Warnbro, Western Australia
| Warnbro Perth, Western Australia |
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 Warnbro
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| Population: | 11421 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 6169 | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 56 km (35 mi) from Perth | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Rockingham | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Warnbro | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Brand | ||||||||||||
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Coordinates: 32°20′24″S 115°44′49″E / 32.340°S 115.747°E
Warnbro is a southern outer suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located on Warnbro Sound within the City of Rockingham. It is a residential area adjoining Port Kennedy which combines residential with retail and light-industrial land use.
The Centro Warnbro Fair shopping centre includes Woolworths and Coles supermarkets together with a wide range of specialty retailers and fast-food outlets. The suburb has excellent sporting facilities including "Aqua Jetty", a multi-purpose recreation facility with Olympic-sized swimming pools and a large gymnasium. 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.
[edit] Notable residents
- Warnbro is the home of the nineteenth Earl of Lincoln, who succeeded to the English title in 2001.
- English-born Hollywood actor Sam Worthington grew up in Warnbro.
[edit] Public transport
Warnbro railway station on the Perth-Mandurah line is served by a network of feeder bus services which also link the suburb with Rockingham.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Warnbro (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC52461&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
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