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| Warnbro Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°20′24″S 115°44′49″E / 32.340°S 115.747°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 10,828 ( SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6169 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 13.9 km2 (5.4 sq mi) [2] | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 56 km (35 mi) from Perth | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Rockingham | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warnbro | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Brand | ||||||||||||||
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Warnbro is a southern outer suburb of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, located on Warnbro Sound within the City of Rockingham. It adjoins Port Kennedy which combines residential with retail and light-industrial land use. The suburb, which is named after Warnbro Sound, was gazetted on 5 April 1974. [3]
The Vicinity Centres Warnbro Fair Shopping Centre includes Woolworths and Coles supermarkets together with a wide range of specialty retailers and fast-food outlets. The suburb has excellent sporting facilities including "Aqua Jetty", a multi-purpose recreation facility with Olympic-sized swimming pools and a large gymnasium. Secondary schools are the Warnbro Community High School which has about 1,600 students, and Living Waters Lutheran College, one of two Lutheran schools in Western Australia.
Notable residents
- Warnbro is the home of the nineteenth Earl of Lincoln, who succeeded to the English title in 2001.
- English-born Hollywood actor Sam Worthington grew up in Warnbro.
Public transport
Warnbro railway station on the Perth-Mandurah line is served by a network of feeder bus services which also link the suburb with Rockingham.
See also
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Warnbro (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Warnbro (State Suburb)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "History of metropolitan suburb names – W". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
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| Warnbro Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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View from the foreshore, looking north | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°20′24″S 115°44′49″E / 32.340°S 115.747°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 10,828 ( SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6169 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 13.9 km2 (5.4 sq mi) [2] | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 56 km (35 mi) from Perth | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Rockingham | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warnbro | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Brand | ||||||||||||||
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Warnbro is a southern outer suburb of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, located on Warnbro Sound within the City of Rockingham. It adjoins Port Kennedy which combines residential with retail and light-industrial land use. The suburb, which is named after Warnbro Sound, was gazetted on 5 April 1974. [3]
The Vicinity Centres Warnbro Fair Shopping Centre includes Woolworths and Coles supermarkets together with a wide range of specialty retailers and fast-food outlets. The suburb has excellent sporting facilities including "Aqua Jetty", a multi-purpose recreation facility with Olympic-sized swimming pools and a large gymnasium. Secondary schools are the Warnbro Community High School which has about 1,600 students, and Living Waters Lutheran College, one of two Lutheran schools in Western Australia.
Notable residents
- Warnbro is the home of the nineteenth Earl of Lincoln, who succeeded to the English title in 2001.
- English-born Hollywood actor Sam Worthington grew up in Warnbro.
Public transport
Warnbro railway station on the Perth-Mandurah line is served by a network of feeder bus services which also link the suburb with Rockingham.
See also
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Warnbro (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Warnbro (State Suburb)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "History of metropolitan suburb names – W". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
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