Wellard, Western Australia

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Wellard
Perth,  Western Australia
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Wellard Station
Wellard, Western Australia
Coordinates 32°16′08″S115°51′54″E / 32.269°S 115.865°E / -32.269; 115.865
Population14,127 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 6170
Area16.3 km2 (6.3 sq mi) [2]
LGA(s) City of Kwinana
State electorate(s) Kwinana, Baldivis
Federal division(s) Brand
Suburbs around Wellard:
Calista and Kwinana Town Centre Parmelia and Bertram Casuarina
Leda Wellard Oldbury
Cooloongup Baldivis Oldbury

Wellard is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Kwinana.

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The suburb was named in 1923, originally referred to as 13-Mile Camp (part of the Peel Estate), [3] it was named after John Wellard, an early settler who owned a farm about 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) from the suburb. [4] At the time of the 2021 census there were 14,127 people living in the suburb of Wellard, up from 3,246 in 2011.

Village and shops

A joint venture between the Western Australian Department of Housing and Peet Limited since 2003, The Village at Wellard is a 320-hectare mixed-use development in the City of Kwinana that will ultimately accommodate 1,700 households.

It is Perth’s first transit-oriented development on the Perth to Mandurah rail line. Residents can reach the Perth CBD in less than 30 minutes and Mandurah in 20 minutes, while an integrated bus service provides access to the major centres of Kwinana and Rockingham.

The Wellard Train Station is at the heart of the community. A Village Centre is being developed around the Wellard Station that will contain retail, residential, commercial and community facilities, including a range of mixed-use and medium-density sites. The residential component ranges from large traditional freehold homesites to urban apartments.

A new Wellard Square shopping precinct is being designed to form a ‘main street’ linking the Train Station, and a piazza-style meeting area at one end, with a community centre at the other. Woolworths has signed a long-term lease to become the anchor tenant at Wellard Square, with a series of other brand-name retailers, specialty stores and fast food outlets to follow.

Located within the precinct is the John Wellard Community Centre, which hosts a range of activities, [5] including, as of 2024, an annual neighbourhood soup event. [6]

Wellard railway station is located 37.3 km (23.2 mi) south of the Perth central business district. A journey by train from Wellard Station to Perth Underground station takes about 30 minutes. A journey from Wellard station to Mandurah station takes around 22 minutes. [7]

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Rail

Education facilities

A middle school is planned in Wellard. Several well-established primary and secondary schools and TAFE facilities are also located nearby. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wellard (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Wellard (State Suburb)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 30 November 2021. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. ↑ {The Listening Post,1923}
  4. ↑ "History of metropolitan suburb names – W". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "John Wellard Community Centre". City of Kwinana . Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  6. ↑ Withers, Courtney (28 September 2024). "Wellard soup night champions local projects, brings community together in Perth's suburbs". ABC News . Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Transperth Website" . Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Route 541". Bus Timetable 124 (PDF). Transperth. 30 May 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
  9. ↑ "Route 542". Bus Timetable 124 (PDF). Transperth. 30 May 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
  10. ↑ "Route 543". Bus Timetable 124 (PDF). Transperth. 30 May 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
  11. ↑ "Route 544". Bus Timetable 124 (PDF). Transperth. 30 May 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
  12. ↑ "Welcome To The Village at Wellard" . Retrieved 5 November 2023.

Further reading

"Wellard. A New Sub-Branch". The Listening Post. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 17 August 1923. Retrieved 26 May 2022.

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