| Type: | suburb |
| Harrisdale | |
| City: | Perth |
| State: | wa |
| Lga: | City of Armadale |
| Map Type: | nomap |
| Local Map: | yes |
| Zoom: | 12 |
| Coordinates: | -32.112°N 115.932°W |
| Postcode: | 6112 |
| Area: | 5.8 |
| Est: | 2007 |
| Stategov: | Darling Range |
| Fedgov: | Burt |
| Near-Nw: | Canning Vale |
| Near-N: | Canning Vale |
| Near-Ne: | Canning Vale |
| Near-W: | Canning Vale |
| Near-E: | Southern River |
| Near-Sw: | Piara Waters |
| Near-S: | Piara Waters |
| Near-Se: | Forrestdale |
Harrisdale is a southeastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia and is one of the western suburbs of the City of Armadale. It was gazetted in 2007, and has a population of 9,076 as of the 2016 Australian census. The population of the developing area [1]
On 12 April 2008, a joint venture was announced between the Government of Western Australia and Cedar Woods Properties Limited to develop a 30ha site in the northwest of the suburb of Harrisdale with an emphasis on affordable housing and sustainable living.[2] The development, known as Harrisdale Green, commenced construction in July 2010 and will accommodate up to 500 homes.[3] [4]
The suburb is bounded by Warton Road to the northwest, Ranford Road to the northeast, Skeet Road to the southeast and Nicholson Road to the southwest.[5]
Carey Baptist College is a co-educational school that occupies a 12ha site in Harrisdale. It was established by the Carey Community Baptist Church in 1998 and provides education from kindergarten through to Year 12.[6]
Harrisdale Senior High School is a public high school in Harrisdale that opened in 2017.
The Harrisdale Swamp Bushland occupies a significant portion of the suburb's west. It is a banksia woodland dominated by Banksia attenuata and Banksia menziesii. The mammal species Quenda occurs in this area.[7]