Kallaroo, Western Australia

Kallaroo is one of the four 'Whitfords' suburbs that resulted from the State Government rezoning large areas of coastal land for development in 1969. Kallaroo was chosen as a suburb name in 1970 and is an Aboriginal word meaning ‘road to the water’.[2] The suburb is home to one primary school, Springfield Primary School, which was named after the original housing estate. The school was established in 1972, with four demountable classrooms and 179 students. A permanent school was built for the 1973 educational year with six classrooms in the main building. Also in the construction was a administrative and library buildings. The new school oval was sand and limestone rocks for the first year and after many student injuries, a new grassed oval was ready for the 1974 educational year.

Kallaroo
Perth, Western Australia
Kallaroo
Coordinates31.789°S 115.739°E / -31.789; 115.739
Population5,177 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)6025
Location26 km (16 mi) NNW of Perth
LGA(s)City of Joondalup
State electorate(s)Ocean Reef
Federal Division(s)Moore
Suburbs around Kallaroo:
Mullaloo Beldon
Indian Ocean Kallaroo Craigie
Hillarys Padbury

Street names in the Kallaroo are predominantly after shipwrecks, including famous West Australian shipwrecks, such as the Batavia.

The land west of Dampier Avenue was developed during the mid-late 1980s and, although part of Kallaroo, is known as Northshore, in reference to the project name of the housing estate.

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kallaroo (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  2. Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of metropolitan suburb names – K". Retrieved 25 May 2007.


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