East Victoria Park, Western Australia

East Victoria Park (nicknamed "East Vic Park") is an inner south-eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Victoria Park.

East Victoria Park is located south-east of the suburb of Victoria Park, approximately from the Perth central business district. It is primarily residential but includes a continuation of the Albany Highway commercial strip, becoming a restaurant hotspot for Perth residents. It is bounded by the Armadale-Thornlie railway line to the north-east and shares Carlisle and Oats Street railway stations with the neighbouring suburb of Carlisle.

Landmarks

East Victoria Park includes the Edward Millen Home (originally the Rotunda Hospital), a complex of buildings in the Federation Queen Anne architectural style. The precinct is listed on the State Register of Heritage Places.

In 1911, the Australian Aborigines Mission established the Dulhi Gunyah home for Noongar children on the corner of Kent Street and Jarrah Road. The home was closed in 1916 and the children were moved to the Carrolup Native Settlement. The facility was later purchased by the Methodist Church and was used as a children's home for wards of the state. It was renamed Mofflyn in 1959 and became part of the Uniting Church. It was eventually demolished and cleared, with the Victoria Heights residential estate constructed on the site in the late 1990s.

History

East Victoria Park was opened for residential subdivision in the early 1900s, with early housing estates including Bickford Estate, Brixton Township, Canterbury Park, Canning Park, Hillcrest Estate and Balmoral Estate. Development was spurred by the extension of the Perth tramways in 1905, with the line running down what is now Albany Highway. It was extended to a terminus at Patricia Street in 1934, and during World War II was further extended to a munitions factory on Welshpool Road. The tramways were closed in 1950 and replaced with bus services.https://www.victoriaparklibrary.wa.gov.au/Profiles/library/Assets/ClientData/Documents/Local_History/History/Geoff-Gallop-Know-Your-Suburb_Victoria-Park-and-East-Victoria-Park.pdf

A railway station on the South Western Railway was opened at Mint Street in 1912 – originally named East Victoria Park station but renamed Carlisle station in 1919. This was joined by Oats Street station further to the east in 1954.

After World War II, bushland to the west of Berwick Street adjoining the Collier Pine Plantation was opened for residential subdivision. This area was originally known as the Millen Estate and included a number of war service homes. Many residents found work in the Welshpool industrial area. New schools were built in the 1950s, including Millen Primary School and St. Francis Xavier College (now part of Ursula Frayne Catholic College), while East Victoria Park Primary School was relocated to its present site in 1977.

Transport

Bus

* 37 Curtin University Bus Station to Airport Central Station – serves Jarrah Road, Hill View Terrace, Oats Street and Oats Street Station
* 38 Perth Busport to Cloverdale – serves Shepperton Road and Mint Street
* 72 Elizabeth Quay Bus Station to Cannington Station – serves Berwick Street, Sussex Street, Etwell Street, Pinedale Street and Jarrah Road
* 75 Elizabeth Quay Bus Station to Canning Vale – serves Berwick Street, Sussex Street, Etwell Street, Pinedale Street and Jarrah Road
* 201 Curtin University Bus Station to Cannington Station – serves Jarrah Road
* 220 Perth Busport to Armadale Station – serves Albany Highway
* 282 and 283 Elizabeth Quay Bus Station to Kalamunda Bus Station – serve Shepperton Road, Oats Street, Oats Street Station and Milford Street
* 284 Curtin University Bus Station to Belmont Forum – serves Jarrah Road, Albany Highway, Dane Street and Mint Street
* 285 East Victoria Park to Kewdale – serves Albany Highway, Oats Street, Shepperton Road and Oats Street Station
* 960 Curtin University Bus Station to Mirrabooka Bus Station (high frequency) – serves Kent Street
* 998 Fremantle Station to Fremantle Station (limited stops) – CircleRoute Clockwise, serves Oats Street, Oats Street Station, Hill View Terrace and Jarrah Road
* 999 Fremantle Station to Fremantle Station (limited stops) – CircleRoute Anti-Clockwise, serves Jarrah Road, Hill View Terrace, Oats Street and Oats Street Station

Bus routes serving Albany Highway, Basinghall Street and Berwick Street:
* 177 Elizabeth Quay Bus Station to Cannington Station
* 178 and 179 Elizabeth Quay Bus Station to Bull Creek Station

Bus routes serving Shepperton Road:
* 221 Perth Busport to Armadale Station (limited stops)
* 230 Perth Busport to Thornlie Station (limited stops)
* 907 Perth Busport to Armadale Station (high frequency / limited stops)
* 908 Victoria Park Station to Cannington Station (high frequency / limited stops)
* 930 Elizabeth Quay Bus Station to Thornlie Station (high frequency)

Rail

* Armadale/ Thornlie–Cockburn lines
** Carlisle railway station
** Oats Street railway station

References

{{Town of Victoria Park suburbs

Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia
Suburbs in the Town of Victoria Park