Langford is a suburb of

Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...

, Western Australia, located within the

City of Gosnells The City of Gosnells is a local government area in the southeastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located northwest of Armadale and about southeast of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of , ...

. Its postcode is 6147. Langford was named after William Henry Langford, a long-serving local councillor and chairman of the Gosnells Road Board. The Shire of Gosnells submitted the name in September 1966, having chosen it in consultation with the

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. The name was approved in January 1967. It is a working-class residential suburb located approximately from Perth's central business district. Langford has historically had social problems. Originally established as public housing, much has now been redeveloped or renovated and sold to private owners. Langford is served by the major arterial roads

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and

Albany Highway Albany Highway links Western Australia's capital city Perth with its oldest settlement, Albany, Western Australia, Albany, on the state's South coast of Western Australia, south coast. The highway travels through the southern Wheatbelt (Weste ...

; schools including Brookman Primary School, St Judes Catholic School, and Langford Islamic College; several churches; a sporting complex; and the Langford Village Shopping Centre, which includes restaurants, tavern, delicatessen and pharmacy.

Transport

Bus

* 206 Cannington Station to

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– serves

Nicholson Road Nicholson Road is a major north–south road in the southeastern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, connecting Albany Highway in Cannington with the large residential areas of Thornlie and Canning Vale, before leaving the Perth urban area ...

, Langford Avenue and Spencer Road * 208 Cannington Station to Murdoch Station – serves

* 507 and 508 Cannington Station to Bull Creek Station – serve

* 930

Thornlie Station Thornlie railway station is a suburban railway station on the Transperth network. Located from Perth station, it serves the suburb of Thornlie, Western Australia. It was the original terminus of the Thornlie line, a spur of the Armadale line, ...

Elizabeth Quay Bus Station Elizabeth Quay bus station, formerly the Esplanade Busport, is a Transperth bus station, located at the southern edge of the Perth (suburb), Perth CBD in Western Australia, next to the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre and Elizabeth Quay rail ...

(high frequency) – serves Spencer Road

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Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia Suburbs in the City of Gosnells {{PerthAU-geo-stub