Vlasich family), but in recent decades there has been an increase in hobby farms geared to equine pursuits, and more recently housing estates with generous lot sizes. The new subdivision "Byford on the Scarp" was constructed on the long-disused Navy Armament Depot. The depot was closed in 1981 and its functions relocated to Garden Island. After standing empty and neglected for many years, the storage bunkers and other depot buildings were progressively demolished, this work being complete in 2000. Traces of the rail infrastructure that once served the depot and brickworks still are visible today. Today, Byford is a town with most of the amenities and conveniences that one comes to expect in Australia, including halls, six state schools, clubs, sporting oval, trotting complex, a range of shops and businesses, a flour mill, and farms in the surrounding rural areas. A Free Reformed Church was opened on the corner of Soldiers Road and Mead Street in 1987, and a private school was later built alongside this church. Education The seven primary schools in Byford are: Byford Primary School – government, opened 1901 Marri Grove Primary School – government, opened 1993 Byford John Calvin School – private, opened 1999 West Byford Primary School – government, opened 2013 Salvado Catholic College – Catholic, opened 2016 Woodland Grove Primary School – government, opened 2017 Beenyup Primary School – government, opened 2020 The only secondary school in Byford is: Byford Secondary College – Government, opened 2014 References External links ByfordWA Heritage Country Choir Jarrahdale Heritage Society Byford Bushrangers tee-ball/baseball/softball club Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale