Landsdale is a northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

 located within the local government area of the City of Wanneroo. It is mixed use, with residential, commercial and light manufacturing areas.

History

In the late 1990s, Landsdale began to develop from market gardens and small rural lots into residential development. Until 1997–1998, prior to the separation by the City of Wanneroo of the suburbs of Darch

Darch, Western Australia

Darch is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Wanneroo approximately north of Perth's central business district. Previously part of Landsdale, much of the suburb was rural in character until the late 1990s. It was named after an early settler family in the area, with...

 and Madeley

Madeley, Western Australia

Madeley is a suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located north of Perth's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Wanneroo. Previously part of Landsdale, much of the suburb was rural in character until the 1990s, with market gardening a common...

, Landsdale enclosed a much larger area extending westwards to Wanneroo Road

Wanneroo Road

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Facilities

The main commercial precinct is known as Landsdale Gardens and includes most of the facilities of the area, such as a small medical complex, the Warradale centre (named after Warradale Park), parks and reserves, lakes, walking trails, Landsdale Forum shopping centre as well as two schools, Landsdale Primary School which was built in 1998 and Landsdale Gardens Adventist School.

Landsdale Forum was built to replace an earlier delicatessen. It includes an IGA

IGA (Australian supermarket group)

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, BWS liquor store

BWS

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, a DVD and video rental store, a real-estate agency, a drycleaner, Fish & Chips take-away, Chinese take-away, salon, bakery

Brumby's Bakeries

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, newsagent, a poolshop, a daycare centre, a cafe, a pharmacy, an India

India

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n supermarket and a restaurant.

The Warradale Centre (named after nearby Warradale Park on Southmead Drive) is used for community events and includes a club room and change rooms as well as a canteen, parking and toilet facilities. It is used for local sporting clubs including; the Landsdale Rockets Football

Australian rules football

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 Club, the Landsdale Lions Junior and Senior Cricket

Cricket

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 Club as well as a small tee ball

Tee Ball

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 club.

Landsdale also has an ambulance station located on the corner of Alexander Drive and Gnangara Road.

The Perth International Telecommunications Centre

Perth International Telecommunications Centre

The Perth International Telecommunications Centre is located in the northeastern Perth suburb of Cullacabardee, and has handled a large percentage of Australian telecommunications company Telstra's satellite communications since its opening in November 1986...

 is located in the eastern end of Landsdale

Landsdale, Western Australia

Landsdale is a northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia located within the local government area of the City of Wanneroo. It is mixed use, with residential, commercial and light manufacturing areas.-History:...

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Transport

Landsdale is serviced by three Transperth

Transperth

Transperth is the brand name of the public transport system in Perth, Western Australia. It is operated by the Public Transport Authority.-History:...

 bus routes, operated by Veolia Transdev

Southern Coast Transit

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; Route 376 from Mirrabooka bus station, formerly the 355; and the 352 to Whitfords railway station and the 450 to Warwick railway station

Warwick railway station, Perth

Warwick railway station is a Transperth train and bus interchange located north-northwest of Perth railway station in Western Australia, on the Joondalup Line.-History:...

, allowing Landsdale residents to connect by train to Perth's central business district.