| Lynwood Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°02′24″S115°55′44″E / 32.040138°S 115.928837°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,541 (SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1965 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6147 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1.8 km2 (0.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 13.3 km (8 mi) from the Perth CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Canning | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cannington | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Tangney | ||||||||||||||
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Lynwood is a small southeastern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Canning.
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".
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.
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.
Lynwood is served by Transperth bus services from Cannington, which link it to the central business district. All services are operated by Swan Transit.
Lynwood has a changing mixed-ethnic population. It generally supports the Australian Labor Party at both federal and state elections.
The City of Canning is a local government area in the southeastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, about 10 kilometres (6 mi) southeast of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of 64.8 square kilometres (25.0 sq mi) and had a population of approximately 90,000 as at the 2016 Census.
Yangebup is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia in the City of Cockburn. It takes its name from the nearby Yangebup Lake.
Ferndale is a southeastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Canning. It is approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) from Perth's central business district.
Leeming is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. It is divided between the three local government areas of the City of Melville, the City of Cockburn (south) and the City of Canning (north-east). It is located approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of the Perth central business district and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) east of Fremantle.
Riverton is a southeastern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Canning.
Parkwood is a southeastern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Canning.
Duncraig is a northern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Perth's central business district (CBD) between Marmion Avenue and Mitchell Freeway. Its local government area is the City of Joondalup.
Canning Vale is a southern suburb of Perth, 22 km (13.7 mi) from the central business district. Its local government areas are the City of Canning and the City of Gosnells.
Cannington is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Canning.
Rossmoyne is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, within the City of Canning. Rossmoyne is located 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south of central Perth, and is bounded by Leach Highway to the south, the Bull Creek to the west, the Canning River to the north, and Shelley to the east.
Shelley is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Canning.
Willetton is a large southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Canning.
Rossmoyne Senior High School is a public co-educational high day school in the City of Melville, located on Keith Road, Bull Creek, a southern riverside suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
High Road is a major road running through Lynwood, Parkwood, Ferndale, Riverton, and Willetton in the south-east of Perth, Western Australia. It connects the major roads Leach Highway, and Albany Highway via Nicholson Road, originally built to provide the Gosnells area with direct access to the port city of Fremantle.
Riverton is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Riverton is named for the southern Perth suburb of Riverton, which falls within its borders.
Victoria Park is an inner south eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its local government area is the Town of Victoria Park.
Riverton Bridge is a two-lane road traffic bridge spanning the Canning River at Riverton, in Perth, Western Australia.
The Canning River Regional Park is the largest of eight regional parks within the Perth metropolitan area. The park covers approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) on both sides of the Canning River between the bridges carrying Nicholson Road and Leach Highway over the Canning River. Canning River is a major tributary of the Swan River in south western Western Australia.
Lynwood Senior High School is an independent public co-educational specialist high day school in the City of Canning, located in the Perth suburb of Parkwood, Western Australia.
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