Doobarda, Western Australia

Doobarda
Perth, Western Australia
Map
Coordinates32°10′S 115°57′E / 32.17°S 115.95°E / -32.17; 115.95
Established2023
Postcode(s)6112
Area3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)City of Armadale
State electorate(s)Jandakot
Federal division(s)Burt
Suburbs around Doobarda:
Forrestdale Forrestdale Hilbert
Forrestdale Doobarda Hilbert
Oakford Oakford Hilbert

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]

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

  1. ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  2. ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Proposal - New Suburb from a Portion of the Forrestdale Locality". engage.armadale.wa.gov.au. City of Armadale. Retrieved 27 January 2024.