Welcome To My Suburb – Beckenham (City of Gosnells)
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Beckenham is a suburb in Perth’s south that is located within the City of Gosnells. It was once known as ‘Buckingham’ and is now a popular family suburb due to its close proximity to the Armadale/Thornlie train line and to the currently expanding Westfield Carousel Shopping Centre. As part of our ‘Welcome to My Suburb’ series, we take a closer look at Beckenham.
Mills Park, Beckenham
Council and surrounding suburbs
Council:
City of Gosnells
Surrounding suburbs: Cannington, East Cannington, Ferndale, Thornlie, Maddington, Kenwick
Public transport
Beckenham Train Station is located on the
Armadale/Thornlie Train Line and is close to the Cannington Train Station. The number 220 bus goes from Beckenham to
Westfield Carousel Shopping Centre .
Schools, childcare and tertiary education
Public Primary Schools
Image: Beckenham Primary School Facebook page
Nearby Private Primary Schools
Nearest Public High School
Nearest private high schools
Childcare, Kindy and Playgroups
Beckenham Kindergarten – 9458 2819
Image: Beckenham Early Learning Centre Facebook page
Click
here for a list of playgroups in the surrounding areas.
Tertiary Education
The nearest university is
Curtin University .
Health
Hospitals
The nearest general hospital is
Bentley Hospital which has an emergency department and maternity services. The nearest private hospitals are
St John of God Midland and
Murdoch .
Medical Centres
Shopping
Beckenham is just a few minutes drive from one of the biggest shopping centres in Perth, Westfield Carousel Shopping Centre , which has Myer, Coles, Woolworths, a Hoyts Cinema (including LUX gold class)
Along William Street, you will find Baby Bunting, Spotlight, The Good Guys and more and an IGA Supermarket.
Beckenham is also close to Albany Highway Cannington, which is bursting with speciality shops such as Toys ‘R Us and Babies ‘R Us, Bunnings, fitness facilities, furniture shops and so many more.
Dining Out
There are also plenty of restaurants in the surrounding areas of Cannington, Thornlie and Gosnells.
Image: Kings Boxing Facebook page
Fitness
Community Services
Police
The nearest police station is located at 1325 Albany Highway, Cannington.
Recreational facilities and events
Click here for a list of playgroups in the surrounding areas.
Want to read about more Perth suburbs? Read on [LINK https://perthmumsgroup.com.au/welcome-to-my-suburb/ here!
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