Darling Downs, Western Australia

Darling Downs
Perth, Western Australia
Darling Downs
Coordinates 32°10′55″S 116°00′43″E / 32.182°S 116.012°E / -32.182; 116.012Coordinates: 32°10′55″S 116°00′43″E / 32.182°S 116.012°E / -32.182; 116.012
Population 790 (?)
 • Density 80.6/km2 (208.8/sq mi)
Established 1997
Postcode(s) 6122
Area 9.8 km2 (3.8 sq mi)
Location 34 km (21 mi) SSE of Perth
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 southeastern 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.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of metropolitan suburb names – D". Retrieved 2007-05-11.


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