Cockburn Central

City of Cockburn · WA 6164

Pinjarra Plain (Alluvial Clays)Jandakot Mound667 mm rainfall (2024)3 km from Jandakot HQ

Cockburn Central is a suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is 24 kilometres (15 mi) south of Perth's central business district (CBD) along the Kwinana Freeway. Its local government area is the City of Cockburn, and it is intended by the Government to serve as a regional centre for the area. It was approved as a name by the Geographic Names Committee in 2007.

Soil zone · Pinjarra Plain (Alluvial Clays)

Coastal alluvial clays and loams. Moderate to high water retention but prone to surface runoff and seasonal waterlogging.

Drainage: Low
Water retention: High

Irrigation strategyLess frequent, longer-duration cycles. Drip irrigation preferred to avoid runoff. Cycle-and-soak programming reduces ponding. Avoid over-watering in winter and shoulder seasons.

Installation notesHeavy trenching - clay binds tools. Clay backfill compacts hard, can crush poly without bedding sand. Provide drainage at valve box base.

Groundwater · Jandakot Mound

Smaller unconfined aquifer south of the Swan/Canning Rivers, between the coast and the Darling Scarp. Supports the southern garden-bore network.

Bore prevalence: High
Water table: 2-6 m

Bore considerationsPublic Drinking Water Source Area (PDWSA) overlays restrict some bore activity. Iron and tannin in groundwater common. Drilling regulated under DWER.

Rainfall (2024)

Annual rainfall captured at this suburb's coordinates from Open-Meteo's ERA5 reanalysis archive.

Annual total: 667 mm
Wet season (May-Sep): 573 mm
Dry season (Nov-Mar): 43 mm
Source: open-meteo

Irrigation implication6% of annual rainfall falls outside the dry season - reticulation carries the load Nov-Mar.

Demographics & geography

Population: 1,521 (as of 2021-08-10)
Area: 2.8 km²
Density: 543 / km²
Postcode: 6164
LGA: City of Cockburn
Coordinates: -32.1210, 115.8480
Drive distance: ~3 km from Jandakot HQ

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Hero copy: "Reticulation services in Cockburn Central (City of Cockburn) — 3 km from our Jandakot workshop"
Soil-aware advice: "Cockburn Central sits in the pinjarra plain (alluvial clays) zone. Less frequent, longer-duration cycles."
Bore vs scheme: "Bore prevalence here is high (Jandakot Mound, water table 2-6 m)."
Rainfall context: "Annual rainfall ~667mm with 43mm in the dry season - irrigation must cover the gap."
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