Doobarda is a rural south-eastern suburb and locality of Perth, Western Australia, located in the local government area of the City of Armadale, adjacent to the Tonkin Highway.[1][2]
| Doobarda Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°10′S 115°57′E / 32.17°S 115.95°E | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2023 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6112 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Armadale | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Jandakot | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Burt | ||||||||||||||
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The suburb was created by splitting the south-eastern corner of the suburb of Forrestdale as a new, separate industrial area. Two proposed options for the suburb name existed, Salmeri, after Steve Salmeri, an organiser of the local progress association and sports club, and Doobarda, a Noongar[3] name for the Banksia flower.[4] The name South Forrestdale was also proposed for the new suburb at one point but did not meet Landgate naming requirements and therefore could not be used.[3]
References
edit- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ a b "City of Armadale Minutes: Suburb Renaming – A Portion of Forrestdale" (PDF). www.armadale.wa.gov.au. City of Armadale. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Proposal - New Suburb from a Portion of the Forrestdale Locality". engage.armadale.wa.gov.au. City of Armadale. Retrieved 27 January 2024.