Darling Downs
Perth, Western Australia
Coordinates32°10′55″S 116°00′43″E / 32.182°S 116.012°E / -32.182; 116.012
Population1,591 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1997
Postcode(s)6122
Area9.8 km2 (3.8 sq mi)
Location34 km (21 mi) SSE of the Perth CBD
LGA(s)Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale
State electorate(s)Darling Range
Federal division(s)Canning
Suburbs around Darling Downs:
Brookdale Wungong Wungong
Oakford Darling Downs Bedfordale
Oakford Byford

Darling Downs is an outer south-eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, within the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale. The name, referring to the suburb's proximity to the Darling Scarp, was first used as an estate name in 1977, and adopted as a suburb name in 1997.[2]

History

Most of the area now known as 'Darling Downs' was historically known as 'Wongong' (later 'Wungong'), but the westernmost portion through which Hopkinson Road passes from the 1930s onwards was regarded as part of the Peel Estate in the Group Settlement Scheme.

Schools

Darling Downs has no schools inside of it but there are some schools in Byford, Forrestdale, Hammond Park, Armadale, Schools In Byford: West Byford Primary School, Marri Grove Primary School, Byford Secondary School, Salvado Catholic College School In Forrestdale: Carey Baptist College Forrestdale School In Hammond Park: Hammond Park Secondary College Schools In Armadale: Dale Christian School, Neerigen Brook Primary School, John Calvin Christian College, Pioneer Village School, Armadale Education Support Centre.

Facilities

Since the 1990s, Darling Downs has been in transformation from a rural area mostly comprising hobby farms and a small number of larger land holdings to an outer suburban area of quality housing stock on generous residential lots. As yet there are no commercial facilities in the area. Established community facilities are:

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Darling Downs (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ↑ "Perth and surrounds suburb names". www0.landgate.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 25 December 2021.

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