Padbury is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Joondalup. Its postcode is 6025. The suburb was named in 1971 after the notable Western Australian settler Walter Padbury. (A street in Padbury is also named after Walter Padbury, Walter Padbury Boulevard.) Several locations in the north section of Padbury bordering Whitfords Avenue take on the name Whitfords. The south east corner of the suburb also goes by the name of Hepburn Heights, and the most eastern part of Padbury is often called Pinnaroo Heights. Padburys population in 2021 was 8,626.
| Padbury Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 31°48′29″S 115°46′08″E / 31.808°S 115.769°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 8,626 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6025 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Perth | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Joondalup | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hillarys | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Moore | ||||||||||||||
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Education
editPadbury contained one high school, Padbury Senior High School, which closed in 2011,[2] and four primary schools: Padbury Primary School, Bambara Primary School, South Padbury Primary School and Padbury Catholic Primary School.
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Padbury (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Brown, Tyler (8 June 2020). "Plans for Padbury playing fields thrown out". PerthNow. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
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