Currambine, Western Australia
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Currambine Perth, Western Australia |
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| Coordinates | 31°43′55″S 115°45′04″E / 31.732°S 115.751°ECoordinates: 31°43′55″S 115°45′04″E / 31.732°S 115.751°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 6,775 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,190/km2 (5,660/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1980s | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6028 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Joondalup | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Ocean Reef, Joondalup | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Moore | ||||||||||||
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Currambine is a northern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia 30 km north of Perth's central business district. Its local government area is the City of Joondalup. It contains the Currambine Central shopping centre and cinema complex.
Currambine was approved as a suburb name in 1980. The name was chosen by the City of Wanneroo in 1979 from a book by A.W. Reed. It is an Aboriginal word from New South Wales meaning "heaps of rocks".
Currambine was developed as a chiefly residential suburb in the mid-1990s on land adjacent to the Currambine train station, which was built and opened in 1993.
Currambine is bounded by Burns Beach Road to the north, Marmion Avenue to the west, Shenton Avenue to the south and Mitchell Freeway to the west. The suburb is effectively bisected into quarters by the dual carriageways Connolly Drive (north-south) and Moore Drive (east-west).
At the ABS 2011 census, Currambine had a population of 6,775 people living in 2,464 dwellings. According to the 2011 census, Currambine's workforce mostly consists of professionals; technicians and trade workers; and clerical and administrative workers.
Currambine is a residential suburb, and is served by the Currambine Market Place shopping centre (now renamed Currambine Central) at its southwestern corner.
The southeastern part of the suburb contains 5 holes of the 27-hole Joondalup Golf Course, part of the Joondalup Resort complex based in neighbouring Connolly. The suburb also contains two primary schools, one public (1997 Currambine Primary School) and one private (Francis Jordan Catholic School). The suburb is within Ocean Reef Senior High School's catchment area. A community centre is also available for use, located near Currambine Central.
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