Jindalee is an outer coastal suburb of

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, located approximately north of the

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. Its

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is the

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Geography

Jindalee is bounded by an east-west line near Eglinton Rocks to its north,

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to the east (

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) and

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to the south (Hampshire Drive). West is the coast of the

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. Approximately 75% of the suburb is still within its native state.

History

Name

The name Jindalee was proposed by the Shire of Wanneroo on 29 June 1979 and is an imported Aboriginal word from an unknown

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dialect meaning "a bare hill", most likely referring to Eglinton Hill, which is covered in low vegetation. The suburb of Jindalee in south-western

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, applied in 1964, notes the same word origin.

Suburban development

The planning of Jindalee goes back to 1997, but the Butler-Jindalee District Structure Plan was approved on 18 November 2003 by the

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is managing the development (titled "Brighton Beachside") in conjunction with the Department of Housing and Works, and around 900 residential lots are proposed, all of which will have high-speed internet, cable TV and underground power. A small cafe/shopping node on the beachfront at the end of Jindalee Boulevard has yet to be approved. Approximately 15% of the lots have been developed and the projected completion date is 2010.

Amenities and facilities

Jindalee has no conventional facilities at the present stage, apart from a medical centre on Jindalee Boulevard and a fish and chips shop on the foreshore. Brighton Village Shopping Centre on the suburb's eastern border provides basic shopping needs, and Butler Primary School is nearby. Eglinton Hill provides views of the ocean and the scrub leading north towards Eglinton and Yanchep, and almost untouched beaches continuous almost to Yanchep are accessible by sand tracks. The undeveloped part of the suburb offers a wide array of native scrubland, woodland and heath, varying in condition from excellent to completely degraded, and including ''

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preissii'',

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and '' Nuytsia floribunda''. Some degradation has occurred due to uncontrolled vehicular access (especially the use of trail bikes), clearing for stock grazing, fire and rabbits.

Demographics

Jindalee had a nil population at the

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, but has seen rapid residential development in the latter half of the 2000s (decade). The 2011 population is estimated at approximately 1,274.

Transport

Jindalee is served by a deviation of the 483 bus between Clarkson train station and

along Marmion Avenue.Northern 78 timetable
, Transperth, effective 29 April 2007. Accessed 1 May 2007. This service is operated by

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Politics

Jindalee's political leanings are unclear as there were a negligible number of residents at the time of the last federal and state elections.

References

{{City of Wanneroo suburbs Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia Suburbs of the City of Wanneroo