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Balcatta Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Southern entrance of Balcatta Senior High School | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 31°52′34″S115°49′01″E / 31.876°S 115.817°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 10,813 (SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6021 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 10 km (6 mi) NNW of Perth CBD | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Stirling | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Balcatta | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Cowan | ||||||||||||||
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Balcatta is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Stirling. It is a primarily middle-class suburb made up of mainly Italian, Greek and Macedonian families, as well as many families from other European countries. It is also one of the largest suburbs in the northern part of the Perth metropolitan area. Much of Balcatta is a commercial and industrial area.
Balcatta's name was derived from the Aboriginal words "bal" meaning "his" and "katta" meaning "hill". [2] The name was recorded by Alexander Forrest in 1877 as referring to the northern portion of Careniup Swamp. [3]
Before the 1960s, the area mainly consisted of market gardens, before residential and industry grew from the 1970s onwards. [4]
The area became popular with Southern European migrant families, because it was one of the few areas that had not been settled and many migrant families wanted to build their own homes in their distinctive style, many complete with plaster figurines of lions and romanesque style columns adorning the front verandah and entry. Similarly, other European immigrant families had already settled in nearby suburbs such as Osborne Park, and made their living as market gardeners.[ citation needed ]
The area was especially popular with Macedonian families, leading to the establishment of Macedonian Cultural Centre "Ilinden" on Grindleford Place. Balcatta was also a popular area among other peoples from the Balkans.[ citation needed ]
As many of the older families pass on and others choose to update by building a newer home further north, the area is becoming increasingly popular with those of Asian cultural background, which has also led to some parts of Balcatta being subdivided into small units or villas.[ citation needed ]
The longest street in Balcatta. Winding through the locality, Jones Street has had repeated work done by the local council to resurface it out and make it safer for both pedestrians and motorists. A number of new round-abouts have been constructed in order to slow down traffic at various points on the road. Jones Street also runs past Takari Primary School and ends at Delawney Street behind the Water Corporation Depot and Stirling Recycling Plant.
This hilly street runs east to west through Balcatta. It also goes past one side of Balcatta Senior High School.
Balcatta Senior High School (BSHS) is the only public high school in Balcatta. A large[ clarification needed ] percentage of its students are from non-Anglo Australian backgrounds.[ citation needed ] The school has specialist programs in the arts, such as dance and drama. BSHS was opened in 1967 and at the time was the northernmost school in the Perth metropolitan area.
This is a large oval mainly utilised in the summer as a cricket oval and for general use by the local community. This is the home ground of the Balcatta Cricket Club.
Bus routes serving Wanneroo Road:
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