Woodbridge, Western Australia
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Woodbridge is a suburb of Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

, located within the City of Swan. Woodbridge was formerly part of Midland
Midland, Western Australia
Midland is a suburb in the Perth, Western Australia metropolitan area, as well as the regional centre for the City of Swan local government area that covers the Swan Valley and parts of the Darling Scarp to the east. It is situated at the intersection of Great Eastern Highway and Great Northern...

 and was previously named West Midland

On 4 October 2004, Transperth
Transperth
Transperth is the brand name of the public transport system in Perth, Western Australia. It is operated by the Public Transport Authority.-History:...

 renamed the West Midland railway station to Woodbridge station
Woodbridge railway station, Perth
Woodbridge Train Station, formerly called West Midland Train Station, is a Transperth train station 15.5 km from Perth Train Station, in Western Australia, on the Midland Line.-History:...

. The suburb has taken its name from the original farm established 1830.

Woodbridge House a National Trust property is on the edge of the Swan River
Swan River (Western Australia)
The Swan River estuary flows through the city of Perth, in the south west of Western Australia. Its lower reaches are relatively wide and deep, with few constrictions, while the upper reaches are usually quite narrow and shallow....

 is now a museum that is open to the public.

Governor Stirling Senior High School
Governor Stirling Senior High School
Governor Stirling Senior High School is a secondary education facility from years 8 to 12 located in Woodbridge, Western Australia, providing both vocational and tertiary entrance education.- History :...

is within the locality.
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