Joondalup, Western Australia
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Joondalup is a regional metropolitan city within Perth
, Western Australia
, approximately 26 kilometres (16.2 mi) north of Perth's central business district
.
It acts as the primary urban centre
in Perth's outer northern suburbs.
developed the Corridor Plan for Perth which was published and adopted in 1970. The plan called for the creation of five 'sub-regional' retail centres (Fremantle
, Joondalup, Midland
, Armadale
and Rockingham
) which would form the commercial and economic focus of each 'node', and take the retail burden away from the CBD. The Corridor Plan was not endorsed by Parliament until 1973.
In order to grow both the five 'sub-regional' retail centres and these off-corridor regional shopping centres, a Retail Shopping Policy was developed by MRPA in 1976, and a Perth Metropolitan Region Retail Structure Plan was put in place to regulate the industry. This Plan was amended as new centres were required. A review of the Corridor Plan in 1987 found that the sub-regional centres had failed to adequately compete against the regional shopping centres in the middle-distance suburbs.
The majority of land in the area remained largely undeveloped until the 1960s, and Joondalup started to become the "city of the north" towards the late 1980s to the early 1990s when houses and businesses were established in the area. Joondalup is the key regional hub for the north of Perth, a status confirmed by the Western Australian State Government's new Directions 2031 strategy which names Joondalup town centre as one of two Primary Centres for the Perth metropolitan area.
The city is named after Lake Joondalup
. The name Joondalup is a Noongar
Aboriginal
word, first recorded in 1837 and possibly meaning either "place of whiteness or glistening", or "place of a creature that can only move backwards".
north of Ocean Reef Road, which uses Lakeside Joondalup as a regional shopping centre and uses Joondalup railway station as a public transport hub. This area is bounded by the Indian Ocean
to the west, Lake Joondalup
to the east and the city boundary to the north, and encompasses the following suburbs:
majority, comprising 49% of the city's religious following, with the two largest denominations being Anglican (12,208 or 24.6%) and Catholic
(12,154, 24.1%). 21.6% of Joondalup's population professed no religion.
local government area, which covers the whole city area and extends southwards to the suburbs of Sorrento, Duncraig and Greenwood. Until 1998, the area was entirely governed by the neighbouring City of Wanneroo.
is located adjacent to the Joondalup railway station and backs onto Grand Boulevard. Originally opened in 1994, it underwent considerable expansion from 2006 onwards, with several new shops and a food court opening on 7 December 2007, and the final stage on 4 December 2008. The centre contains branches of the Woolworths, Coles
and IGA
supermarkets and Target
, Kmart
and Big W
variety and discount stores.
The council chambers for the City of Joondalup
are located in Joondalup's central business district. The complex includes Joondalup Library, which serves as the central library and local history centre for both the City of Joondalup and the City of Wanneroo local authorities. The Joondalup Health Campus, the major public hospital for Perth's northern suburbs, a major police station and the Joondalup offices of the Australian Electoral Commission
are also located in the CBD.
. The Neil Hawkins Park is home to many parrots, including the Australian ringneck
, cockatoos and kangaroos. The park sits alongside Lake Joondalup
and wetlands which stretches out between Burns Beach Road to the north and Ocean Reef Road to the south. These wetlands provide refuge for migratory birds.
Joondalup's coastal front consists of Burns Beach in the north and Beaumaris Beach in Ocean Reef, running onto the Ocean Reef Boat Harbour in the south.
clubs, the West Perth Football Club
, which moved from West Perth in the 1990s with their latest premiership coming in 2003 over rivals Subiaco
. The Arena also hosts music events and festivals during the year, as well as the Home and Lifestyle Expo, an annual exhibition held in late March to early April.
Joondalup contains the following significant tertiary institutions or campuses in its central business district:
The following secondary colleges are scattered around the Joondalup urban area and cover large catchment areas:
. The water is treated at the Wanneroo Groundwater Treatment Plant and, as in most of Western Australia, is managed by the Water Corporation
.
Mitchell Freeway
and forms the northern terminus of the road. The freeway links Joondalup to Perth and further south and has the following exits in the city:
Two lesser arterial roads,
Joondalup Drive
and
Marmion Avenue
, run parallel to the freeway through the eastern and western suburbs respectively, with all three roads sharing the same major exits in the urban area. Joondalup Drive links Joondalup east to
Wanneroo Road
and the suburbs of the City of Wanneroo, while Marmion Avenue follows the course of the freeway south, to the West Coast Highway
and Perth's inner coastal suburbs.
in the north. The Joondalup interchange acts as a large public transport hub, providing bus links to all surrounding suburbs in the City of Joondalup LGA, as well as Banksia Grove
in the City of Wanneroo.
