Carramar, Western Australia

Carramar is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Wanneroo and it is situated 30 km from the Perth CBD. Its postcode is 6031, and it came into being, together with Tapping to the south, in 1995 as a subdivision of Neerabup.

Carramar
Perth, Western Australia
Coordinates31.7°S 115.786°E / -31.7; 115.786
Population7,178 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1995
Postcode(s)6031
Area6.7 km2 (2.6 sq mi)
Location30 km (19 mi) N of Perth CBD
LGA(s)City of Wanneroo
State electorate(s)Wanneroo
Federal division(s)Pearce
Suburbs around Carramar:
Neerabup Neerabup Neerabup
Neerabup Carramar Banksia Grove
Wanneroo Tapping Tapping

Carramar is an Aboriginal word meaning "shade of trees", and was approved as a suburb name in 1997.[2]

Geography

Carramar is bounded by Flynn Drive to the north, Pinjar Road to the east, Joondalup Drive to the south, and Wanneroo Road to the west.[3]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Carramar had a population of 6,605,[4] an increase in comparison to the 2001 census, which had the population at 2,497.[5] This increase can be directly attributed to increased housing development within the suburb on previously undeveloped land. The median age of Carramar residents was 32, and median household income was $1,964 per week. 0.4% of the population identified themselves as Indigenous persons.[4]

The most popular religious affiliations in descending order in the 2011 census were Anglican 25.7%, No Religion 24.3%, Catholic 22.6%, Uniting Church 3.7% and Baptist 2.8%.[4]

Facilities

The suburb has a park and sporting oval located on its Southern border at Millendon Street between Houghton and Cheriton Drives. Also located in this same area is the local Community Centre constructed and operated by the local council opened in May 2006.

In 1994, the Carramar Golf Course was opened by the City of Wanneroo. The Bob Stanton designed facility is a par 72, 6121 metre course carved into a native Australian bushland surrounding.

Retail facilities

Two sites within the suburb are zoned for retail facilities. The first is the Carramar Village Shopping Centre[6] located in the area bounded by Joondalup Drive, Rawlinna Parkway, and Cheriton Drive on the suburb's southern boundary. The site is owned by the estate's land developer Peet Limited and opened for trading in March 2009. The second site is zoned regional shopping centre and is located on a parcel of land to the north of the intersection at Joondalup Drive and Pinjar Road.

The issue of shopping facilities within the Carramar Estate had been a source of constant discontent between residents, the local residents association, and the land developer. Amongst the delays cited were the tendering process for a land release in the adjoining suburb of Banksia Grove which would have led them to instead develop the regional shopping centre site, and complaints regarding the approvals process of the City of Wanneroo which have been strenuously denied by Central Ward Councillors Sam Salpietro (Also Deputy Mayor) and Frank Civitan.

Education

A new primary school, Carramar Primary School, opened on 2 February 2005.

High School studies are provided through either Wanneroo Senior High School or Kinross College. A number of students also attend St Stephen's School in the neighbouring suburb of Tapping for private primary and secondary education.

Sport

Carramar Cougars are the local football club based at Houghton Park, Carramar, opposite the Carramar Village Shopping Centre.[7]

Transport

The suburb is served by bus routes which provide connections to the Joondalup Line via either the Whitfords or Joondalup railway stations.

Bus routes
  •    391, Joondalup Station – Banksia Grove. Operates along Golf Links Drive, Houghton Road, Millendon Street and Keanefield Drive.
  •    467, Whitfords Station – Joondalup Station. Operates along Joondalup Drive passing the Carramar Village Shopping Centre.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Carramar (WA) (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "History of metropolitan suburb names – C". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2007.
  3. Department of Land Information. StreetSmart Perth Street Directory (54th ed.). West Australian Newspapers Ltd. pp. Maps 190-191. ISBN 978-0-909439-67-5.
  4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Carramar (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (19 November 2002). "2001 Community Profiles: Carramar (State Suburb)". 2001 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 25 April 2007.
  6. Peet Limited. "Carramar Neighbourhood Shopping Centre". Archived from the original on 19 August 2006. Retrieved 11 February 2007.
  7. "Home". carramarcougars.myclub.org.au. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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