Darling Downs

Darling Downs sits between Byford and Wungong in the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale. It is a suburb of large lots on land that was farmed for more than a century along Wungong Brook.

Green paddocks of Wungong Farm with the Darling Scarp behind — Wungong Farm and the Darling Scarp, seen from the South Western Railway, 1994. Photo: WoonganILB, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

The housing

Almost all homes in Darling Downs are separate houses. Older farm buildings remain among the newer streets, including the 1918 Wungong Farm homestead on Bruns Drive.

Shops and cafes

Darling Downs has no shopping centre of its own. Shops are in nearby Byford, including Byford Village Shopping Centre and Byford Market Place on Abernethy Road, and in Armadale.

Parks and open space

Wungong Brook runs through the suburb past the Wungong Farm buildings on Bruns Drive. Lake Allambee and the parks of The Glades in Byford are close by.

Getting around

Bus route 251 runs along the South Western Highway between Armadale Station and Byford Station.

Education

There are no schools in Darling Downs itself. The nearest are in Byford and Armadale.

What is coming

Main Roads WA is extending Tonkin Highway south from Thomas Road to the South Western Highway and upgrading Thomas Road. The project names Darling Downs among the suburbs it covers, and completion is expected in late 2028.

The history of Darling Downs

How Darling Downs got its name and how it grew: read our Darling Downs history.

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