Duncraig, Western Australia

Duncraigis a northernsuburbofPerth,the capital city ofWestern Australia,and is located 16 kilometres (10 mi) north ofPerth's central business district(CBD) betweenMarmion AvenueandMitchell Freeway.Itslocal government areais theCity of Joondalup.

Duncraig Perth,Western Australia
Duncraig Village Shopping Centre
Coordinates	31.833°S 115.777°E/-31.833; 115.777
Population	15,982 (SAL2021)
Established	1960s
Postcode(s)	6023
Area	7.5 km2(2.9 sq mi)
Location	16 km (10 mi) N ofPerth CBD
LGA(s)	City of Joondalup
State electorate(s)	Carine
Federal division(s)	Moore
Suburbsaround Duncraig: Hillarys Padbury Kingsley Sorrento Duncraig Greenwood Marmion Carine Warwick

History

Not much is known about Duncraig before the residential settlement boom – the majority of land in the area remained largely undeveloped until the 1960s. In 1969, the name Duncraig was approved, and was first used as a promotional name. It is of Scottish origin.

In 1967, planning stages commenced for a Marmion Town Centre with 17,000 square metres (180,000 sq ft) of retail space by 1986 in the southwestern corner of the suburb to be developed by the Lands Department in conjunction with the Rural and Industries Bank. A mining lease for sand and limestone was held by Thiess Brothers over part of the land in question (Reserve 8018), so the Lands Department suggested a road (now Burragah Way) be built to separate the proposed centre from the lease. A detailed submission for the centre was made in 1977 by T.S. Martin and Associates,but Warwick, Karrinyup and small local centres had filled the retail need in the area and population had developed somewhat differently from original expectations, so the plan was shelved. Plans to develop a large retail centre were resurrected in the late 1980s to local protest, after which the area was the last to be developed for residential use.

The bulk of the suburb was built in the mid-1970s, with infrastructure being built almost at the same time – Davallia Primary School (February 1974), Duncraig Library (July 1974) and Duncraig Primary School (February 1975). In 1979, the Carine Glades tavern on Beach Road (now "The Carine" ), Glengarry Private Hospital andDuncraig Senior High Schoolall opened.

Duncraig's development (1960–1990)

In 1983, theUniting Church in AustraliaopenedSt Stephen's School,a secondary,co-educationalday school, in the northeastern corner of the suburb, which expanded to include a primary school in 1993. St Stephen's School is the largest independent school in Western Australia. In 1986, the suburb was finally linked directly to theCBDvia theMitchell Freeway.

Geography

Duncraig is bounded byBeach Roadto the south,Mitchell Freewayto the east,Hepburn Avenueto the north andMarmion Avenueto the west, andWarwick Roadruns through the centre of the suburb. Almost all of Duncraig is residential, although many small parks and bushland areas can be found throughout.In the Northwest corner of Duncraig is a tangle of streets named afterGilbert and Sullivancharacters and personalities.GilbertRoad meetsSullivanRoad there, nearSavoyPlace,PinaforeCourt, and streets named after 30 characters from the Gilbert and Sullivan operas. The only Gilbert and Sullivan performer with a street named after him is Bernard Manning (1888–1961), a performer with theJ. C. Williamsoncompany and founder of the Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Western Australia in Perth.

Facilities

Duncraig is a residential suburb, although has numerous small parks and bushland areas, and the Percy Doyle Reserve which contains a library and recreation centre. It also contains a multipurpose sports complex including several football fields and soccer pitches, lawn bowl greens and over 20 tennis courts. Several neighbourhood shopping centres are dotted throughout the suburb, the largest of which are Glengarry and Carine Glades.

Nearby the Centro Warwick to the southeast,Karrinyup Shopping Centreto the south andWestfield Whitford Cityto the northwest provide for a wide range of retail shopping. Glengarry Private Hospital, together with a number of specialist medical centres/services are located on Arnisdale Road behind the Glengarry shopping area.

Just beyond Duncraig's southern boundary is Carine Regional Open Space, a wetland reserve centred on two large swamps which is home to many rare waterbirds, frogs, turtles and other wildlife. The space is served by walking and bicycle tracks and also offers AFL, Soccer Pitches, tennis courts and is also home to theCarine Catsbaseballandteeballclubs.

Education

Duncraig containsDuncraig Senior High School(Years 7–12) and a private school operated by theUniting Church,St Stephen's School(Years K-12). The area south of Warwick Road falls within the catchment area ofCarine Senior High School(Years 7–12). Also, Duncraig contains four state primary schools:

• Davallia(1974)
• Duncraig(1975)
• Glengarry(1980)
• Poynter(1980)

Transport

Duncraig is served by theWarwick train/bus interchangeat its southeastern corner, andGreenwood train stationat its northeastern corner, linking the area to the PerthCBD.The suburb is also served byTransperthbuses along Beach Road, Glengarry and Poynter Drives, Davallia, Lilburne and Readshaw Roads, and Marmion Avenue (423, 441, 442, 443, 444).All bus services are operated bySwan Transit.

Politics

Duncraig is a reasonably affluent suburb with many "mortgage belt"families. It consistently supports theLiberal Partyat both federal andstate elections,with the strongest support located in the southeastern part of Duncraig, served by the Davallia Primary polling booth.

Duncraig is administered by theCity of Joondalupalthough previously administered by theCity of Wannerooprior to the creation of the City of Joondalup in 1998.

2004 federal election
	Liberal	61%
	Labor	27%
	Greens	7.0%
	CDP	2.2%
	One Nation	1.5%

2001 federal election
	Liberal	56%
	Labor	28%
	Greens	5.3%
	Democrats	5.1%
	One Nation	3.2%

2005 state election
	Liberal	49%
	Labor	35%
	Greens	8.6%
	CDP	4.0%
	Independent	2.1%

2001 state election
	Liberal	46%
	Labor	25%
	Independent	10.5%
	Greens	6.2%
	One Nation	5.6%

Notable people

• Clint Hinchliffe,cricketer
• Matt Parker,mathematician, author and comedian, grew up in Duncraig.
• Melanie Perkinsfounded web-based graphics design softwareCanvain her family's Duncraig home. It is now Australia's onlyprivate company valued over US$1 billion.
• Daniel Ricciardo,aFormula Oneracing driver, grew up in Duncraig.
• Wes Robinson,cricketer

External links

• Duncraig Senior High School