Oakford, Western Australia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oakford | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Trees and fields in predominantly rural Oakford | |||||||||||||
 Interactive map of Oakford | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 32°12′43″S 115°55′52″E / 32.212°S 115.931°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| City | Perth | ||||||||||||
| LGA | |||||||||||||
| Location |
| ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • State electorate | |||||||||||||
| • Federal division | |||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 46.9 km2 (18.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 2,803 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6121 | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
Oakford is an outer suburb of Perth, Western Australia, within the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale. The suburb was named in 1982, taking its name from a townsite briefly declared in the area in 1926.[2]
Agriculture
Borrello Cheese, established over 40 years ago, operates in Oakford and produces cheeses in Italian styles which are exported to stores and restaurants around Perth.[3]
Education
An application for a new school located in Oakford was submitted by the Free Reformed Church School Association in 2023. The association already operates the John Calvin School in Byford. The proposed school would teach students from kindergarten to Year 12, with a capacity of 1,200 students. The application proposed that it would be built in two stages, with the senior block starting construction in 2028, and the junior block from 2032. The proposal received objections from local residents due to the issues it would cause to traffic and that it would 'ruin the vibe' of the rural area. The council also unaimously voted to recommend the project's refusal to Metro Outer Joint Development Assessment Panel.[4]
Fire
In Oakford operates the Oakford Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade.[5] Plans for a fire station in Oakford began in 2020, with the Shire finalising concept plans in October 2023.[6]
