Kenwick, Western Australia is a mixed residential, light industrial and semi-rural

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...

located in the south-east of

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

, Western Australia, located within the

City of Gosnells The City of Gosnells is a local government area in the southeastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located northwest of Armadale and about southeast of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of , ...

. A large portion of the suburb is composed of remnant agricultural land organized as smallholdings of several acres, as well as relatively pristine native wetlands, including the

Brixton Street Wetlands The Brixton Street Wetlands is an environmentally significant wetland area in the city of Perth, Western Australia. The wetlands are located in the suburb of Kenwick, Western Australia, Kenwick, in the south-east of the city not far from th ...

which are of significant conservation value. It also contains several sites of historical significance relating to its status as one of the early farming communities of the

Swan River Colony The Swan River Colony, also known as the Swan River Settlement, or just Swan River, was a British colony established in 1829 on the Swan River, in Western Australia. This initial settlement place on the Swan River was soon named Perth, and it ...

. Kenwick is bounded on the south-west by the

Canning River The Canning River (Djarlgarra in Nyungar) is a major tributary of the Swan River in the South West Land Division of Western Australia. It is home to much wildlife including dolphins, pelicans, swans and many other bird species. Source a ...

and on the north-west by the

Roe Highway Roe Highway is a limited-access highway and partial freeway in Perth, Western Australia, linking Kewdale with the city's north-eastern and south-western suburbs. The northern terminus is at Reid Highway and Great Northern Highway in Middle S ...

Albany Highway Albany Highway links Western Australia's capital city Perth with its oldest settlement, Albany, on the state's south coast. The highway travels through the southern Wheatbelt and Great Southern regions, and is designated State Route ...

, the main south-east arterial transport route, runs through the western part of the suburb.

Amenities

Historic sites

Kenwick Pioneer Cemetery Kenwick Pioneer Cemetery is located in Kenwick, Western Australia adjacent to Albany Highway. It is part of the of land donated by Wallace Bickley for a school for the children of the Canning in 1863. In 1865 a rammed earth building with shin ...

* Liddelow Homestead

Commercial and retail

Kenwick contains a small local shopping centre in the main residential area, a mixed retail and commercial centre at the major highway intersection adjacent to the railway station, and numerous light industrial businesses located along

Sporting and community

Lawn bowls, tennis courts, a skate park, a library and community centre, and an oval for cricket and football are all available for community usage. A significant sporting complex incorporating most of these activities is located at Mills Park in the north-west of the suburb.

Schools

* East Kenwick Primary SchoolALPHABETICAL LISTING OF WESTERN AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS BY EDUCATION DISTRICT
Retrieved 19 August 2009. * Kenwick School *

Rehoboth Christian College , motto_translation = For the Glory of God Alone , location = Perth, Western Australia , country = Australia , coordinates = , pushpin_map = Australia Western Australia , pushpin_image = , pushpin_mapsize ...

Rehoboth Christian College
Retrieved 19 August 2009.

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Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia Suburbs in the City of Gosnells {{PerthAU-geo-stub