Perth. Murdoch University, also in Perth is named after him...

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Location

Murdoch is located next to Winthrop

Winthrop, Western Australia

Winthrop is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Melville.-History:Winthrop was originally a pine tree plantation owned by the University of Western Australia. The first blocks were sold in the early 1980s. After the first residents moved in, more blocks were...

, Bateman

Bateman, Western Australia

Bateman is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Melville.It is a mostly residential suburb with convenient road access to Perth City, Fremantle, the main industrial sites and airports. Bull Creek railway station is located at its north-eastern corner...

, Kardinya

Kardinya, Western Australia

Kardinya is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Melville. The suburb is home to under 10,000 people, including international students and locals rent residences due to its proximity to Murdoch University and Murdoch College....

 and North Lake

North Lake, Western Australia

North Lake is a suburb south of the central business district of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, and from the Indian Ocean. The suburb is located within the City of Cockburn local government area.-History:...

. Boundaries with these suburbs are delineated by Somerville Drive, Murdoch Drive, Prescott Drive and Farrington Road respectively.

Land use

Murdoch's residential area is primarily on the northern side of South Street; the area on the southern side is primarily for commercial usage. While hospitals and educational institutions dominate the suburb's land usage, the area also includes a police station, fire station and juvenile detention centre.

Hospitals

There are two major hospital complexes within Murdoch: the privately-owned St John of God Hospital and the Government-operated Fiona Stanley Hospital, which is currently under construction.

Education

Tertiary educational institutions Murdoch University

Murdoch University

Murdoch University is a public university based in Perth, Australia. It began operations as the state's second university in 1973, and accepted its first students in 1975...

 and a campus of the Challenger Institute of Technology

Challenger Institute of Technology

Challenger Institute of Technology is a Technical and Further Education institution based in Fremantle, Western Australia.Over 140 careers are offered through a wide range of courses catering to different industry training areas...

 are located in Murdoch. Murdoch College and Winthrop Baptist College both cater for students from year 8 to 12. There are no primary schools within the suburb.

Transport

Murdoch Park 'n' Ride is located in Murdoch, and incorporates Murdoch Train Station. Major bus routes include the CircleRoute

CircleRoute

The CircleRoute is a pair of suburban bus routes in Perth, Western Australia. Like all Perth bus routes, the buses are branded Transperth and operated by companies contracted by the Public Transport Authority. The routes are identical except for direction: 98 is clockwise, and 99 is anticlockwise...

, running along South Street; route 183 servicing Murdoch Park 'n' Ride; and route 185 servicing Murdoch University

Murdoch University

Murdoch University is a public university based in Perth, Australia. It began operations as the state's second university in 1973, and accepted its first students in 1975...

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Churches

There are several churches based in the suburb of Murdoch, including Evangel Christian Fellowship; an evangelical church based in Murdoch University

Murdoch University

Murdoch University is a public university based in Perth, Australia. It began operations as the state's second university in 1973, and accepted its first students in 1975...

since 1991.