Warnbro, Western Australia
Warnbro is a southern outer suburb of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, located on Warnbro Sound within the City of Rockingham. It adjoins Port Kennedy which combines residential with retail and light-industrial land use. The suburb, which is named after Warnbro Sound, was gazetted on 5 April 1974.
Secondary schools are the Warnbro [Community High School] which has about 1,600 students, and Living [Waters Lutheran College], one of two Lutheran schools in Western Australia. The suburb has sporting facilities including "Aqua Jetty", a multi-purpose recreation facility with Olympic-sized swimming pools and a large gymnasium. The Vicinity Centres Warnbro Fair Shopping Centre includes supermarkets together with a wide range of specialty retailers and fast-food outlets.
Notable residents
- Warnbro is the home of the nineteenth Earl of Lincoln, who succeeded to the English title in 2001.
- English-born Cinema of [the United States|Hollywood] actor Sam Worthington grew up in Warnbro.
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