Joondalup is one of three urban precincts in Perth to have free CAT bus services (the other two being Fremantle and the Perth CBD). CAT Routes 10 and 11 travel around Joondalup's central precinct, ferrying passengers to Lakeside Joondalup Shopping Centre, Joondalup Health Campus, Edith Cowan University, West Coast Institute of Training and various stops around the CBD.
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, approximately 26 kilometres (16.2 mi) north of Perth's central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
.
It acts as the primary urban centre
Urban area
An urban area is characterized by higher population density and vast human features in comparison to areas surrounding it. Urban areas may be cities, towns or conurbations, but the term is not commonly extended to rural settlements such as villages and hamlets.Urban areas are created and further...
in Perth's outer northern suburbs.
History
During the latter part of the 1960s, the Metropolitan Regional Planning AuthorityWestern Australian Planning Commission
The Western Australian Planning Commission is a statutory authority of the Government of Western Australia that exists to coordinate planning for future land use and transport needs. It describes itself as Western Australia's "peak representative body of land use planning and development"...
developed the Corridor Plan for Perth which was published and adopted in 1970. The plan called for the creation of five 'sub-regional' retail centres (Fremantle
Fremantle
Freemantle is a suburb of Southampton in England.Fremantle or Freemantle may also refer to:- Places :* Fremantle, the port city to the capital Perth, Western Australia...
, Joondalup, Midland
Midland, Western Australia
Midland is a suburb in the Perth, Western Australia metropolitan area, as well as the regional centre for the City of Swan local government area that covers the Swan Valley and parts of the Darling Scarp to the east. It is situated at the intersection of Great Eastern Highway and Great Northern...
, Armadale
Armadale, Western Australia
Armadale is a suburb within the City of Armadale, located on the south-eastern edge of Perth's metropolitan area. The major junction of the South Western and Albany Highways, which connect Perth with the South West and Great Southern regions of Western Australia respectively, is located within the...
and Rockingham
Rockingham, Western Australia
Rockingham is a suburb and primary centre in Western Australia south-west of the Perth city centre and south of Fremantle. It has a beachside location at Mangles Bay, the southern extremity of Cockburn Sound. To its north stretches the maritime and resource-industry installations of Kwinana and...
) which would form the commercial and economic focus of each 'node', and take the retail burden away from the CBD. The Corridor Plan was not endorsed by Parliament until 1973.
In order to grow both the five 'sub-regional' retail centres and these off-corridor regional shopping centres, a Retail Shopping Policy was developed by MRPA in 1976, and a Perth Metropolitan Region Retail Structure Plan was put in place to regulate the industry. This Plan was amended as new centres were required. A review of the Corridor Plan in 1987 found that the sub-regional centres had failed to adequately compete against the regional shopping centres in the middle-distance suburbs.
The majority of land in the area remained largely undeveloped until the 1960s, and Joondalup started to become the "city of the north" towards the late 1980s to the early 1990s when houses and businesses were established in the area. Joondalup is the key regional hub for the north of Perth, a status confirmed by the Western Australian State Government's new Directions 2031 strategy which names Joondalup town centre as one of two Primary Centres for the Perth metropolitan area.
The city is named after Lake Joondalup
Lake Joondalup
Lake Joondalup is a medium sized lake in Perth, Western Australia. It is located in the Perth northern suburbs of Joondalup, Wanneroo, and Edgewater. It is a nature reserve and part of the Yellagonga Regional Park.-Features:...
. The name Joondalup is a Noongar
Noongar
The Noongar are an indigenous Australian people who live in the south-west corner of Western Australia from Geraldton on the west coast to Esperance on the south coast...
Aboriginal
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
word, first recorded in 1837 and possibly meaning either "place of whiteness or glistening", or "place of a creature that can only move backwards".
