Currambine is a northern suburb of

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, the capital city of

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, 29 km north of Perth's central business district. Its

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is the

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. It contains the Currambine Central shopping centre and

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complex.

History

Currambine was approved as a suburb name in 1980. The name was chosen by the

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in 1979 from a book by A.W. Reed. It is an

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word from

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meaning "heaps of rocks". Currambine was developed as a chiefly residential suburb in the mid-1990s on land adjacent to the Currambine train station, which was built and opened in 1993.

Geography

Currambine is bounded by

Burns Beach Road Burns Beach Road is an arterial east-west road in Perth, Western Australia, linking the suburbs of Burns Beach and Iluka to the Mitchell Freeway and Joondalup. It forms the entirety of State Route 87 and was the northern terminus of Mitchell ...

to the north,

Marmion Avenue Marmion Avenue is a arterial road in the northern coastal suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, linking Trigg in the south with Yanchep in the north. It forms part of State Route 71 along with West Coast Highway, which it joins onto at its s ...

to the west,

Shenton Avenue Shenton Avenue is an east-west distributor road in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Joondalup. The road primarily links Joondalup's coastal suburbs with the Joondalup central business district, which ...

to the south and

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to the west. The suburb is effectively divided into quarters by the dual carriageways

Connolly Drive Connolly Drive is an arterial road in the outer northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. The road takes its name from the Perth suburb of Connolly, which lies just beyond the road's terminus. Route description Connolly Drive starts at She ...

(north-south) and Moore Drive (east-west).

Demographics

At the

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, Currambine had a population of 6,912 people living in 2,576 dwellings. According to the 2011 census, Currambine's workforce mostly consists of professionals; technicians and trade workers; and clerical and administrative workers.

Facilities

Currambine is a residential suburb, and is served by the Currambine Market Place shopping centre (now renamed Currambine Central) at its southwestern corner. Currambine Central 2016

The southeastern part of the suburb contains 5 holes of the 27-hole Joondalup Golf Course, part of the Joondalup Resort complex based in neighbouring

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. The suburb also contains two primary schools, one public (1997

Currambine Primary School Currambine is a northern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, 29 km north of Perth's central business district. Its local government area is the City of Joondalup. It contains the Currambine Central shopping centre and ci ...

) and one private (Francis Jordan Catholic School). The suburb is within

Ocean Reef Senior High School Ocean Reef Senior High School is an independent Public high school, located in Ocean Reef, north of Perth, Western Australia. Opened in 1983, the school's catchment area covered the northwestern part of the City of Joondalup and provides an e ...

's catchment area. A community centre is also available for use, located near Currambine Central.

Transport

Currambine is served by the 460, 461, 470, these three busses run through Shenton Ave 471 and 472

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bus routes from

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,Northern 67 timetable
, Transperth, effective 8 August 2005. Accessed 17 January 2007 operated by

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and by the

Currambine railway station Currambine railway station (officially Currambine Station) is a commuter rail station on the border of Currambine and Joondalup, north of Perth, Western Australia. It is on the Joondalup line, which is part of the Transperth network. Located i ...

Politics

Currambine is a fairly new suburb and a classic "

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" suburb which leans towards the

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in federal elections and the

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in state elections, in line with many northern Perth suburbs. This has changed in recent elections with majority voting for Liberal in the state elections. As Currambine is a part of two state electorates it is represented by both Mark Folkard: Burns Beach and Emily Hamilton: Joondalup, both of which are Labor representatives.

References

{{City of Joondalup suburbs Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia Suburbs in the City of Joondalup