Darling Downs, Western Australia

Darling Downs Perth, Western Australia
Darling Downs
Population:	790
Established:	1997
Postcode:	6122
Area:	9.8 km² (3.8 sq mi)
Location:	34 km (21 mi) SSE of Perth
LGA:	Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale
State District:	Darling Range
Federal Division:	Canning
Suburbs around Darling Downs: Brookdale Wungong Wungong Oakford Darling Downs Bedfordale Oakford Byford

Coordinates: 32°10′55″S 116°00′43″E / 32.182°S 116.012°E / -32.182; 116.012

Darling Downs is an outer southeastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, within the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale. The name, referring to the suburb's proximity to the Darling Scarp, was first used as an estate name in 1977, and adopted as a suburb name in 1997.^[1]

References

1. ^ 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 2007-05-11.