Oldbury, Western Australia

Oldbury is a district to the south of Perth, Western Australia, within the Peel region. It has no central township, and lies west of the South Western Highway, close to Byford and Mundijong. Part of the Pinjarra Plain, the district is a productive environment featuring dairy and rural engagements, although consisting of sandy soils and largely felled. The area was part of the Group Settlement Scheme, being established in 1922 as Group 35,[2] along with the drainage scheme that contributed to the Peel Estuary environmental task and the consequent Dawesville Cut. Oldbury is part of a major realigning process in the Perth metro area, as divisions of regional land and urban districts develop, boundaries maintained since European settlement. It was established as a locality name on 1 May 1997.[2]

Oldbury
Perth, Western Australia
Oldbury
Location in metropolitan Perth
Coordinates32.263°S 115.916°E / -32.263; 115.916
Population319 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s)6121
LGA(s)Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale
State electorate(s)Darling Range
Federal Division(s)Canning
Suburbs around Oldbury:
Casuarina Oakford Oakford
Wellard Oldbury Cardup
Baldivis Mardella Mundijong

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "??? (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  2. Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of metropolitan suburb names – O". Retrieved 23 January 2021.


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