Alexander Heights, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Alexander Heights
city = Perth
state = wa


caption =
lga = City of Wanneroo
postcode = 6064
est = 1980s
pop = 7,834 (2006 census)
pop_footnotes = Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC51006|name=Alexander Heights (State Suburb)|quick=on|accessdate=2008-10-05]
area = 3.2
stategov = Nollamara
fedgov = Cowan
near-nw = Darch
near-n = Landsdale
near-ne = Cullacabardee
near-w = Marangaroo
near-e = Ballajura
near-sw = Girrawheen
near-s = Koondoola
near-se = Ballajura
dist1 = 14 | dir1 = NNE | location1 = Perthcoord|-31.827|115.871|type:city(7834)_region:AU-WA_scale:30000|format=dms|display=title

Alexander Heights is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Wanneroo.

Originally named "Alinjarra", an Aboriginal word for 'north' in 1977, this suburb was renamed Alexander Heights in 1987. The name is derived from Alexander Drive, the main arterial road into the area which forms the suburb's eastern boundary. The road was in turn named after Mr S.B. Alexander, a former Wanneroo Road Board member. [LandInfo WA|m|A|2008-02-15]

The suburb contains the Alinjarra Primary School which covers from years kindergarten to year 7. It hosts a range of sports programs and English courses to help the large amount of recent immigrants, mostly of African, Arabic, Irish or English descent, moving into the area.

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