Whitford (or Whitfords) is a metropolitan area north of
Perth
Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...
, that loosely comprises four suburbs:
Hillarys,
Kallaroo,
Craigie and
Padbury
Padbury is a village and civil parish in north Buckinghamshire, England. It is located on the A413 main road that links Buckingham with Winslow.
History
The village name is Old English in origin, and means 'Padda's fortress'. In the Domesday ...
. Whitford is not in itself a 'suburb', though Hillarys, Kallaroo, Craigie and Padbury share the same postcode of 6025.
Whitford was also the former electorate name of this area. The seat was renamed
Hillarys at the 1996 election.
The 'centre' of the Whitford area could be seen as the main road intersection of the east–west
Whitfords Avenue (Route 83) and the north–south
Marmion Avenue
Marmion Avenue is a arterial road in the northern coastal suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, linking Trigg, Western Australia, Trigg in the south with Yanchep in the north. It forms part of List of road routes in Perth, Western Australia#71, ...
(Route 71). Many businesses and locations (shops, schools, churches etc.) in the surrounding suburbs use either 'Whitford' or 'Whitfords' in its name. Some examples include
Westfield Whitford City
Westfield Whitford City, formerly Whitford City Shopping Centre, is a major shopping centre in Hillarys, east of St Mark's Anglican Community School in Perth, Western Australia. Built in 1977 on the former Red Cattle Ridge site at Marmion Av ...
(formerly Whitford City Shopping Centre), Whitford Catholic Primary School, Whitford Church, and
Whitfords railway station
Whitfords railway station is a railway station located on the boundary of Padbury and Kingsley, suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. It is on the Yanchep line, which is part of the Transperth commuter rail network. It is located in the median ...
.
References
Perth, Western Australia
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