Treeby, Western Australia
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox Australian place | type = suburb
|name = {{wikidata |property |P1448 }}
|city = Perth
|state = wa
|est = {{start date and age|{{wikidata |property |P571 }}}}{{EditAtWikidata|pid=P571}}
|region = South Metropolitan Perth
|stategov = Jandakot
|fedgov = Fremantle
|postcode = 6164
|image = Elderflower Street, Treeby, viewed from east, 11 June 2022.jpg
|caption = Elderflower Street, Treeby, viewed from east.
|lga = City of Cockburn
| map_type = nomap
| local_map = yes
| zoom = 12
| coordinates = {{coord |region:AU-WA_type:city({{wikidata |property |current |P1082}})_dim:{{wikidata |property |qualifier |raw |P625 |P2386 |format=%q}} |name={{wikidata |property |P1448 }} |display=inline,title |format=dms}}
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in metropolitan Perth
| area = 8.2
| area_footnotes = {{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL51467|name=Treeby (Suburbs and Localities)|access-date=16 July 2022}}
| near-nw = Jandakot
| near-n = Canning Vale
| near-ne = Harrisdale
| near-w = Jandakot
| near-e = Piara Waters
| near-sw = Atwell
| near-s = Banjup
| near-se = Forrestdale
| dist1 = 23
| location1= Perth
}}
Treeby is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Cockburn. It is located on the east side of the Kwinana Freeway, close to Cockburn Central.
History
Treeby is primarily a rural area, originally part of Banjup but made a separate suburb in 2016 from the portion of Banjup that extended north of Armadale Road.{{cite web |url=http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/perths-newest-suburb-revealedand-its-going-to-have-plenty-of-shade-20160923-grn87c.html |title=Perth's newest suburb revealed...and it's going to have plenty of shade |publisher=WA Today |date=2016-09-23 |access-date=2016-09-23 |author=David Allan-Petale }}{{cite web |title=Banjup |year=2022 |website=City of Cockburn |url=https://history.cockburn.wa.gov.au/Buildings-and-places/Suburbs/Banjup |access-date=2022-02-16 |quote=As suburban development has moved south over the years, modern Cockburn suburbs have been carved out of the old Banjup borders: Success and Atwell in 1973, Hammond Park and Aubin Grove in 2002 and 2003 respectively, and Treeby in 2016. }} Situated on land traditionally inhabited by the Beeliar Whadjuk of the Noongar people, it is named after Joseph and Emma Treeby, early colonial settlers of the area.{{cite news |title=Treeby descendant says ancestors would've been embarrassed by fuss |first=Bryce |last=Luff |date=2016-10-04 |work=Fremantle Gazette |publisher=Seven West Media |url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/community-news/fremantle-gazette/treeby-descendant-says-ancestors-wouldve-been-embarrassed-by-fuss-c-787449 |access-date=2022-02-16 }} Arriving from South Australia with plans for apple orchards, the Treeby family established a market garden on over {{convert|35|acres|ha|order=flip}} growing mainly cauliflower and cabbage.{{cn |date=February 2022}}
In recent years, an area previously{{when|date=June 2022}} mined for sand was developed into a new residential estate called Calleya.{{when|date=June 2022}} Stockland has a large display village called Calleya with terraces, townhomes, house and land packages, and completed land. Stockland has sold over 1,100 house and land packages in Treeby.{{cite web |url=http://comment.cockburn.wa.gov.au/treeby-the-newest-suburb-for-the-city-of-cockburn |title=Treeby, the newest suburb for the City of Cockburn |publisher=Comment on Cockburn |access-date=2016-09-23 }}{{cite web |url=http://ec2-54-79-2-48.ap-southeast-2.compute.amazonaws.com/fremantle-gazette/news/city-stands-by-treeby-decision/ |title=City stands by Treeby decision|publisher=Community News Group|date=2016-02-16 |access-date=2016-09-23 |first=Bryce |last=Luff }} There is also a new estate called Kara in the western part of the suburb.{{cite web |title=Aerial Plan |year=2022 |publisher=LWP Property Group |url=https://karaland.com.au/media/c4up2tmi/lwp00004-aerial_hr-web.pdf |access-date=2022-02-16 }}
Geography
Treeby is bounded in the north by the eastern border of the Jandakot Industrial Area, Dollier Street, Fraser Road, and the City of Canning, and in the east by the City of Armadale. The suburb is also bounded by Jandakot Road, Candelore Road and Acourt Road in the north, Warton Road in the east, Armadale Road in the south, and the suburb of Jandakot, Dollier Street and Solomon Road in the west.
Education
Treeby has one primary school, Treeby Primary School, that opened in 2022 and caters for students from Kindergarten to Year 6.{{cite web |title=Principal's Welcome |year=2022 |website=Treeby Primary School |url=https://treebyps.wa.edu.au/about-us/principals-welcome |access-date=2022-02-17 }} Its intake area encompasses southern parts of Treeby and Jandakot.{{cite web |title=Treeby Primary School: Local Intake Area |year=2022 |website=Schools Online |publisher= Department of Education, Government of Western Australia |url=https://www.det.wa.edu.au/schoolsonline/local_intake.do?schoolID=5870&pageID=SP09 |access-date=2022-02-17 }}
Transport
=Road=
Treeby is served by nearby roads including Jandakot Road, Armadale Road, and Warton Road. Access to Perth in the north and Rockingham in the south is via the Kwinana Freeway, accessible via interchanges at Armadale Road and Berrigan Drive. Jandakot Airport, the general aviation airport in its immediate northwestern vicinity, is reachable via Berrigan Drive, and Armadale Road is connected to North Lake Road via a bridge over Kwinana Freeway that opened in 2021.{{cite press release |type=Media Release |first=Rita |last=Saffioti |author-link=Rita Saffioti |title=Congestion relief for Cockburn with opening of new bridge over Kwinana Freeway |date=2021-12-15 |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2021/12/Joint-media-statement-Congestion-relief-for-Cockburn-with-opening-of-new-bridge-over-Kwinana-Freeway.aspx |website=Minister for Transport; Planning; Ports |publisher=Commonwealth of Australia |location=Western Australia |access-date=2022-02-17 }} Major roads in the suburb include Clementine Boulevard, Ghostgum Avenue, Greensand Promenade and Sapphire Drive.
=Public transport=
Transperth provides public bus services and trains for the Perth metropolitan area, and this includes regular bus services on route 523, which operates west to Cockburn Central station, located just outside the western boundary of Treeby, and Cockburn Gateway Shopping City in Success. Train services connect to Perth and Mandurah.
The suburb's closest railway stations are Cockburn Central and Aubin Grove, located in the suburbs of Cockburn Central and Atwell, respectively.
==Bus==
- {{legend2|#FFA700}} 233 Cockburn Central Station to Gosnells Station – serves Armadale Road{{Cite Transperth bus|233}}
- {{legend2|#FFA700}} 518 Cockburn Central Station to Murdoch TAFE – serves Armadale Road{{Cite Transperth bus|518}}
- {{legend2|#E35400}} 523 Cockburn Central Station to Treeby – serves Armadale Road, Ghostgum Avenue, Clementine Boulevard and Sapphire Drive{{Cite Transperth bus|523}}
- {{legend2|#FFA700}} 529 Cockburn Central Station to Armadale Station – serves Armadale Road{{Cite Transperth bus|529}}
See also
References
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External links
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