Kinross, Western Australia
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| Kinross Perth, Western Australia |
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 View over Callander Park and Indian Ocean glimpse in the distance. |
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| Population: | 7232 (2006 Census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1993 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 6028 | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $380,000 (Q3 2006)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 32 km (20 mi) from Perth | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Joondalup | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Joondalup | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Moore | ||||||||||||
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Kinross is a small suburb in the City of Joondalup located in the northern suburbs of Perth, Australia. Kinross 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.
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[edit] Overview
Kinross is popular with young families and overseas migrants. It has a gentle, community feel and is 2 km from the beach at Burns Beach. A 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, Roxburgh Park and Thornton Park, and each has playground facilities.
The Scottish influence in Kinross is not limited to its name but extends throughout the suburb with road names, parks and others mainly derived from Scottish place names, for example Glencoe Loop, Edinburgh Avenue, Selkirk Drive, Falkirk Court, Ben Nevis Turn and so on. Also Kinross, Scotland is located in the Perth area, the same with Kinross, Australia.
[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, a "Middle School" serving years 6-10, 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.
There are no pubs 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] Demographics
According to the 2006 Census, Kinross had a population of 7,232. 0.3% of the total population are Indigenous Australians (Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders). 46.5% of the population are aged between 25 and 54 years, while 20.4% of the population are between 5 and 14 years. The percentages of these age groups are higher than the respective national percentages of 42.2% and 13.5%. Also, 5.3% of the population are aged above 65, which is significantly less than the Australian population percentage of 13.3%.[1]
42.9% of the population were born overseas, which is significantly more than the Australian population percentage of 22.2%. A large number of people who were born overseas were from England (21.0%). The next most common responses of their country of birth were Scotland, South Africa, New Zealand and Ireland. The most popular language spoken at home other than English was Afrikaans (1.1%). The next most popular spoken languages were Arabic, Persian, Mandarin and Cantonese.[1]
25.9% of the population in Kinross are Anglican and 22.3% are Catholic. These are the most popular religions in the suburb. 24.3% of the people have no religion.[1]
[edit] Transport
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.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Kinross (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-06-27.
- ^ REIWA Suburb Profile
[edit] External links
- Kinross, Western Australia is at coordinates Coordinates:
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