Lynwood, Western Australia

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Lynwood
Perth,  Western Australia
Lynwood, Western Australia
Coordinates 32°02′24″S115°55′44″E / 32.040138°S 115.928837°E / -32.040138; 115.928837 (Lynwood)
Population3,541 (SAL 2021) [1]
Established1965
Postcode(s) 6147
Area1.8 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Location13.3 km (8 mi) from the Perth CBD
LGA(s) City of Canning
State electorate(s) Cannington
Federal division(s) Tangney
Suburbs around Lynwood:
Ferndale Cannington
Parkwood Lynwood Langford
Riverton

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

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History

Lynwood was first settled by Henry Willett of Willett & Co, who was granted Canning Location 21 on the Canning River (which included nearby Parkwood) 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 was part of Lynwood until 1993.

In the 1960s and 1970s, Lynwood and neighbouring Parkwood were largely settled by new migrants from the United Kingdom who arrived in Perth seeking economic prosperity. Large parcels of land were developed by the British firm Realty Development Corporation (RDC) and heavily marketed to the new English migrants upon their arrival as "home & land packages".

Geography

Lynwood is approximately 13.3 kilometres (8.3 mi) from the central business district of Perth, and is bound by High Road to the south and south-west, Nicholson Road to the east and Metcalfe Road to the north and north-west. The Canning River is about 300 m (1,000 ft) north-east of the suburb's boundary. [3]

The Bannister Creek Park runs through the southern part of Lynwood.

Facilities

Lynwood is a residential suburb with a series of parks connecting along Bannister Creek and parallel to Nicholson Road. It contains a neighbourhood shopping centre with supermarket, post office, estate agency, and a number of food outlets, as well as a community hall and a primary school completed in 2010, which also services the adjoining suburb of Ferndale. Lynwood Senior High School, built in 1975, is in nearby Parkwood.

The Riverton Forum and Westfield Carousel shopping centres are less than 2 km (1 mi) away, as is the Riverton Leisureplex, a large facility with sporting, fitness and recreation facilities that opened on 9 November 2001, [4] operated by the City of Canning and including the council's largest library. Parkwood Shopping Centre was built in 1979, but has recently[ when? ] been demolished due to low patronage and now only consists of a few convenience stores and a small medical clinic. The Lynwood Arms Hotel, a local pub on Metcalfe Road, built in the early 1970s, was demolished in 2014 to make way for an upmarket medium-density housing development.

As at the late 2010s, it was one of the few suburbs, as with Heathridge, Beldon and Craigie up north, where you could see uninterrupted stretches of 1970s housing with the long narrow windows, dark brown colourings, and numerous arches. In other areas, redevelopment has taken place at rapid rates, and streetscapes have become unrecognizable.

Transport

Lynwood is served by Transperth bus services from Cannington, which link it to the central business district. All services are operated by Swan Transit.

Politics

Lynwood has a changing mixed-ethnic population. It generally supports the Australian Labor Party at both federal and state elections.

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lynwood (WA) (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "History of metropolitan suburb names – L". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2007.
  3. 2007 StreetSmart directory, Department of Lands and Surveys, Perth.
  4. "Riverton Leisureplex - City Of Canning". Archived from the original on 1 March 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2006.

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