Cockburn Central, Western Australia

"Cockburn Central" redirects here. For the railway station of the same name, see Cockburn Central railway station.

Cockburn Central (/ˈkoʊbərn/ KOH-bərn)^[3][4] is a suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is 24 kilometres (15 mi) south of Perth's central business district (CBD) along the Kwinana Freeway. Its local government area is the City of Cockburn, and it is intended by the Government to serve as a regional centre for the area. It was approved as a name by the Geographic Names Committee in 2007.

Cockburn Central Perth, Western Australia
Cockburn Central railway station entrance
Coordinates	32.121°S 115.848°E / -32.121; 115.848
Population	1,521 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	2007
Postcode(s)	6164
Area	2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi)[2]
Location	24 km (15 mi) S of Perth
LGA(s)	City of Cockburn
State electorate(s)	Cockburn
Federal division(s)	Fremantle
Suburbs around Cockburn Central: South Lake South Lake Jandakot Yangebup Cockburn Central Jandakot Beeliar Success Atwell

The new suburb came into existence after the newly constructed Kwinana Freeway cut off the western portion of Jandakot from the main part of the suburb, with the section west of the freeway becoming Cockburn Central.^[5]

It contains a new town centre focussed around the railway station, with the state headquarters of the Department of Fire and Emergency Services, a district police station, Cockburn ARC (a regional aquatic and recreation centre, which also houses the administration and training facilities for the Fremantle Football Club), Cockburn Gateway Shopping city (which, despite the name, is located in neighbouring Success), high rise residential apartments and an older industrial area.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cockburn Central (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Cockburn Central (State Suburb)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
3. Campbell, Mark (23 November 2017). "'It's pronounced Coh-burn': Eight of WA's weird and wonderful place names". WAtoday. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
4. Hutchinson, Emily (3 September 2018). "Can you pronounce these Aussie cities and suburbs?". Realestate.com.au. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
5. "History of metropolitan suburb names – C". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2021.

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