| Armadale Perth, Western Australia |
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| Population: | 12,019 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 6112 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 8 km² (3.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 28 km (17 mi) from Perth | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Armadale | ||||||||||||
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| Federal Division: | Canning | ||||||||||||
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Armadale is a suburb within the City of Armadale, located on the south-eastern edge of Perth's metropolitan area. The major junction of the South Western and Albany Highways, which connect Perth with the South West and Great Southern regions of Western Australia respectively, is located within the suburb. It is also the terminus of the Armadale railway line, one of five major railway lines to service Perth. The Australian Air Force Cadets Number 719 Squadron is also located in Armadale, at Cecil Andrews Senior High School.
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Armadale, being an urban centre and transport hub for the surrounding districts, contains a variety of educational institutions. It is home to two state high schools, four state primary schools, three independent schools (one of which extends to year 12), an Australian Trades College campus and a campus of Polytechnic West (formerly Swan TAFE).
In 1899, Armadale School was established at the intersection of Church and Third Roads. With the construction of social housing in the 1950s, Armadale Senior High School (1955) and John Calvin Christian College (1957) were opened. As new areas opened, new schools followed: Kingsley (1969), Neerigen Brook (1970) and Challis (1974), as well as Cecil Andrews Senior High School (1980). In 1983, the Pioneer Village School and Dale Christian School opened. Finally, in 1987, Armadale Primary School was relocated to its current location at Carradine Road following the redevelopment of the Armadale city centre precinct — its old location is now home to Armadale Shopping City.
In approximately 2000, a TAFE Centre was built in Commerce Avenue as part of the South-East Metropolitan College of TAFE; it became a fully functioning campus in 2003 when SEMC merged into Swan TAFE, and is now a campus of Polytechnic West. In 2010, the Federal Government opened a campus of the Australian Trades College specialising in carpentry and joinery, cabinet making and electrical trades.
The intersection of four key roads is located at the centre of Armadale:
Armadale is the terminus of the Armadale railway line, which links the suburb to Perth's central business district and the suburbs of Cannington, Maddington and Gosnells. Its railway station serves as an interchange for Transperth buses, operated by sWAn Transit, which serve surrounding areas, as well as a stop on the Australind train to Bunbury.
Bus routes 243–245 serve western Armadale and Cecil Andrews SHS, whilst 250 serves the southwest, 254 extend west to Forrestdale and 220 and 249 service Albany Highway. There are no bus routes servicing eastern Armadale.
City of Armadale residents can now step aboard bus number 529
Transperth initially committed to a three month trial The service will continue to operate from Monday to Friday with a 30-minute peak hour service, and every 60 minutes off peak.
Local residents have been proactive in their campaigning and have completed a travel survey conducted by the City, with results provided to the Minister for Transport and the Public Transport Authority.
Bus route 529 timetables can be obtained from the City of Armadale or for more information, visit www.transperth.wa.gov.au
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