Type: | suburb |
Warnbro | |
City: | Perth |
State: | wa |
Lga: | City of Rockingham |
Map Type: | nomap |
Local Map: | yes |
Zoom: | 12 |
Coordinates: | -32.34°N 115.747°W |
Postcode: | 6169 |
Area: | 13.9 |
Stategov: | Warnbro |
Fedgov: | Brand |
Near-N: | Waikiki |
Near-Ne: | Baldivis |
Near-E: | Baldivis |
Near-S: | Port Kennedy |
Near-Se: | Baldivis |
Dist1: | 56 |
Location1: | Perth |
Warnbro is a southern outer suburb of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, located on Warnbro Sound within the City of Rockingham. It adjoins Port Kennedy which combines residential with retail and light-industrial land use. The suburb, which is named after Warnbro Sound, was gazetted on 5 April 1974.
Secondary schools are the Warnbro Community High School which has about 1,600 students, and Living Waters Lutheran College, one of two Lutheran schools in Western Australia. The suburb has sporting facilities including "Aqua Jetty", a multi-purpose recreation facility with Olympic-sized swimming pools and a large gymnasium. The Vicinity Centres Warnbro Fair Shopping Centre includes supermarkets together with a wide range of specialty retailers and fast-food outlets.
Warnbro railway station on the Perth-Mandurah line is served by a network of feeder bus services which also link the suburb with Rockingham.