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Warnbro Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 32°20′24″S 115°44′49″E / 32.340°S 115.747°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 10,828 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6169 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 13.9 km2 (5.4 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
Location | 56 km (35 mi) from Perth | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Rockingham | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Warnbro | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Brand | ||||||||||||||
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Warnbro is a southern outer suburb of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, located on Warnbro Sound within the City of Rockingham. It adjoins Port Kennedy which combines residential with retail and light-industrial land use. The suburb, which is named after Warnbro Sound, was gazetted on 5 April 1974.[3]
Secondary schools are the Warnbro Community High School which has about 1,600 students, and Living Waters Lutheran College, one of two Lutheran schools in Western Australia. The suburb has sporting facilities including "Aqua Jetty", a multi-purpose recreation facility with Olympic-sized swimming pools and a large gymnasium. The Vicinity Centres Warnbro Fair Shopping Centre includes supermarkets together with a wide range of specialty retailers and fast-food outlets.