Warnbro, Western Australia

Warnbro
Perth, Western Australia
Warnbro
Coordinates 32°20′24″S 115°44′49″E / 32.34°S 115.747°E / -32.34; 115.747Coordinates: 32°20′24″S 115°44′49″E / 32.34°S 115.747°E / -32.34; 115.747
Population 11,421 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 6169
Location 56 km (35 mi) from Perth
LGA(s) City of Rockingham
State electorate(s) Warnbro
Federal Division(s) Brand
Suburbs around Warnbro:
Waikiki Baldivis
Warnbro Baldivis
Port Kennedy Baldivis

Warnbro is a southern outer suburb of Perth- the capital city of Western Australia- and is located on Warnbro Sound within the City of Rockingham. It is a residential area adjoining Port Kennedy which combines residential with retail and light-industrial land use.

The Centro 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

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.

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Warnbro (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2008-10-05.


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