Darling Downs, Western Australia

Darling Downs
PerthWestern Australia
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Coordinates32°10′55″S 116°00′43″E / 32.182°S 116.012°E / -32.182; 116.012
Population1,591 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1997
Postcode(s)6122
Area9.8 km2 (3.8 sq mi)
Location34 km (21 mi) SSE of the Perth CBD
LGA(s)Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale
State electorate(s)Darling Range
Federal division(s)Canning
Suburbs around Darling Downs:
Brookdale Wungong Wungong
Oakford Darling Downs Bedfordale
Oakford Byford

Darling Downs is an outer south-eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, within the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale. The name, referring to the suburb's proximity to the Darling Scarp, was first used as an estate name in 1977, and adopted as a suburb name in 1997.[2]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Darling Downs (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Perth and surrounds suburb names". www0.landgate.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 25 December 2021.