Woodbridge, Western Australia

Woodbridge is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Swan local government area. Formerly part of Midland and previously informally named West Midland, its name, which was officially gazetted on 1 March 2001, is from Governor James Stirling's original 1829 land grant which he named after his wife's family property near Guildford in England.[2]

"Woodbridge House" redirects here. For the house in Andover, Massachusetts, see Woodbridge House (Andover, Massachusetts).

Woodbridge
Perth, Western Australia
Front of Woodbridge House
Coordinates31.891°S 115.992°E / -31.891; 115.992
Population1,207 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)6056
LGA(s)City of Swan
State electorate(s)Midland
Federal division(s)Hasluck
Suburbs around Woodbridge:
Caversham Viveash Midland
Guildford Woodbridge Midland
South Guildford Hazelmere Hazelmere

On 4 October 2004, Transperth renamed the West Midland railway station to Woodbridge station.[3] The station is part of the Midland railway line which serves the eastern suburbs as a rapid transit railway.

Woodbridge House,[4] a National Trust property on the edge of the Swan River, is now a museum that is open to the public. It was previously owned by Charles Harper (politician).

Governor Stirling Senior High School is within the locality.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Woodbridge (WA) (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "History of metropolitan suburb names – W". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  3. "Our history". Public Transport Authority of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  4. Lukis, Mollie, 198-? Woodbridge, Guildford, Western Australia art work and design by R.H. Shardlow. The National Trust of Australia (W.A.) also Pidgeon, John (1995) Woodbridge West Midland WA : conservation plan with Oline Richards. Perth, W.A. National Trust of Australia (WA), 1995. ...prepared with assistance from Conservation Incentives Program 1994 Heritage Council of WA


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