Cockburn Central, Western Australia
Cockburn Central 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 | |||||||||||||||
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  Cockburn Central Location in metropolitan Perth | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32.121°S 115.848°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 695 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 248/km2 (643/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2007 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6164 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 24 km (15 mi) S of Perth | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Cockburn | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cockburn | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Fremantle | ||||||||||||||
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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, high rise residential apartments and an older industrial area.
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Cockburn Central (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
