Forrestfield
Forrestfield is a suburb of the City of Kalamunda in Western Australia. It lies 15 kilometres to the south-east of Perth at the base of the Darling Scarp and the southern border of Perth Airport.Photo: Gnangarra, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Suburb with 12,700 residents
- Description: suburb of Perth, Western Australia
- Also known as: “Forrestfield, Western Australia” and “Forrestfield, Western Australia, Australia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Darling Range Sports College and Heritage College.
Darling Range Sports College
School
Darling Range Sports College is an Independent Public secondary school in Forrestfield, a suburb 14 kilometres east of Perth, Western Australia. Formerly known as Forrestfield Senior High School, the school was renamed in 2008 due to it becoming a specialist sports school.
Heritage College
School
Heritage College Perth is an independent Christadelphian co-educational primary and secondary day school, located in Forrestfield, a suburb situated in the foothills of Perth, Western Australia.
High Wycombe railway station
Railway station
Photo: Steelkamp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
High Wycombe railway station is a Transperth commuter rail station in Perth, Western Australia. The station is the eastern terminus of the Airport line and was one of three stations built as part of the Forrestfield–Airport Link project. High Wycombe railway station is situated 4 km northwest of Forrestfield.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wattle Grove and Maida Vale.
Wattle Grove
Suburb
Photo: Petedavo, Public domain.
Wattle Grove is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Kalamunda. Wattle Grove is situated 2½ km west of Forrestfield.
Maida Vale
Suburb
Maida Vale is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Kalamunda. Kalamunda Road runs through the suburb. Its first European settler was William Henry Mead, who arrived in 1873, built a home in the Ridge Hill area and established the orchard Orangedale. Maida Vale is situated 3 km northeast of Forrestfield.
Lesmurdie
Suburb
Photo: SeanMack, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Lesmurdie is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Kalamunda. It was established in 1897 by Archibald Sanderson, a politician and journalist, who began buying properties in the area from the Canning Jarrah Timber Company to build up a rural retreat and fruit-growing property. Lesmurdie is situated 4½ km southeast of Forrestfield.
Forrestfield
- Categories: suburb of Perth and locality
- Location: City of Kalamunda, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-31.98581° or 31° 59′ 9″ southLongitude
116.00756° or 116° 0′ 27″ eastPopulation
12,700Elevation
44 metres (144 feet)United Nations Location Code
AU FTDOpen location code
4PWR2275+M2OpenStreetMap ID
node 274491893OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Urdu—“Forrestfield” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Forrestfield”
- Urdu: “فاریسٹ فیلڈ، مغربی آسٹریلیا”
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