Maddington is a

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20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of the

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, the capital of

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, within the

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local government area. Maddington is a mixed-use suburb containing major residential, retail and industrial sections as well as some semi-rural areas. Unusual amongst the surrounding suburbs Maddington still retains several vineyards and orchards from when the locality was used for agricultural purposes. Maddington has a

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and like numerous other centres, has been engaging in

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planning.

History

During the 19th century, Maddington was owned by John Randall Phillips, one of the wealthier colonists to arrive in Perth during the 1830s. Maddington Park, which Phillips named after a town in Wiltshire, England, was subdivided 70 years later as Perth dealt with the population explosion following the

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. Maddington Park became "Maddington" – an area of varied agricultural uses including market gardens, poultry and orchards. In the 1950s and 1960s, Maddington and surrounding suburbs were further subdivided and developed into residential suburbs. During the 1960s the Canning Park race course, located in Maddington, was abandoned. William Davison, an English property developer bought up the land and developed the area into an industrial estate, a light industrial area that can be seen along Albany Highway and the train line today. The suburb also was the site of one of 24 new Australian Technical Colleges proposed by the

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in 2005.

Maddington Central

Formerly known as Centro Maddington and Maddington Metro, the centre was built in two stages from the early 1980s to 1992. Main tenants include Coles, Woolworths,

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and Best & Less. Other stores include

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, Red Dot stores,

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, numerous small shops in the food court and the Maddington

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. Maddington Central is located 20 kilometres from the

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between Olga Road, Burslem Drive and Attfield Street in Maddington. It is also accessible by public transport.

Transport

Bus

* 204 and 205 Maddington Station to

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– serve Kelvin Road, Attfield Street and Burslem Drive * 220 Perth Busport to Armadale Station – serves Albany Highway and Maddington Station * 221 Perth Busport to Armadale Station (limited stops) – serves Albany Highway and Maddington Station * 228 Gosnells Station to Thornlie Station – serves Gosnells Road, Westfield Street, Kelvin Road, Maddington Station, Attfield Street and Burslem Drive * 229 Maddington Central to Westfield Carousel – serves Attfield Street, Kelvin Road, Maddington Station, Alcock Street, Dellar Road, Maddington Road, Eva Street, Emerald Road and Bickley Road * 279 Maddington Central to

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– serves Attfield Street, Kelvin Road and Maddington Station * 907 Perth Busport to Armadale Station (high frequency / limited stops) – serves Albany Highway and Maddington Station

Rail

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** Maddington Station

Gallery

Image:Centro Maddington 07 SMC.jpg, Maddington shopping centre

References

External links

Maddington / Kenwick Sustainable Development Prospectus

Maddington Town Centre
{{City of Gosnells suburbs Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia Suburbs in the City of Gosnells