Harrisdale, Western Australia

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Harrisdale
Perth,  Western Australia
Harrisdale, Western Australia
Coordinates 32°06′43″S115°55′55″E / 32.112°S 115.932°E / -32.112; 115.932
Population11,667 (SAL 2021) [1]
Established2007
Postcode(s) 6112
Area5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
LGA(s) City of Armadale
State electorate(s) Darling Range
Federal division(s) Burt
Suburbs around Harrisdale:
Canning Vale Canning Vale Canning Vale
Canning Vale Harrisdale Southern River
Piara Waters Piara Waters Forrestdale

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]

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]

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References

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