Southern River by Julie Read of Attree Real Estate Agents
SOUTHERN RIVER is located within the City of Gosnells and adjacent to Canning Vale. It provides an exciting mix of modern lifestyle and natural beauty. Take urban living, add it to a peaceful environment and you have Southern River – a healthy way of life.
It was originally a rural area with chicken farms for egg production, horse breeding properties and boarding kennels for cats and dogs. These farms combined gave the area a population of less than 500 people.
The current environment is undergoing major changes; with the suburb being totally redeveloped into medium density residential properties average block size 700 m². The result will be a population increase to above 15,000; along with this has also been the building of the necessary infrastructure like shops, schools, park and gardens to support the expending population. Several new developments are being built, such as the Vertu Estate, Boardwalk Estate and Bletchley Park.
Shopping
Southern River has a range of shopping facilities within easy reach.
- Livingston Marketplace Shopping Centre
- Southern River Shopping Centre
- Stockland Bull Creek Shopping Centre
- Gateways Regional Shopping Centre
- Canning Vale Markets.
Schools and Education
If you live in Bletchley Park, you have Bletchley Park Primary School is on your doorstep and Southern River has many schools in the area or close by, these include:
- Carey Baptist College
- Campbell Primary School
- Canning Vale Primary School
- Canning Vale Catholic Primary School
- Canning Vale College (Canning Vale)
- Ranford Primary School
- Thornlie Christian College
Parents may also be interested in sending younger children to the new Bletchley Play and Learn childcare centre, which is located alongside the Bletchley Park Primary School.
Transport
Southern River is serviced by some major road networks, The Roe Highway, which connects with the Kwinana Freeway (west) and Albany Highway (east) and provides access to Perth Airport, while Nicholson Road heads north towards Cannington, and Westfield Carousel, and Ranford Road goes to Armadale (southeast) and Kwinana Freeway via South Street (northwest).
There are a range of buses linking the area to the Perth CBD, Murdoch University and to Cannington. Many bus services connect with Transperth trains at Murdoch or Thornlie stations. All services are operated by Swan Transit.
A proposals is being considered which might involve extending the present Transperth rail spur from Thornlie to Canning Vale, which is very close. This would follow the track of the freight line which bisects Canning Vale, and serve a new station to be built near the Nicholson Road / Garden Street roundabout.
Leisure
At Newhaven, you will discover a range of places to make the most of your leisure time and it’s hard to imagine a more inviting place for everyone to indulge in their love of adventure.
Should you wish to venture a little further from home, the beaches and attractions of Fremantle and Coogee are within easy reach. Newhaven is also a great base from which to enjoy a range of excellent local facilities such as:
- Glen Iris Country Club
- Gosnells Golf Club
- Armadale Golf Club
- Alfred Skeet Oval
- Champion Lakes Recreation Park
- Southern River Library and Community Centre
Local Facts and Figures
- Distance from Perth CBD: 18km (11.2 miles)
- Approximate size for this postcode: 70.5 km²
- Other suburbs with same post code: Gosnells, Huntingdale, Martin
- Total of population in this postcode in year 2011 : 29548 people
- Average age persons in 2011 was: 34 years old
- Most of people in Southern River were born in Australia
- Ancestors were mostly from: England
- Industry of occupation is mostly on: Technicians & trades workers
- Median house price (2011): $555,000
Looking to buy or sell, contact Julie on 0422 485 665.
Please note – Some of the information for the Southern River suburb page was sourced from Wikipedia.
