Haynes is a
suburb of
Perth
Perth is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the Australian states and territories of Australia, state of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth most populous city in Aust ...
, Western Australia, located within the
City of Armadale. This rural and semi-rural suburb is located on the city's fringe, and in the 2010s began to be subdivided for urban purposes.
The suburb was named after Walter Alexander Birrell Haynes and his wife Margaret, who moved to the district sometime before 1910 and operated a dairy farm in the area for many years. Members of the Haynes family have made a significant contribution to local community organisations such as sporting clubs for many years, and helped establish many other groups. Walter Haynes was the Chairman of the
Armadale-Kelmscott Road Board between 1938 and 1946.
The locality was formed from
Brookdale Brookdale is the name of many settlements, institutions, and businesses in English-speaking countries.
Cities and towns
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* Brookdale, Kansas
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on 1 April 2008.
The Haynes Shopping Centre is named for the suburb but is located in the adjacent locality of
Armadale.
The closest train station is
Armadale for public transport.
References
External links
{{PerthAU-geo-stub
Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia
Suburbs in the City of Armadale