Type: | suburb |
Doobarda | |
City: | Perth |
State: | wa |
Lga: | City of Armadale |
Map Type: | nomap |
Local Map: | yes |
Zoom: | 13 |
Coordinates: | -32.17°N 115.95°W |
Postcode: | 6112 |
Est: | 2023 |
Stategov: | Jandakot |
Fedgov: | Burt |
Dist1: | 25 |
Dir1: | SSE |
Location1: | Perth |
Dist2: | 7 |
Dir2: | SW |
Location2: | Armadale |
Near-Nw: | Forrestdale |
Near-N: | Forrestdale |
Near-Ne: | Hilbert |
Near-W: | Forrestdale |
Near-E: | Hilbert |
Near-Sw: | Oakford |
Near-S: | Oakford |
Near-Se: | Hilbert |
Doobarda is a rural south-eastern suburb and locality of Perth, Western Australia, located in the local government area of the City of Armadale, adjacent to the Tonkin Highway.[1] [2]
The suburb was created by splitting the south-eastern corner of the suburb of Forrestdale as a new, separate industrial area. Two proposed options for the suburb name existed, Salmeri, after Steve Salmeri, an organiser of the local progress association and sports club, and Doobarda, a Noongar name for the Banksia flower.[3] The name South Forrestdale was also proposed for the new suburb at one point but did not meet Landgate naming requirements and therefore could not be used.[4]