Subiaco

City of Subiaco · WA 6008

Karrakatta SandsGnangara Mound674 mm rainfall (2024)17.7 km from Jandakot HQ

Subiaco, known colloquially as Subi, is an inner-western suburb of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. It is approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) west of Perth's central business district, in the City of Subiaco local government area. Historically a working-class suburb containing a mixture of industrial and commercial land uses, since the 1990s the area has been one of Australia's most celebrated urban redevelopment projects. It remains a predominantly low-rise, urban village neighbourhood centred around Subiaco train station and Rokeby Road.

Soil zone · Karrakatta Sands

Pale yellow deep sands inland of the Spearwood zone. Well-drained, slightly acidic, generally easier to work than Bassendean.

Drainage: High
Water retention: Low

Irrigation strategyStandard pop-up sprays effective for lawn. Wetting agents valuable in summer. Drip preferred for garden beds.

Installation notesStraightforward trenching to standard depth. Stable backfill. Good substrate for valve boxes and manifolds.

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: 674 mm
Wet season (May-Sep): 557 mm
Dry season (Nov-Mar): 53 mm
Source: open-meteo

Irrigation implication8% of annual rainfall falls outside the dry season - reticulation carries the load Nov-Mar.

Demographics & geography

Population: 9,940 (as of 2021-08-10)
Area: 3.1 km²
Density: 3,206 / km²
Postcode: 6008
LGA: City of Subiaco
Coordinates: -31.9500, 115.8250
Drive distance: ~17.7 km from Jandakot HQ

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