Harrisdale, Western Australia

Harrisdale is a southeastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia and is one of the western suburbs of the City of Armadale. It was gazetted in 2007, and has a population of 9,076 as of the 2016 Australian census.^[2] The population of the developing area is expected to grow to over 10,000 by 2031.^[3]

CountryAustralia

Established2007

Postcode

6112

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Harrisdale
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Coordinates: 32.112°S 115.932°E / -32.112; 115.932
Country	Australia
State	Western Australia
City	Perth
LGA	City of Armadale
Established	2007
Government
• State electorate	Oakford
• Federal division	Burt
Area
• Total	5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Population
• Total	11,667 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode	6112
Suburbs around Harrisdale Canning Vale Canning Vale Canning Vale Canning Vale Harrisdale Southern River Piara Waters Piara Waters Forrestdale

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On 12 April 2008, a joint venture was announced between the Government of Western Australia and Cedar Woods Properties Limited to develop a 30-hectare (74-acre) site in the northwest of the suburb of Harrisdale with an emphasis on affordable housing and sustainable living.^[4] The development, known as Harrisdale Green, commenced construction in July 2010 and will accommodate up to 500 homes.^{[5][6][needs update]}

The suburb is bounded by Warton Road to the northwest, Ranford Road to the northeast, Skeet Road to the southeast and Nicholson Road to the southwest.^[7]

Carey Baptist College is a co-educational school that occupies a 12-hectare (30-acre) site in Harrisdale. It was established by the Carey Community Baptist Church in 1998 and provides education from kindergarten through to Year 12.^[8]

Harrisdale Senior High School is a public high school in Harrisdale that opened in 2017.

The Harrisdale Swamp Bushland occupies a significant portion of the suburb's west. It is a banksia woodland dominated by Banksia attenuata and Banksia menziesii. The mammal species Quenda occurs in this area.^[9]