Parkwood, Western Australia

Parkwood is a southeastern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Canning.

Parkwood
Perth, Western Australia
Parkwood Shopping Centre at Vellgrove Avenue.
Coordinates32°02′52″S 115°54′54″E
Population5,995 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1965
Postcode(s)6147
Area3.6 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Location14.8 km (9 mi) from the Perth CBD
LGA(s)City of Canning
State electorate(s)Riverton
Federal division(s)Tangney
Suburbs around Parkwood:
Riverton Ferndale Lynwood
Willetton Parkwood Langford
Willetton Canning Vale Thornlie

History

Parkwood was first settled by Henry Willett of Willett & Co, who was granted Canning Location 21 on the Canning River (which included nearby Lynwood) and settled in the area in June 1832. In November 1964, the Shire of Canning proposed the names "Burtsdale" and "Willetton" for Willetton and Lynwood/Parkwood respectively, the name Burtsdale honouring Septimus Burt, who purchased the land in 1882. In August 1965, developers at Lynwood requested the name "Clovercrest Estate", but finally agreed to "Lynwood". The name Willetton was shifted westwards and Lynwood was gazetted in December 1965.[2]

Parkwood became its own suburb in 1993 and Lynwood still exist north of High Road.[3]

Geography

Parkwood is bounded by High Road to the north and northeast, Nicholson Road to the east, Roe Highway to the south and Willeri Drive to the west.[4]

Facilities
Flag at Stockland Riverton Shopping Centre in Parkwood that is visible from surrounding suburbs.

Parkwood is a residential suburb with a scattering of parks of varying sizes. It contains Lynwood Senior High School (1974) and Parkwood Primary School (1975, originally called West Lynwood), which contains one of Perth's seven primary-school-level Intensive English Centres. The program is designed to assist refugees, displaced children and others with low English literacy, many of whom have special needs.

Riverton Forum Shopping Centre (previously Stockland Riverton), opened in 1986 as Riverton Forum and was acquired by Stockland in the mid-late 2000s but was handed to Elanor in 2023 and is situated in Parkwood on the southern side of High Road, is near the Canning Arts Centre and the Riverton Leisureplex that are both situated in Riverton on the northern side of High Road. The Riverton Leisureplex is a large facility with sporting, fitness and recreation facilities first opened on 9 November 2001,[5] is operated by the City of Canning and includes the council's largest library. The building was designed by the architectural firm James Christou and Partners.[6]

The southeast is served by a neighbourhood shopping centre on Vellgrove Avenue and community and sports centre, which back onto Whaleback Golf Course, an 18-hole public golf course.[7] The facility first opened on 9 January 1981 on a buffer reserve between the Canning Vale industrial area and the housing developments in Parkwood and Lynwood, and was significantly upgraded in December 2002.[7]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Parkwood (WA) (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "History of metropolitan suburb names – L". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
  3. "Minic Property Group :: About The Area". www.minicpropertygroup.com. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  4. Department of Land Information. StreetSmart Perth Street Directory (54th ed.). West Australian Newspapers Ltd. pp. Map 434. ISBN 978-0-909439-67-5.
  5. "Riverton Leisureplex – City Of Canning". 2002. City of Canning. Archived from the original on 1 March 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
  6. "Leisure Centre Swims In Success". BlueScope Steel Australia. 3 October 2002. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
  7. "The Course". Whaleback Golf Course. 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2022.

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