Ardross Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Wireless Hill Museum, Ardross | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 32°01′38″S 115°50′08″E / 32.0271228°S 115.8355245°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 4,578 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6153 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 9 km (6 mi) from Perth | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Melville | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Alfred Cove | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Tangney | ||||||||||||||
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Ardross is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Melville. It was once an area of land acquired by the Scotsman, Sir Alexander Percival Matheson in 1896. In Matheson's subdivision of the adjoining suburb of Applecross, he created "Ardross Street" naming it after either the town of Ardrossan on the Scottish west coast or Ardross Castle, located about 40 kilometres north of Inverness. The suburb derives its name from this street.