Forrestdale, Western Australia
Suburb of Perth, Western Australia
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Forrestdale is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Armadale. It is named after John Forrest, the first premier of Western Australia.
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| Coordinates: 32.148°S 115.941°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| City | Perth | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 28.4 km2 (11.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 1,027 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6112 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
Forrestdale is home to Forrestdale Lake, a nature reserve important for waterbirds, many of which breed there. It usually fills in winter and dries out in summer. The nature reserve contains the only known remaining habitat of Neopasiphae simplicior, a critically endangered native bee.[2] Tiger snakes are commonly seen at this nature reserve, along with dugites.[citation needed]
Amenities and facilities
Forrestdale has a golf course. There is a recently[when?] built private school, a campus of Carey Baptist College, which also has another campus in Harrisdale, offering education from kindergarten and daycare to Year 9. In 2024, the campus expanded to include Year 12 students into its school cohort. The first class of Year 12 students graduated that same year.
Transport
Bus
Bus routes serving Armadale Road:
- 233 Cockburn Central Station to Gosnells Station[3]
- 518 Cockburn Central Station to Murdoch TAFE[4]
- 519 Murdoch TAFE to Armadale Station[5]
- 529 Cockburn Central Station to Armadale Station[6]
