Padbury, Western Australia Explained

Type:suburb
Padbury
City:Perth
State:Wa
Lga:City of Joondalup
Map Type:nomap
Local Map:yes
Zoom:13
Coordinates:-31.808°N 115.769°W
Postcode:6025
Stategov:Hillarys
Fedgov:Moore
Near-Nw:Kallaroo
Near-N:Craigie
Near-Ne:Woodvale
Near-W:Hillarys
Near-E:Kingsley
Near-Sw:Sorrento
Near-S:Duncraig
Near-Se:Greenwood
Dist1:23
Dir1:NNW
Location1:Perth

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.

Education

Padbury contained one high school, Padbury Senior High School, which closed in 2011,[1] and four primary schools: Padbury Primary School, Bambara Primary School, South Padbury Primary School and Padbury Catholic Primary School.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Plans for Padbury playing fields thrown out . Brown . Tyler . 8 June 2020 . PerthNow . 10 October 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200609163924/https://www.perthnow.com.au/community-news/joondalup-times/plans-for-padbury-playing-fields-thrown-out-c-1079959 . 9 June 2020 .