- Oakford, Western Australia
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Oakford
Perth, Western AustraliaPopulation: 2,137 (2006 census)[1] Postcode: 6121 Area: 46.9 km² (18.1 sq mi) Location: 36 km (22 mi) S of Perth LGA: Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale State District: Darling Range Federal Division: Canning Suburbs around Oakford: Banjup Forrestdale Brookdale Wandi Oakford Darling Downs Anketell Oldbury Byford Coordinates: 32°12′43″S 115°55′52″E / 32.212°S 115.931°E
Oakford is an outer suburb of Perth, Western Australia, within the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale. The suburb was named in 1982, taking its name from a townsite briefly declared in the area in 1926.[2]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Oakford (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC52091&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
- ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of metropolitan suburb names". http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/corporate.nsf/web/History+of+metropolitan+suburb+names. Retrieved 2007-06-15.
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