Geography
Joondalup as a centre has no statutory boundaries. The Australian Bureau of Statistics have determined a statistical area which covers all of the City of JoondalupCity of Joondalup
The City of Joondalup is a council and Local Government Area with City status in Perth, Western Australia. It covers the metropolitan Perth city of Joondalup in its entirety, as well as the town centres of Hillarys and Warwick....
north of Ocean Reef Road, which uses Lakeside Joondalup as a regional shopping centre and uses Joondalup railway station as a public transport hub. This area is bounded by the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
to the west, Lake Joondalup
Lake Joondalup
Lake Joondalup is a medium sized lake in Perth, Western Australia. It is located in the Perth northern suburbs of Joondalup, Wanneroo, and Edgewater. It is a nature reserve and part of the Yellagonga Regional Park.-Features:...
to the east and the city boundary to the north, and encompasses the following suburbs:
|
Edgewater, Western Australia Edgewater is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located north of Perth's central business district. Edgewater was approved as a suburb name in 1974, and its local government area is the City of Joondalup... Iluka, Western Australia Iluka is a far northern, fast-developing beachside suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Joondalup. The popular surfing spots in the region include Mullaloo Beach, Sorrento Beach and Hillarys Beach... |
Joondalup (suburb) Joondalup is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, which includes the central business district of the regional city of Joondalup, as well as the council chambers for the City of Joondalup local authority.-History:... (CBD CBD CBD is an abbreviation for central business district.CBD may also refer to:*CBD A/S, an Industrial Design and Engineering consultancy in Copenhagen, Denmark*CBD-FM, a radio station in Saint John, Canada... ) Kinross, Western Australia Kinross is a small suburb in the City of Joondalup located in the northern suburbs of Perth, Australia. Kinross was constructed around 1992-3 in various stages. It is bordered by Neerabup National Park, and is the City of Joondalup's most northerly suburb.... Ocean Reef, Western Australia Ocean Reef is a suburb in northern Perth, Western Australia. It is located within the City of Joondalup. The name was coined by developers in the 1970s from the line of a reef visible several kilometres offshore... |
Religion
Joondalup has a large ChristianChristian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
majority, comprising 49% of the city's religious following, with the two largest denominations being Anglican (12,208 or 24.6%) and Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
(12,154, 24.1%). 21.6% of Joondalup's population professed no religion.
Age Structure
Joondalup contains a fairly youthful population, with a median age of 34, compared to the Australian national average of 37 in 2006.Governance
Joondalup is governed by the City of JoondalupCity of Joondalup
The City of Joondalup is a council and Local Government Area with City status in Perth, Western Australia. It covers the metropolitan Perth city of Joondalup in its entirety, as well as the town centres of Hillarys and Warwick....
local government area, which covers the whole city area and extends southwards to the suburbs of Sorrento, Duncraig and Greenwood. Until 1998, the area was entirely governed by the neighbouring City of Wanneroo.
Culture and Recreation
Retail
Joondalup's central business district, centred on Grand Boulevard, is largely a shopping and retail area lined with townhouses and apartments. Lakeside JoondalupLakeside Joondalup Shopping City
Lakeside Joondalup Shopping City is a major shopping centre, located in Joondalup, a northern suburb of Perth. It is located next to Grand Boulevard, approximately from Joondalup railway station.-History and development:...
is located adjacent to the Joondalup railway station and backs onto Grand Boulevard. Originally opened in 1994, it underwent considerable expansion from 2006 onwards, with several new shops and a food court opening on 7 December 2007, and the final stage on 4 December 2008. The centre contains branches of the Woolworths, Coles
Coles Supermarkets
Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. It has 741 stores nationally Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. It has 741 stores nationally Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. It has 741...
and IGA
IGA (Australian supermarket group)
Independent Grocers of Australia, or IGA, is a chain of independent supermarkets in Australia. It is the local variant of the international Independent Grocers Association...
supermarkets and Target
Target (Australia)
Target Australia Pty Ltd is an Australian department store chain owned by Wesfarmers . It operates 172 Target stores and 119 Target Country stores making 291 combined stores with its head office located in North Geelong, Victoria. It sells clothing, cosmetics, toys, homewares, electrical and...
, Kmart
Kmart Australia
Kmart Australia Limited is a discount department store chain owned by Wesfarmers. It operates 172 stores in Australia and 15 in New Zealand, with its head office located in Mulgrave, Victoria. Wesfarmers uses the Kmart name under licence from Sears Holdings Corporation.-History:Kmart Australia...
and Big W
Big W
Big W is one of the largest chain of discount department stores in Australia, with over 150 stores. It is a division of Woolworths Limited, the second largest retailer in Australia. Its main competitors are Kmart and Target, both owned by Wesfarmers....
variety and discount stores.
