Forrestdale, Western Australia

Forrestdale is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Armadale. It is named after John Forrest, the first premier of Western Australia.

Forrestdale Perth, Western Australia
Forrestdale Hall
Coordinates	32.148°S 115.941°E / -32.148; 115.941
Population	1,027 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	6112
Area	28.4 km2 (11.0 sq mi)
Location	31 km (19 mi) SSE of Perth 8 km (5 mi) W of Armadale
LGA(s)	City of Armadale
State electorate(s)	Jandakot
Federal division(s)	Burt
Suburbs around Forrestdale: Piara Waters, Harrisdale Southern River Champion Lakes, Seville Grove Banjup Forrestdale Haynes Wandi Doobarda, Oakford Hilbert

Geography

Forrestdale is home to Forrestdale Lake, a nature reserve important for waterbirds, many of which breed there. It usually fills in winter and dries out in summer. The nature reserve contains the only known remaining habitat of Neopasiphae simplicior, a critically endangered native bee.^[2] Tiger snakes are commonly seen at this nature reserve, along with dugites.^{[citation needed]}

Amenities and facilities

Forrestdale has a golf course. There is a recently^[when?] built private school, a campus of Carey Baptist College, which also has another campus in Harrisdale, offering education from kindergarten and daycare to Year 9. In 2024, the campus expanded to include Year 12 students into its school cohort. The first class of Year 12 students graduated that same year.

Transport

Bus

Bus routes serving Armadale Road:

•    233 Cockburn Central Station to Gosnells Station^[3]
•    518 Cockburn Central Station to Murdoch TAFE^[4]
•    519 Murdoch TAFE to Armadale Station^[5]
•    529 Cockburn Central Station to Armadale Station^[6]