Alexander Heights

Alexander Heights is a northeast suburb of Perth, Western Australia, 16 kilometres from the Perth CBD. Select MORE for information on the suburb, its neighbourhood and history.

Established in the 1980’s, Alexander Heights is close to all amenities like schools, medical facilities and shopping centres and has an active community centre. There are also plenty of parks in Alexander Heights for residents to enjoy and it is bordered by the Koondoola Regional Bushland.

The suburb contains the Alinjarra Primary School, which covers from kindergarten to year 6. The school hosts a range of sports programs and language courses designed to help those learning a second language.

Alexander Heights is part of the City of Wanneroo local government area and sits within the City’s Established South Place Management Area.

More than 8,000 people currently live in Alexander Heights and this figure is predicted to be similar over the next 20 years

In 1977 the suburb was originally named ‘Alinjarra’, an Aboriginal word for ‘north’. It was renamed Alexander Heights on 24 December 1987 honouring S.B. Alexander, a Road Board member who was active in civic and community affairs in the area.

The heritage listed Alexander Heights Park, previously known as Green Park was created as part of the residential subdivision of Alexander Heights in the late 1970s. A portion of the park is named in honour of Ian Robbins who was a respected and well-known figure within the Alexander Heights community.

(Historic information courtesy of Wanneroo Community History Centre)

Area: 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi) Elevation: Population: 8,248 (2021 estimate from 2016 census) Local Government Area: City of Wanneroo Phone: 08 9405 5000 Email: enquiries@wanneroo.wa.gov.au