Duncraig is a northern
suburb
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of
Perth
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, the capital city of
Western Australia
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, and is located north of
Perth's central business district (CBD) between
Marmion Avenue
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and
Mitchell Freeway
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. Its
local government area
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is the
City of Joondalup
The City of Joondalup is a Local government areas of Western Australia, local government area in Perth, Western Australia. Its central business district is located in the suburb Joondalup, and it includes the town centres of Hillarys, Western A ...
.
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 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 and
Duncraig Senior High School
Duncraig Senior High School is an independent public co-educational high day school, located in the suburb of Duncraig, north of Perth, Western Australia. The current principal is Myles Draper.
History
The school opened in 1979 with 850 st ...
all opened.
In 1983, the
Uniting Church in Australia
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opened
St Stephen's School, a secondary,
co-educational
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day 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 the
CBD via the
Mitchell Freeway
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.
Geography
Duncraig is bounded by
Beach Road to the south,
Mitchell Freeway
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to the east,
Hepburn Avenue
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to the north and
Marmion Avenue
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to the west, and
Warwick Road runs 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 after
Gilbert and Sullivan
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characters and personalities.
Gilbert Road meets
Sullivan
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Road there, near
Savoy
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Place,
Pinafore
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Court, 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 the
J. C. Williamson company 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
Percy Doyle Reserve is a sporting and recreational facility in Duncraig, Western Australia. Spanning a substantial area, the reserve serves as a central hub for community activities and various sports.
Facilities
The reserve has diverse facil ...
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 20 tennis courts. Percy Doyle Reserve is home to
Sorrento Football Club who participates in the
National Premier League Western Australia, as well as the Sorrento Tennis Club who participates in the
Tennis West State League
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.
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 Centre
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Prior to the c ...
to the south and
Westfield Whitford City
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to 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.
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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 the Carine Cats ]baseball
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and teeball clubs.
Education
Duncraig contains Duncraig Senior High School
Duncraig Senior High School is an independent public co-educational high day school, located in the suburb of Duncraig, north of Perth, Western Australia. The current principal is Myles Draper.
History
The school opened in 1979 with 850 st ...
(Years 7–12) and a private school operated by the Uniting Church
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, St Stephen's School (Years K-12). The area south of Warwick Road falls within the catchment area of Carine 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 the Warwick train/bus interchange at its southeastern corner, and Greenwood train station at its northeastern corner, linking the area to the Perth CBD
. The suburb is also served by Transperth
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buses 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 by Swan Transit
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History
On 21 ...
.
Sport
There are many sport clubs based in Duncraig, catering for all sporting members of the community.
Politics
Duncraig is a reasonably affluent suburb with many " mortgage belt" families. It consistently supports the Liberal Party
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at both federal and state elections, with the strongest support located in the southeastern part of Duncraig, served by the Davallia Primary polling booth.
Duncraig is administered by the City of Joondalup
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although previously administered by the City of Wanneroo
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prior to the creation of the City of Joondalup in 1998.
Notable people
* Clint Hinchliffe, cricketer
*Matt Parker
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, mathematician, author and comedian, grew up in Duncraig.
* Melanie Perkins founded web-based graphics design software Canva
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in her family's Duncraig home. It is now Australia's only private company valued over US$1 billion.
*Daniel Ricciardo
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Born and raised in Perth to Italian-Australi ...
, a Formula One
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racing driver, grew up in Duncraig.
* Wes Robinson, cricketer
References
External links
Duncraig Senior High School
{{City of Joondalup suburbs
Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia
Suburbs in the City of Joondalup