The council chambers for the City of Joondalup
City of Joondalup
The City of Joondalup is a council and Local Government Area with City status in Perth, Western Australia. It covers the metropolitan Perth city of Joondalup in its entirety, as well as the town centres of Hillarys and Warwick....
are located in Joondalup's central business district. The complex includes Joondalup Library, which serves as the central library and local history centre for both the City of Joondalup and the City of Wanneroo local authorities. The Joondalup Health Campus, the major public hospital for Perth's northern suburbs, a major police station and the Joondalup offices of the Australian Electoral Commission
Australian Electoral Commission
The Australian Electoral Commission, or the AEC, is the federal government agency in charge of organising and supervising federal elections and referendums. State and local government elections are overseen by the Electoral Commission in each state and territory.The Australian Electoral Commission...
are also located in the CBD.
Events and Festivals
Joondalup is home to the Joondalup Festival, an annual event that takes place in the CBD featuring markets, music, fashion, street arts, fairground rides and street parades. The festival is free-of-charge and attracts people from all over the Perth metropolitan area.Parks and Beaches
The city has a number of parks including Central Park and Neil Hawkins Park in the Yellagonga Regional ParkYellagonga Regional Park
Yellagonga Regional Park is located in Perth, Western Australia, in the City of Wanneroo and the City of Joondalup. The park was established in 1989 by the Western Australian government and protects hectares of land, including of wetlands – Lake Joondalup, Beenup Swamp, Walluburnup Swamp, and...
. The Neil Hawkins Park is home to many parrots, including the Australian ringneck
Australian Ringneck
The Australian Ringneck is a parrot native to Australia. Except for extreme tropical and highland areas, the species has adapted to all conditions...
, cockatoos and kangaroos. The park sits alongside Lake Joondalup
Lake Joondalup
Lake Joondalup is a medium sized lake in Perth, Western Australia. It is located in the Perth northern suburbs of Joondalup, Wanneroo, and Edgewater. It is a nature reserve and part of the Yellagonga Regional Park.-Features:...
and wetlands which stretches out between Burns Beach Road to the north and Ocean Reef Road to the south. These wetlands provide refuge for migratory birds.
Joondalup's coastal front consists of Burns Beach in the north and Beaumaris Beach in Ocean Reef, running onto the Ocean Reef Boat Harbour in the south.
Sports
Arena Joondalup, located northwest of Lakeside Centre, is the home ground for one of Perth's oldest WAFLWest Australian Football League
The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...
clubs, the West Perth Football Club
West Perth Football Club
The West Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Falcons, is an Australian rules football club located in Joondalup, Western Australia, competing in the West Australian Football League . It is the oldest existing Australian rules football club in Western Australia. It competes in the West Australian...
, which moved from West Perth in the 1990s with their latest premiership coming in 2003 over rivals Subiaco
Subiaco Football Club
The Subiaco Football Club, nicknamed the Lions, is an Australian rules football club in the West Australian Football League . It was founded in 1896, and admitted to the WAFL in 1901, along with North Fremantle...
. The Arena also hosts music events and festivals during the year, as well as the Home and Lifestyle Expo, an annual exhibition held in late March to early April.
Nightlife
Joondalup is a popular city for nightlife at weekends, especially on Friday nights, with most of its pubs and nightclubs located in close proximity to each other in the CBD:- Crush
- Dusk
- The Blvd Tavern
- Paddy Malone's
- The Old Bailey
- The Sovereign Arms
Education
- West Coast Institute of TrainingWest Coast Institute of TrainingWest Coast Institute of Training is the TAFE institute servicing the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia...
(TAFE) - Edith Cowan UniversityEdith Cowan UniversityEdith Cowan University is located in Perth, Western Australia. It was named after the first woman to be elected to an Australian Parliament, Edith Cowan, and is the only Australian university named after a woman....
- West Australian Institute of Further Studies http://waifs.wa.edu.au
- Australian Institute for University Studies (co-located with Curtin University of TechnologyCurtin University of TechnologyCurtin University is an Australian university based in Perth, Western Australia, with additional campuses in regional Western Australia and at Miri , Sydney and Singapore...
) - Western Australia Police Academy
The following secondary colleges are scattered around the Joondalup urban area and cover large catchment areas:
- Ocean Reef Senior High SchoolOcean Reef Senior High SchoolOcean Reef Senior High School is a co-educational state high school located in Ocean Reef, north of Perth, Western Australia. Opening in 1983, the school's catchment area covers the northwestern part of the City of Joondalup and, as at Semester 1, 2011, the school has an enrolment of 1,217...
