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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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 Aboriginal 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

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to the north,

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to the west,

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to the south and

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to the west. The suburb is effectively divided into quarters by the dual carriageways Connolly Drive (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 Central shopping centre 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) and one private (Francis Jordan Catholic School). The suburb is within Ocean Reef Senior High School's catchment area to the west of Connolly Drive and Belridge Secondary College to the east of Connolly Drive . A community centre is also available for use, located near Currambine Central.

Transport

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

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bus routes from

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, operated by

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and by the Currambine railway station.

Bus

* 471 Joondalup Station to Burns Beach – serves Moore Drive and

* 473 Joondalup Station to

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– serves

* 474 Joondalup Station to Clarkson Station – serves

Bus routes serving

: * 460 and 461 Joondalup Station to Whitfords Station * 470 Joondalup Station to Burns Beach

Rail

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** Currambine Station

Politics

Currambine is a fairly new suburb and a classic " mortgage belt" 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