Kinross, Western Australia

Kinross is a small suburb in the city of Joondalup, which was constructed around 1992-3 in various stages. Its postcode is 6028 which it shares with Iluka, Currambine and Burns Beach.

It is bordered by Neerabup National Park. It is the City of Joondalup's most northerly suburb.

[edit] Overview

Kinross is popular with young families and overseas migrants. It has a gentle, community feel and is 2kms from the beach at Burns. A healthy mix of English, Scottish , Irish and Welsh families occupy the suburb alongside the local population.

It is a relatively leafy green suburb, with parks aplenty. The parks are Callander Park, McNaughton Park, Stonehaven Park, Falklands Park and Roxburgh Park. Each has excellent playground facilities for the kids.

The Scottish influence in Kinross is not limited to its name but extends throughout the suburb with road names, parks etc mainly derived from Scottish place names, for example Glencoe Loop, Edinburgh Avenue, Selkirk Drive, Falkirk Court, Ben Nevis Turn and so on.

[edit] Facilities

The schools are in the heart of the suburb located along Kinross Drive and Callander Avenue. Kinross Primary School was opened in 1995, and Kinross College was opened in 2002.

Kinross has its own football club (Westside Soccer Club) which plays its home matches at the McNaughton Park ground. There is a skate park and community centre next to McNaughton Park.

There are two suburban shopping centres, one located along Kinross Drive which includes a pharmacy, medical centre, convenience store, fast food takeaways, hair dressers, real estate agent and a DVD/video rental. A new shopping centre called Kinross Central on the corner of Connolly Drive and Selkirk Drive is now open for business. This new shopping complex includes a large supermarket, cafe/restaurant and bakery and promises to include many more shops including some fast food takeaways.

Kinross Central

There are no pub or bars, the nearest is at Joondalup which has a couple of pubs, bars and a nightclub and Mindarie has a couple of pubs including a new micro brewery.

[edit] Senior and Tertiary Education

Kinross contains one High School, Kinross College, a "Middle School" serving years 6-10.

[edit] Transport Links

Kinross to Perth is about a 35 minute drive, or a 25-30 minute train ride from nearby Currambine Railway station. Work commenced on the Mitchell Freeway in November 2006 to extend it from Hodges Drive all the way to Burns Beach Road by early 2009, this will reduce the journey to Perth by 10 minutes.

Kinross is served by three bus services running through it. All three services terminate at the Joondalup Bus Interchange station. The 472 service travels along Marmion Avenue and terminates at the northerly point of Kinross Drive. The 473 service travels the length of Kinross Drive and terminates at Duart Pass. The 474 service serves Selkirk/MacNaughton and continues across to Kinross Drive and terminates at Clarkson Train Station. All services are operated by the Public Transport Authority.