Point Heathcote (Nyungar: Goolugatup) is a geographic feature located on the south east part of Melville Water on Swan River.

[1] Point Heathcote was considered as a site for the capital city by Stirling, before he selected its current position.

[4] The buildings were designed under the supervision of William Hardwick, who at the time was Principal Architect of the Public Works Department in Western Australia.

Following a report on the inadequacies of facilities at Claremont in 1924, a 9.3-hectare (23-acre) site was purchased from the Catholic Church at Point Heathcote.

Point Heathcote Mental Reception Home was completed by early 1929 at a final cost of £A 55,675,[6] equivalent to A$4.95 million in 2022.