Noranda is a

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, Western Australia, located in the

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. The suburb was named in 1977 after Noranda Park, a town in the U.S. state of

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. The portion north of Widgee Road was transferred to the City of Bayswater from the

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on 1 July 2016. The suburb is a middle- to upper-middle class area with some affluent pockets. The population consists largely of families of

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Facilities

Noranda is serviced by bus routes (Routes 344, 346, 347 and 371) that run to Galleria Bus Station, and two routes (371 and 344) that run to

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. The main shopping centre in the suburb is Hawaiian's Noranda (formerly Noranda Palms Shopping Centre, and Noranda Square Shopping Centre). The suburb has a number of junior sporting clubs including the Noranda Hawks Football Club, Noranda Junior Cricket Club, Noranda City Football Club and serves as a district in the WA Netball Association. The netball association provides a number of clubs and this in turn supports a large number of young children from neighbouring suburbs. Lightning Swamp Bushland and Lightning Park Recreation Centre are both in Noranda.

Education

The suburb contains one high school – Morley Senior High School – and two state primary schools – Noranda Primary School and Camboon Primary School. Private schools located near the suburb include Chisholm Catholic College, John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School and St Andrew's Grammar School.

Transport

* 344 Warwick Station to Galleria Bus Station – serves McGilvray Avenue, Benara Road and Crimea Street * 346 Noranda to Galleria Bus Station – serves Widgee Road, Crimea Street, Benara Road and Emberson Road * 347 Morley Senior High School to Galleria Bus Station – serves Widgee Road, Camboon Road and Wylde Road

References

{{City of Bayswater suburbs Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia Suburbs in the City of Bayswater Noranda, Western Australia