(Years 8-12) - Belridge Senior High SchoolBelridge Senior High SchoolBelridge Senior High School is a comprehensive co-educational state high school located in Beldon, south of Joondalup in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia...
(Years 8-12) - Kinross College (Years 6-10)
- Lake Joondalup Baptist College (Years K-12, private)
- Prendiville Catholic College (Years 7-12, private)
- Mater Dei College (Years 7-12, private)
Health
Joondalup contains a major public hospital, Joondalup Health Campus, which serves as the main health facility for most of Perth's northern suburbs, as far north as Two Rocks. Joondalup Private Hospital is also incorporated into the public Health Campus, and both facilities are owned and operated by Ramsay Health Care.Utilities
The Joondalup region's primary potable water supply comes from the nearby Gnangara MoundGnangara Mound
The Gnangara Mound is an area north of Perth, Western Australia where a large mound of sandy soil reaches an elevation of about 60 metres. It stores about 20 cubic kilometres of fresh water, about one hundred times Perth's current annual water usage. It is currently the single most important source...
. The water is treated at the Wanneroo Groundwater Treatment Plant and, as in most of Western Australia, is managed by the Water Corporation
Water Corporation
-Overview:The Water Corporation is the principal supplier of water, wastewater and drainage services throughout the state of Western Australia...
.
Road Transport
Joondalup is situated on the Mitchell FreewayMitchell Freeway
Mitchell Freeway is a long freeway in Perth, Western Australia, linking Perth's central business district with its outer northern suburbs. It is allocated Route 2 for its entire length and is named after former state Premier and Governor Sir James Mitchell....
and forms the northern terminus of the road. The freeway links Joondalup to Perth and further south and has the following exits in the city:
-
Ocean Reef Road, Heathridge & Edgewater - Hodges Drive, Connolly & Joondalup CBD
- Shenton Avenue, Currambine & Joondalup CBD
-
Burns Beach Road, Currambine & Joondalup (suburb)
Two lesser arterial roads,
Joondalup DriveJoondalup Drive
Joondalup Drive is a main road in the city of Perth, Western Australia. The road cuts through the City of Joondalup's central business district and extends for a few kilometres out towards neighbouring residential suburbs...
and
Marmion AvenueMarmion Avenue
Marmion Avenue is a major arterial road in Perth, Western Australia, designated State Route 71.It runs through the northern coastal suburbs of Perth from the end of West Coast Highway in Trigg and Karrinyup, to the outer northern suburb of Yanchep...
, run parallel to the freeway through the eastern and western suburbs respectively, with all three roads sharing the same major exits in the urban area. Joondalup Drive links Joondalup east to
Wanneroo RoadWanneroo Road
Wanneroo Road is an important arterial road in Perth, Australia. It is about 75 kilometres long. It links Perth with the City of Wanneroo, and the Towns of Yanchep and Lancelin...
and the suburbs of the City of Wanneroo, while Marmion Avenue follows the course of the freeway south, to the
West Coast HighwayWest Coast Highway
West Coast Highway is a major arterial coastal road located in the western and inner northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, commencing slightly inland in Swanbourne and heading north via the SAS Campbell Barracks and rifle range to City Beach, Scarborough and Trigg, terminating at the...
and Perth's inner coastal suburbs.
Public transport
The city contains three railway stations on the Joondalup line, at Edgewater, Currambine and the Joondalup CBD, providing a direct rail link to the Perth CBD, as well as ClarksonClarkson, Western Australia
Clarkson is an outer northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located 34 kilometres north of Perth's central business district. It is part of the City of Wanneroo local government area. While mostly a residential area, it also functions as a town centre, serving many surrounding areas with a...
in the north. The Joondalup interchange acts as a large public transport hub, providing bus links to all surrounding suburbs in the City of Joondalup LGA, as well as Banksia Grove
Banksia Grove, Western Australia
Banksia Grove is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Wanneroo. Its postcode is 6031, and it was until the late 1990s part of Neerabup. The suburb is approximately 27km to Perth CBD, 9km from the coast and 5km from Joondalup CBD....
in the City of Wanneroo.
Joondalup is one of three urban precincts in Perth to have free CAT bus services (the other two being Fremantle and the Perth CBD). CAT Routes 10 and 11 travel around Joondalup's central precinct, ferrying passengers to Lakeside Joondalup Shopping Centre, Joondalup Health Campus, Edith Cowan University, West Coast Institute of Training and various stops around the CBD.