Padbury, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Padbury
city = Perth
state = wa
lga = City of Joondalup
postcode = 6025
est =
pop = 8,113 (2006 census)
pop_footnotes=Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC52111|name=Padbury (State Suburb)|quick=on|accessdate=2008-10-05]
area =
stategov = Hillarys
fedgov = Moore
near-nw = Kallaroo
near-n = Craigie
near-ne = Woodvale
near-w = Hillarys
near-e = Kingsley
near-sw = Sorrento
near-s = Duncraig
near-se = Greenwood
dist1 = 23 | dir1 = NNW
location1= Perthcoord|-31.808|115.769|type:city(8113)_region:AU-WA_scale:30000|format=dms|display=title

Padbury is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Joondalup. Its postcode is 6025. The suburb was named in 1971 after the notable Western Australian settler Walter Padbury (A street in Padbury is also named after Walter Padbury, "Walter Padbury Boulevard"). Several locations in the north section of Padbury bordering on the main road of Whitfords Avenue take on the name Whitfords. The South East corner of the suburb also goes by the name of Hepburn Heights. The most eastern part of Padbury is often called Pinnaroo Heights.

Senior and Tertiary Education

Padbury contains one high school, Padbury Senior High School, and one primary school, Bambara Primary School.

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