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Wellard, Western Australia

Field	Value
name	Wellard
city	Perth
state	wa
image	File:Transperth Wellard Station entrance.jpg
caption	Wellard Station
lga	City of Kwinana
map_type	nomap
local_map	yes
zoom	12
coordinates
postcode	6170
pop
area	16.3
area_footnotes
stategov	Kwinana, Baldivis
fedgov	Brand
near-nw	Calista and Kwinana Town Centre
near-n	Parmelia and Bertram
near-ne	Casuarina
near-w	Leda
near-e	Oldbury
near-sw	Cooloongup
near-s	Baldivis
near-se	Oldbury

Wellard is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Kwinana.

The suburb was named in 1923, originally referred to as 13-Mile Camp (part of the Peel Estate), it was named after John Wellard, an early settler who owned a farm about 7.5 km from the suburb. At the time of the 2021 census there were 14,127 people living in the suburb of Wellard, up from 3,246 in 2011.

Village and shops

A joint venture between the Western Australian Department of Housing and Peet Limited since 2003, The Village at Wellard is a 320-hectare mixed-use development in the City of Kwinana that will ultimately accommodate 1,700 households.

It is Perth’s first transit-oriented development on the Perth to Mandurah rail line. Residents can reach the Perth CBD in less than 30 minutes and Mandurah in 20 minutes, while an integrated bus service provides access to the major centres of Kwinana and Rockingham.

The Wellard Train Station is at the heart of the community. A Village Centre is being developed around the Wellard Station that will contain retail, residential, commercial and community facilities, including a range of mixed-use and medium-density sites. The residential component ranges from large traditional freehold homesites to urban apartments.

A new Wellard Square shopping precinct is being designed to form a ‘main street’ linking the Train Station, and a piazza-style meeting area at one end, with a community centre at the other. Woolworths has signed a long-term lease to become the anchor tenant at Wellard Square, with a series of other brand-name retailers, specialty stores and fast food outlets to follow.

Located within the precinct is the John Wellard Community Centre, which hosts a range of activities, including, as of 2024, an annual neighbourhood soup event.

Transport links

Wellard railway station is located 37.3 km south of the Perth central business district. A journey by train from Wellard Station to Perth Underground station takes about 30 minutes. A journey from Wellard station to Mandurah station takes around 22 minutes.

Bus

541 Wellard Station to Kwinana Station – serves Runnymede Gate
542 Wellard Station to Kwinana Station – serves Runnymede Gate and Wellard Road
543 Kwinana Bus Station to Kwinana Station – serves Bertram Road
544 Wellard Station to Kwinana Station – serves Lambeth Circle, Leda Boulevard, Wellard Road, Cavendish Boulevard, Irasburg Parade and Johnson Road

Rail

Mandurah Line
Wellard Station

Education facilities

Peter Carnley Anglican Community School
The King's College (formerly El Shaddai CS)
Wellard Primary School
Wellard Village Primary School - Opening February 2023

A middle school is planned in Wellard. Several well-established primary and secondary schools and TAFE facilities are also located nearby.

References

{{Census 2016 AUS
The Listening Post,1923
{{LandInfo WA. m. W. 2019-09-14
"John Wellard Community Centre". [[City of Kwinana]].
(28 September 2024). "Wellard soup night champions local projects, brings community together in Perth's suburbs". [[ABC News (Australia).
"Transperth Website".
{{Cite Transperth bus. 541
{{Cite Transperth bus. 542
{{Cite Transperth bus. 543
{{Cite Transperth bus. 544
"Welcome To The Village at Wellard".

Wikipedia Source

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