Oakford, Western Australia

Oakford
PerthWestern Australia
Trees and fields in predominantly rural Oakford
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Coordinates32°12′43″S 115°55′52″E / 32.212°S 115.931°E / -32.212; 115.931
Population2,803 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)6121
Area46.9 km2 (18.1 sq mi)
Location36 km (22 mi) S of Perth
LGA(s)Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale
State electorate(s)Darling Range
Federal division(s)Canning
Suburbs around Oakford:
Banjup Forrestdale Doobarda Hilbert
Wandi Oakford Darling Downs
Anketell Oldbury Byford

Oakford is an outer suburb of Perth, Western Australia, within the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale. The suburb was named in 1982, taking its name from a townsite briefly declared in the area in 1926.[2]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Oakford (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "History of metropolitan suburb names – O". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2007.