Woodvale, Western Australia facts for kids
Quick facts for kids WoodvalePerth, Western Australia |
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Woodvale estate sign
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| Population | 9,276 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1970s | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6026 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 19 km (12 mi) N of Perth CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Joondalup City of Wanneroo | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Kingsley | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Moore | ||||||||||||||
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Woodvale is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Joondalup and the City of Wanneroo. At the 2016 census Woodvale had a population of 9,276.
Woodvale is bounded to the south by Whitfords Avenue, to the west by the Mitchell Freeway, to the north by Ocean Reef Road and to the east by Wanneroo Road. Trappers Drive runs through Woodvale, from Whitfords Avenue to Ocean Reef Road. The area within and around Woodvale was primarily rural until the late 1970s. Residential development began in 1979 and was completed by 1995 with the release of the Woodvale Waters housing estate. No farming properties remain in Woodvale.
Many immigrants have settled in Woodvale, with 21.2% of residents born in the British Isles and 3.1% born in South Africa, in both cases twice the Western Australian average and four times the Australian average.
Landmarks
Woodvale includes two shopping centres - The Boulevard Shopping Centre, north of Woodvale Primary School, and Woodvale Shopping Centre which is located next to North Woodvale Primary School. There is a library, two doctors surgeries, an elderly village and a large nature reserve called Yellagonga is located on the eastern border, parallel to Duffy Terrace and Wanneroo Road, with Woodvale Waters also backing on to the reserve. Woodvale has some parks that are located in big streets across Woodvale. Cornish Park is in Cornish and Ramsay Chichester Park is in Chichester. Trappers Park is in Trappers and is also next to the Woodvale Primary School Oval. Timberlane Park is in Timberlane it includes its own oval own parking lot and own Tennis Club. Gascoyne Park is in Gascoyne near the Woodvale Waters area. Last there is Forrest Hill Park which is small and it is part of Woodvale and Kingsley.
Education
Woodvale contains a secondary school, Woodvale Secondary College, which opened in 1985, and three primary schools, Woodvale (1987), North Woodvale (1990) and St Luke's Catholic Primary School (1986).
Notable residents
- Casey Dellacqua, tennis player and 2011 French Open mixed doubles champion.
- Graham Edwards, retired state and federal politician
