Ashby, Western Australia
Ashby is a suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia 26 kilometres (16 mi) north of Perth's central business district. Its local government area is the City of Wanneroo.
The suburb came into being in the late 1990s as a subdivision of Wanneroo, and was named in 1997 after a local landowner, Mr E E Ashby, who owned land in the area in 1913.
Geography
Ashby is a triangular suburb and is bounded by Wanneroo Road to the southwest, Pinjar Road to the southeast and Conti Road to the north. About 40% of the suburb has been developed for residential purposes.
Transport
Transperth bus route 467 operates through the centre of the suburb along Carosa Road, while route 468 operates along the western edge on Wanneroo Road.
Bus
- 467 Joondalup Station to Whitfords Station – serves Carosa Road
- 468 Joondalup Station to Whitfords Station – serves Wanneroo Road
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ashby (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "History of metropolitan suburb names – A". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
- ^ Department of Land Information. StreetSmart Perth Street Directory (54th ed.). West Australian Newspapers Ltd. pp. Map 221. ISBN 978-0-909439-67-5.
- ^ "Route 467". Bus Timetable 73 (PDF). Transperth. 6 March 2024 [effective from 16 April 2024].
- ^ "Route 468". Bus Timetable 73 (PDF). Transperth. 6 March 2024 [effective from 16 April 2024].
Suburbs and localities of the City of Wanneroo, Perth, Western Australia | ||
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