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Ashby is a suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia 26 kilometres (16 mi) north of Perth's central business district. Its local government area is the City of Wanneroo.
| Ashby Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 31.733°S 115.798°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,850 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1990s | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6065 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 26 km (16 mi) N of Perth CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Wanneroo | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Wanneroo | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Pearce | ||||||||||||||
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The suburb came into being in the late 1990s as a subdivision of Wanneroo, and was named in 1997 after a local landowner, Mr E E Ashby, who owned land in the area in 1913.[2]
Ashby is a triangular suburb and is bounded by Wanneroo Road to the southwest, Pinjar Road to the southeast and Conti Road to the north. About 40% of the suburb has been developed for residential purposes.[3]
Transperth bus route 467 operates through the centre of the suburb along Carosa Road, while route 468 operates along the western edge on Wanneroo Road.
Bus
- 467 Joondalup Station to Whitfords Station – serves Carosa Road[4]
- 468 Joondalup Station to Whitfords Station – serves Wanneroo Road[5]
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