Forrestdale, Western Australia

Suburb of Perth, Western Australia

32°08′53″S 115°56′28″E / 32.148°S 115.941°E / -32.148; 115.941Population1,027 (SAL 2021)^[1]Postcode(s)6112Area28.4 km² (11.0 sq mi)Location

31 km (19 mi) SSE of Perth
8 km (5 mi) W of Armadale

LGA(s)City of ArmadaleState electorate(s)Jandakot Federal division(s)Burt

Suburbs around Forrestdale:
Piara Waters, Harrisdale	Southern River	Champion Lakes, Seville Grove
Banjup	Forrestdale	Haynes
Wandi	Doobarda, Oakford	Hilbert

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.

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. The campus hopes to expand to educate students into Year 12 in 2024.

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]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Forrestdale (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Burbidge, Andrew A (2004). "9. Invertebrates". Threatened animals of Western Australia. Department of Conservation and Land Management. p. 156. ISBN 0-7307-5549-5. Distribution and habitat: The species [Neopasiphae Simplicior ] is found only near Perth. It has been collected at Cannington and near Forrestdale Lake around the Forrestdale golf course.
^ "Route 233". Bus Timetable 17 (PDF). Transperth. 11 January 2024 [effective from 28 January 2024].
^ "Route 518". Bus Timetable 17 (PDF). Transperth. 11 January 2024 [effective from 28 January 2024].
^ "Route 519". Bus Timetable 17 (PDF). Transperth. 11 January 2024 [effective from 28 January 2024].
^ "Route 529". Bus Timetable 10 (PDF). Transperth. 25 August 2023 [effective from 20 November 2023].