Community Place Profile Wanneroo wanneroo.wa.gov.au The People of Wanneroo Services and activities Young people have told us that the Top 5 services and activities that are of interest are: Residents estimated to be living in Wanneroo in 2016 1 12,067 Organised social activities IDENTIFY AS ABORIGINAL Residents who speak 2 Wanneroo BORN OVERSEAS TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER 37% 1.4% another language at home Activities at school 3 Music events 81% 4 of homes have an Activities at sports centres internet connection 1,865 396 DOGS CATS 5 Assistance in finding employment Main Industries for Employment • Construction • Health care and social assistance Examples of City Initiatives and Projects • Retail trade • Education and training • Upgrades to Wanneroo Regional Museum • Public administration and safety • Master Plan for Wanneroo Recreation Centre • Feasibility study for Wanneroo Youth Centre • Increase amenities of Scenic Park • Upgrades to Frederick Duffy, Jindinga, Wonambi and Taywood Parks Overall 14% of residents volunteer at local community • New family change area at Wanneroo Aquamotion group/organisation Places of Rest Places for Places for Learning and Recreation Community East Wanneroo Primary Wanneroo has 18 parks: Wanneroo School, Wanneroo Primary School, St Anthony’s School Rotary Park, Nannatee Park, Community Facilities: and Wanneroo Secondary Beelara Park, Wonambi Park, Scenic Park, Wanneroo Civic Centre, Wanneroo Community College. Lake Joondalup Park, Clarkside Park, Centre, Wanneroo Showgrounds, Wanneroo Taywood Park, Gidgi Park, Goolema Park, Youth Centre, Wanneroo Recreation Centre, Wanneroo Library Frederick Duffy Park, Jindinga Park, Wanneroo Sports and Social Club and 105,000 visits per year Bert Togno Park, Memorial Park, Neville Park, Enterprise House. Pezaj Park, Barndie Park and Bilara Park. Wanneroo Regional Museum Wanneroo Aquamotion and Elliot Road Tennis Club. Places for Worship Places for Shopping and Trade St Anthony’s Catholic Church and St Peter’s Anglican Church. The Wanneroo Town Centre is a secondary activity centre which plays a critical role in providing population services and employment for local residents and is a hub of commercial, Places of History community and cultural activity. There are 103 registered food premises in the area. The main Wanneroo War Memorial, Wanneroo Show Grounds, shopping centre is Wanneroo Central, with commercial premises, fast food outlets and a Wanneroo Civic Precinct, Forestry House, Wanneroo School variety of retail shops also situated along Wanneroo Road. Classroom, Buckingham House, Old Wanneroo School House, Crisafulli House, Rotary Heritage Wall, Wanneroo Recreation Centre, Places for Art Wanneroo Shire Offices and St Anthony’s Church. Limelight Theatre, Wanneroo Gallery and Jacaranda Amphitheatre. Public Art: Wanneroo Sam, Entrance Gates, Looking West, Schooling in Wanneroo, Showgrounds Marker, Seed, Fruit and Flower, Seed Cloud, Teen Screen and Walter the Waterwise Gardener. Lake Joondalup is a medium-sized freshwater lake in the Yellagonga Regional Park. It is part of the Regionally Significant Bush Being in Nature Ecological Linkage with Yanchep National Park and Neerabup National Park and has been classified as a Conservation Category Wetland and Important Bird Area. walks Belgrade Park, (Bush Forever site) Boyagin Park and Burbanks Park offer unique Birds Native Reptiles and Native 16km walking trails. Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo, Mammals Amphibians Plants Shared Path Rainbow Bee-Eater, Splendid Fairy Wren and Western Grey Kangaroo, Tiger Snake, Banksia, bottlebrush, eucalypt, Walkers and cyclists can enjoy a Tawny Frogmouth. Echidna, Quenda and Oblong Turtle/South West Long grass tree, grevillea, kangaroo 16km shared path around the lake Rakali (native water rat). Neck Turtle and Motorbike Frog. paw, melaleuca, orchid, sedge and learn about the Aboriginal Six and rush. Seasons through interpretive panels. Local History James and Mary-Ann Cockman First contact with started a dairy farm, explorers and had 7 children War memorial Whadjuk and Yued surveyors, John and built a rough Governor petitioned by stone obelisk people, two Noongar Butler, George Grey, limestone house. Noongar men Tommy First Wanneroo erected in language groups, moved Thomas Watson and State Heritage listed Dower and Johnny Carroll school opened Wanneroo in District’s around Wanneroo’s John Septimus Roe Cockman House for a land grant near near Lake Wanneroo Town site honour of the name coastal sandplain as they travelled exists today and is a Lake Gnangara. Petition Goollelal with Road Board gazetted nine local men officially according to the six through the rare and historically supported by 15 pupils gazetted on as who lost their changed to Noongar seasons. Wanneroo area. significant dwelling. Mayor of Fremantle. enrolled. 31 October. ‘Wanneru’. lives in WW1. Wanneroo. Pre 1834 1834-1841 1852 1886 1874 1902 1907 1921 1953 2018 2012 2009 1998 1985 1982 1961 1954 Aboriginal City of Wanneroo New Wanneroo The City of Wanneroo The Shire of Noongar Elder Ken The Wanneroo Mains electricity Six Seasons develops its first Library and splits into the Shire Wanneroo Colbung awarded OAM Road Board arrived as far as the interpretive panels Reconciliation Cultural Centre of Wanneroo and the becomes the for his service to the becomes a Shire 16 Mile Peg, installed at Action Plan. officially opened. City of Joondalup. City of Wanneroo. Noongar community. and the first public Wanneroo Road Rotary Park. library is opened. (near Pinjar and Wanneroo Roads). Origin of Place Names Wanneroo was part of an area known as Mooro, which covered the coast to Ellenbrook and from the Swan River to Moore River. The name is derived from the Aboriginal word Wanneru, meaning ‘place of Aboriginal women’s digging stick’. Aboriginal women’s digging stick. 2019 - Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre. MARIGINIUP ASHBY SINAGRA LAKE JOONDALUP Buckingham House City of Wanneroo Wanneroo Road Civic Centre Rotary Park Wanneroo Central Shopping Centre East Wanneroo Primary School Wanneroo Showgrounds Wanneroo Secondary College Wanneroo Tennis WANNEROO Club HOCKING Profile boundary PEARSALL.