Woodbridge, Western Australia

"Woodbridge House" redirects here. For the house in Andover, Massachusetts, see Woodbridge House (Andover, Massachusetts).

Woodbridge is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Swan local government area. Formerly part of Midland and previously informally named West Midland, its name, which was officially gazetted on 1 March 2001, is from Governor James Stirling's original 1829 land grant which he named after his wife's family property near Guildford in England.^[2]

Woodbridge Perth, Western Australia
Front of Woodbridge House
Coordinates	31.891°S 115.992°E / -31.891; 115.992
Population	1,207 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	2001
Postcode(s)	6056
LGA(s)	City of Swan
State electorate(s)	Midland
Federal division(s)	Hasluck
Suburbs around Woodbridge: Caversham Viveash Midland Guildford Woodbridge Midland South Guildford Hazelmere Hazelmere

On 4 October 2004, Transperth renamed the West Midland railway station to Woodbridge station.^[3] The station is part of the Midland railway line which serves the eastern suburbs as a rapid transit railway.

Woodbridge House,^[4] a National Trust property on the edge of the Swan River, is now a museum that is open to the public. It was previously owned by Charles Harper (politician).

Governor Stirling Senior High School is within the locality.

Transport

Bus

•    290 Midland Station to Redcliffe Station – serves Great Eastern Highway and Woodbridge Station^[5]
•    291 Midland Station to Redcliffe Station – serves Amherst Road^[6]
•    301 Midland Station to Midland Station – Circular Route, serves Yelverton Drive^[7]

Rail

•    Midland Line
  • Woodbridge Station

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Woodbridge (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "History of metropolitan suburb names – W". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
3. "Our history". Public Transport Authority of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
4. Lukis, Mollie, 198-? Woodbridge, Guildford, Western Australia art work and design by R.H. Shardlow. The National Trust of Australia (W.A.) also Pidgeon, John (1995) Woodbridge West Midland WA : conservation plan with Oline Richards. Perth, W.A. National Trust of Australia (WA), 1995. ...prepared with assistance from Conservation Incentives Program 1994 Heritage Council of WA
5. "Route 290". Bus Timetable 111 (PDF). Transperth. 24 July 2024 [effective from 11 August 2024].
6. "Route 291". Bus Timetable 111 (PDF). Transperth. 24 July 2024 [effective from 11 August 2024].
7. "Route 301". Bus Timetable 95 (PDF). Transperth. 7 June 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].