Langford, Western Australia

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2014}}

{{Use Australian English|date=March 2014}}

{{Infobox Australian place | type = suburb

|name = Langford

|city = Perth

|state = wa

|image =

|caption =

|lga = City of Gosnells

| map_type = nomap

| local_map = yes

| zoom = 13

|coordinates = {{coord |region:AU-WA_type:city({{wikidata |property |current |P1082}})_dim:2km |name={{wikidata |property |P1448 }} |display=inline,title |format=dms}}{{EditAtWikidata|pid=P625}}

|area =

|postcode = 6147

|pop =

|est = 1967

|fedgov = Burt

|stategov = Cannington

|near-nw = Ferndale

|near-n = Cannington

|near-ne = Beckenham

|near-w = Lynwood

|near-e = Kenwick

|near-sw = Parkwood

|near-s = Thornlie

|near-se = Thornlie

}}

Langford is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Gosnells. Its postcode is 6147.

Langford was named after William Henry Langford, a long-serving local councillor and chairman of the Gosnells Road Board.{{cite news |title=W. H. Langford Re-elected Chairman Gosnells Rd Board |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/148657081 |access-date=12 December 2023 |work=South Western Advertiser |date=20 May 1948 |location=Pinjarra, WA |page=7}} The Shire of Gosnells submitted the name in September 1966, having chosen it in consultation with the State Housing Commission. The name was approved in January 1967.{{LandInfo WA|m|L|10 July 2021}} It is a working-class residential suburb located approximately {{convert|11|km|0|abbr=on}} from Perth's central business district. Langford has historically had social problems.{{cite news |last1=Peppiatt |first1=Rebecca |last2=Butt |first2=Craig |title=Which Perth suburbs have the highest crime rates? |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/which-perth-suburbs-have-the-highest-crime-rates-20230224-p5cndt.html |access-date=12 December 2023 |work=WAToday |publisher=Sydney Morning Herald |date=2 March 2023}} 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 Roe Highway and Albany Highway; 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.{{cite web |title=Langford Housing Precinct |url=https://www.gosnells.wa.gov.au/sites/default/files/seamless/83_lhs.pdf |publisher=City of Gosnells |access-date=12 December 2023 |date=25 February 2003}}