Ellenbrook

City of Swan · WA 6069

Bassendean SandsGnangara Mound709 mm rainfall (2024)39.3 km from Jandakot HQ

Ellenbrook is an outer suburb and planned community in Perth, Western Australia, within the City of Swan local government area. It is 28 km (17 mi) north-east of Perth's central business district and 18 km (11 mi) north of the regional metropolitan centre of Midland. It was first developed in the 1990s as a joint venture between the Government of Western Australia and private landowners in the area.

Soil zone · Bassendean Sands

Pale grey to white siliceous sands of the eastern coastal plain. Low organic matter, very high infiltration, and very low water-holding capacity.

Drainage: Very high
Water retention: Very low

Irrigation strategyFrequent short cycles outperform long soaks (water drains past the root zone). MP rotators and drip lines deliver more usable water than fixed pop-ups. Annual wetting agent application strongly recommended.

Installation notesEasy trenching. Anchor sprinkler bodies firmly - sand provides poor lateral support. Backfill compacts unevenly when wet.

Groundwater · Gnangara Mound

Large unconfined superficial aquifer covering most of Perth north of the Swan River. Primary garden-bore source for the northern suburbs.

Bore prevalence: Very high
Water table: 1-5 m

Bore considerationsDWER bore licence required. Most properties on sandy soils have viable shallow bores. Iron staining is common - filtration often needed. Subject to abstraction limits and metering rules.

Rainfall (2024)

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

Annual total: 709 mm
Wet season (May-Sep): 578 mm
Dry season (Nov-Mar): 75 mm
Source: open-meteo

Irrigation implication11% of annual rainfall falls outside the dry season - reticulation carries the load Nov-Mar.

Demographics & geography

Population: 24,668 (as of 2021-08-10)
Area: 13.1 km²
Density: 1,883 / km²
Postcode: 6069
LGA: City of Swan
Coordinates: -31.7650, 115.9880
Drive distance: ~39.3 km from Jandakot HQ

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Hero copy: "Reticulation services in Ellenbrook (City of Swan) — 39.3 km from our Jandakot workshop"
Soil-aware advice: "Ellenbrook sits in the bassendean sands zone. Frequent short cycles outperform long soaks (water drains past the root zone)."
Bore vs scheme: "Bore prevalence here is very high (Gnangara Mound, water table 1-5 m)."
Rainfall context: "Annual rainfall ~709mm with 75mm in the dry season - irrigation must cover the gap."
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