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Warwick, Western Australia

Coordinates: 31°50′20″S 115°48′32″E / 31.839°S 115.809°E / -31.839; 115.809
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Warwick
PerthWestern Australia
Police station at Warwick
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Coordinates31°50′20″S 115°48′32″E / 31.839°S 115.809°E / -31.839; 115.809
Population3,858 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1969
Postcode(s)6024
Area3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Location16 km (10 mi) NNW of the Perth CBD
LGA(s)City of Joondalup
State electorate(s)Kingsley
Federal division(s)Cowan
Suburbs around Warwick:
Duncraig Greenwood Marangaroo
Duncraig Warwick Girrawheen
Carine Hamersley Balga

Warwick is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, within the City of Joondalup. Its postcode is 6024. The eastern third of the suburb is a native bushland area known as the Warwick Open Space.

History

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Warwick was developed in the late 1960s. The Warwick Grove Shopping Centre was built in 1974. Warwick Senior High School was founded in 1981.

Sport

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The district is represented at Australian rules football by Warwick Greenwood Knights Junior Football Club.[2] Basketball is played out of Warwick Stadium, which is hosted by the Warwick Senators and the Churches of Christ Sport & Recreation Association.[3]

Transport

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The Warwick train station was commissioned in 1993. The suburb is also served by Transperth bus services operated by Path Transit and Swan Transit, including routes to Stirling and Whitfords train stations, Landsdale, Mirrabooka and Morley bus stations, and central Perth.

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Warwick (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ History of Warwick Greenwood JFC Official club site
  3. ^ WARWICK STADIUM $8M EXPANSION 'GROUND BREAKING'