Carramar, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Carramar
city = Perth
state = wa


caption =
lga = City of Wanneroo
area = 6.7
postcode = 6031
pop = 4,920 (2006 census)Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC51266|name=Carramar (State Suburb)|accessdate=2007-06-27]
dist1 = 29
location1= Perth
est =
fedgov = Cowan
stategov = Wanneroo
propval =
near-nw = Neerabup
near-n = Neerabup
near-ne = Banksia Grove
near-w = Neerabup
near-e = Banksia Grove
near-sw = Wanneroo
near-s = Tapping
near-se = Mariginiupcoord|-31.700|115.786|type:city(4920)_region:AU-WA_scale:30000|format=dms|display=title

Carramar is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Wanneroo. Its postcode is 6031, and it came into being, together with Tapping to the south, in 1995 as a subdivision of Neerabup.

Carramar is an Aboriginal word meaning "shade of trees", and was approved as a suburb name in 1997. [LandInfo WA|m|C|2007-05-15]

Geography

Carramar is bounded by Flynn Drive to the north, Pinjar Road to the east, Joondalup Drive to the south, and Wanneroo Road to the west.Streetsmart WA|maps=Maps 190-191]

Demographics

At the 2006 census, Carramar had a population of 4,920, an increase of 2,423 persons in comparison to the 2001 census, which had the population at 2,497.Census 2001 AUS|id=SSC51256|name=Carramar (State Suburb)|accessdate=2007-04-25] This increase can be directly attributed to increased housing development within the suburb on previously undeveloped land. The median age of Carramar residents was 31, and median individual incomes were $605. 0.4% of the population identified themselves as Indigenous persons.

The most popular religious affiliations in descending order in the 2006 census were Anglican 27.2%, Catholic 22.4%, No Religion 21.5%, Uniting Church 3.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.2%.

Facilities

The suburb has a park and sporting oval located on its Southern border at Millendon Street between Houghton and Cheriton Drives. Also located in this same area is the local Community Centre constructed and operated by the local council opened in May 2006.

In 1994, the [http://www.dcgolf.com.au/carramar.htm Carramar Golf Course] was opened by the City of Wanneroo. The Bob Stanton designed facility is a Par 72, 6121 metre course carved into a native Australian bushland surrounding.

Retail facilities

Two sites within the suburb are zoned for retail facilities. The first is the Carramar Neighbourhood Shopping Centre [cite web|url=http://www.peet.com.au/commercial/western-australia/carramar-neighbourhood-shopping-centre-D22.asp|title=Carramar Neighbourhood Shopping Centre|accessdate=2007-02-11|author=Peet Limited] located in the area bounded by Joondalup Drive, Rawlinna Parkway, and Cheriton Drive on the suburb's southern boundary. The site is owned by the estate's land developer Peet Limited and is currently expected to commence trading in December 2008. The second site is zoned regional shopping centre and is located on a parcel of land to the north of the intersection at Joondalup Drive and Pinjar Road.

The issue of shopping facilities within the Carramar Estate had been a source of constant discontent between residents, the local residents association, and the land developer. Amongst the delays cited were the tendering process for a land release in the adjoining suburb of Banksia Grove which would have led them to instead develop the regional shopping centre site, and complaints regarding the approvals process of the City of Wanneroo which have been strenuously denied by Central Ward Councillors Sam Salpietro (Also Deputy Mayor) and Frank Civitan.

Education

A new primary school, Carramar Primary School, opened in February 2006.

High School studies are provided through either Wanneroo Senior High School or Kinross College. A number of students also attend St Stephen's School in the neighbouring suburb of Tapping for private primary and secondary education.

Transport

The suburb is served by bus links which provide connections back to the Joondalup Line via either the Whitfords or Joondalup railway stations.

Bus Routes

* 390 Joondalup - Neerabup
* 391 Joondalup - Neerabup
* 468 Whitfords - Joondalup

References

External links

* [http://www.carramarestate.com.au/ Carramar Golf Course Estate]