Warnbro, Western Australia

Warnbro is a southern outer suburb of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, located on Warnbro Sound within the City of Rockingham. It adjoins Port Kennedy which combines residential with retail and light-industrial land use. The suburb, which is named after Warnbro Sound, was gazetted on 5 April 1974.^[3]

Warnbro Perth, Western Australia
View from the foreshore, looking north
Coordinates	32.340°S 115.747°E / -32.340; 115.747
Population	10,828 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	6169
Area	13.9 km2 (5.4 sq mi)[2]
Location	56 km (35 mi) from Perth
LGA(s)	City of Rockingham
State electorate(s)	Warnbro
Federal division(s)	Brand
Suburbs around Warnbro: Waikiki Baldivis Warnbro Baldivis Port Kennedy Baldivis

Secondary schools are the Warnbro Community High School which has about 1,600 students, and Living Waters Lutheran College, one of two Lutheran schools in Western Australia. The suburb has sporting facilities including "Aqua Jetty", a multi-purpose recreation facility with Olympic-sized swimming pools and a large gymnasium. The Vicinity Centres Warnbro Fair Shopping Centre includes supermarkets together with a wide range of specialty retailers and fast-food outlets.

Notable residents

• Warnbro is the home of the nineteenth Earl of Lincoln, who succeeded to the English title in 2001.
• English-born Hollywood actor Sam Worthington grew up in Warnbro.

Public transport

Warnbro railway station on the Perth-Mandurah line is served by a network of feeder bus services which also link the suburb with Rockingham.

See also

• Electoral district of Warnbro