Ashby, Western Australia

Ashby is a suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia 26 kilometres (16 mi) north of Perth's central business district. Its local government area is the City of Wanneroo.

Ashby
Perth, Western Australia
Coordinates31.733°S 115.798°E / -31.733; 115.798
Population2,850 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1990s
Postcode(s)6065
Area1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Location26 km (16 mi) N of Perth CBD
LGA(s)City of Wanneroo
State electorate(s)Wanneroo
Federal division(s)Pearce
Suburbs around Ashby:
Wanneroo Tapping Mariginiup
Wanneroo Ashby Sinagra
Wanneroo Wanneroo Sinagra

The suburb came into being in the late 1990s as a subdivision of Wanneroo, and was named in 1997 after a local landowner, Mr E E Ashby, who owned land in the area in 1913.[2]

Geography

Ashby is a triangular suburb and is bounded by Wanneroo Road to the southwest, Pinjar Road to the southeast and Conti Road to the north. About 40% of the suburb has been developed for residential purposes.[3]

Transport

Transperth bus route 467 operates through the centre of the suburb along Carosa Road, while route 468 operates along the western edge on Wanneroo Road.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ashby (WA) (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "History of metropolitan suburb names – A". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
  3. Department of Land Information. StreetSmart Perth Street Directory (54th ed.). West Australian Newspapers Ltd. pp. Map 221. ISBN 978-0-909439-67-5.


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