A new suburb was created in 2017, bordered by Womma, Stebonheath, Petherton and Andrews Road.
This section was excised from Penfield and the new suburb of Eyre was created on the north side of Womma Road and western side of Stebonheath Road. The eastern side was dominated by a housing estate which had been marketed as "Eyre at Penfield".
Eyre was named after he explorer Edward John Eyre who travelled through this way up north on one of his expeditions.
