Darling Downs, Western Australia
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Darling Downs Perth, Western Australia |
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 Darling Downs
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| Coordinates | 32°10′55″S 116°00′43″E / 32.182°S 116.012°ECoordinates: 32°10′55″S 116°00′43″E / 32.182°S 116.012°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 790 (?) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 80.6/km2 (208.8/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1997 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6122 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 9.8 km2 (3.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location | 34 km (21 mi) SSE of Perth | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Darling Range | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Canning | ||||||||||||
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Darling Downs is an outer southeastern 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.
Most of the area now known as 'Darling Downs' was historically known as 'Wongong' (later 'Wungong'), but the westernmost portion through which Hopkinson Road passes was from the 1930s onwards was regarded as part of the 'Peel Estate'.
Major themes in the documented history of this suburb are as follows (in chronological order):
Since the 1990s, Darling Downs has been in transformation from a rural area mostly comprising hobby farms and a small number of larger land holdings to an outer suburban area of quality housing stock on generous residential lots. As yet there are no commercial facilities in the area. Established community facilities are:
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