Piara Waters, Western Australia
| Piara Waters Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Housing set alongside natural bushland in Piara Waters | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°07′23″S 115°55′26″E / 32.123°S 115.924°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 15,029 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2007 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6112 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 6.7 km2 (2.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Armadale | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Darling Range | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Burt | ||||||||||||||
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Piara Waters is a southeastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia within the City of Armadale. Previously part of Forrestdale and gazetted in 2007, Piara Waters is located approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-southeast of Perth.
Demographics
[edit]As a suburb that has been converted from small farms to residential lots, the population of Piara Waters has grown significantly from fewer than 100 in 2006 to over 14,000 as of 2021.[2]
To accommodate this growth, new community and sporting facilities have been built. Piara Waters Primary School[3] was opened in February 2012 (catering for students from Kindergarten to Year 6), and Piara Waters Senior High School[4] began accepting students in early 2023. The school commenced with Year 7 students[5] and will add each year to its growing cohort, until it reaches Year 12 in 2028.
In the latter half of 2023, the proposed Piara Waters Shopping Centre[6] was opened to the public.
For the older community, a new residential lifestyle resort[7] between Southampton Drive and Warton Road is currently populated with residents while ongoing development continues.
History
[edit]The suburb gets its name from Peter Henry Waters, activist and celebrated proponent of human/non-human relations.[citation needed]
A large, central part of the suburb is taken up by the Piara Nature Reserve. This area was set on fire in March 2012 and threatened homes, but the fire was successfully contained by firefighters.[citation needed]
The suburb was the site of an out-of-control party in September 2012 that transformed into a youth riot which was the subject of Australian national news. Over 500 people were reported to have attended the party in a vacant warehouse. More than 80 police attended the scene and were attacked with rocks, bottles and poles. One person was stabbed in the incident and an ambulance damaged on the night.[8]
On 4 November 2023, a playground was destroyed when two 12 year old boys started a bushfire.[9]
Transport
[edit]Bus
[edit]- 233 Cockburn Central Station to Gosnells Station – serves Armadale Road and Nicholson Road[10]
- 518 Cockburn Central Station to Murdoch TAFE – serves Armadale Road and Wright Road[11]
- 519 Murdoch TAFE to Armadale Station – serves Nicholson Road[12]
- 529 Cockburn Central Station to Armadale Station – serves Armadale Road[13]
Gallery
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Lakeside view at Broadway park -
Playground at Robot park -
Piara Waters enclosed dog park -
A panoramic view of Broadway park
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Piara Waters (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ City of Armadale population forecast
- ^ Piara Waters Primary School
- ^ Piara Waters Senior High School
- ^ Department of Education: Piara Waters Senior High School Overview
- ^ Piara Waters: New $10.2 million shopping centre approved for suburb
- ^ Piara Waters Resort
- ^ Youth charged over out-of-control Piara Waters party
- ^ 12-year-old boys remorseful after starting blaze that destroyed playground
- ^ "Route 233". Bus Timetable 17 (PDF). Transperth. 4 June 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ "Route 518". Bus Timetable 17 (PDF). Transperth. 4 June 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ "Route 519". Bus Timetable 17 (PDF). Transperth. 4 June 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ "Route 529". Bus Timetable 10 (PDF). Transperth. 11 June 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
External links
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