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'''Madeley''' is a suburb of [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]], the capital city of [[Western Australia]] {{convert|20|km|mi|0}} north of Perth's [[central business district]]. Its [[Local government areas of Western Australia|local government area]] is the [[City of Wanneroo]]. Previously part of [[Landsdale, Western Australia|Landsdale]], much of the suburb was rural in character until the 1990s, with [[market gardening]] a common activity. From 2001 onwards, extensive property development resulted in massive population growth, with the Property Investor Magazine of December 2007 estimating a growth rate of 33.3% per year.

 

 

Madeley was named after early landowner and former [[City of Wanneroo|Wanneroo Road Board]] member George Edward Madeley.<ref>{{LandInfo WA|m|M|2008-05-21}}</ref>

 

In May–June 1996, with the creation of the East Wanneroo Development Area, Cell 6 was identified as a high priority for development,<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.joondalup.wa.gov.au/BUcouncilsupport/agenmin/Minutes/1998/cl980428.pdf|format=PDF|title=Minutes of Meeting of Joint Commissioners|date=28 April 1998|author=[[City of Wanneroo]]|page=50}}</ref> and was divided into western and eastern sections corresponding to modern Madeley and [[Darch, Western Australia|Darch]] respectively. On 10 September 1997, the [[City of Wanneroo]] resolved to name the locality Kingsway after the main east-west road running through it, and to name the area east of the proposed Skeit Road as Madeley. The Geographic Names Committee (GNC) approved Madeley, but rejected Kingsway as being too similar to [[Kingsley, Western Australia|Kingsley]]. The City, by this stage administered by commissioners, met on 17 February 1998, and decided to use Madeley for the western area, and to honour another settler family in naming the eastern section Darch. On 5 March 1998, the name Darch was approved by the GNC, formally releasing the name Madeley. The City applied for the name Madeley on 28 April 1998, and it was granted at the GNC's meeting on 19 June 1998.<ref>City of Wanneroo (28 April 1998), p.83. Item DP118-04/98, "East Wanneroo Nomenclature". 5 March and 19 June dates sourced from Geographic Names Committee.</ref>

 

The suburb is bounded by [[Wanneroo Road]] to the west, [[Gnangara Road]] to the north, Hartman Drive to the east and [[Hepburn Avenue]] to the south. It contains the [[Kingsway City]] shopping centre.