Eglinton is a locality in the

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n capital city of

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, approximately north of Perth's central business district on the

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. For the most part, the suburb is covered in native

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woodland, scrubland, and heath typical of the

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. However, in recent years, there has been growth in residential estates, with a town centre to be built in the near future. Part of the

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local government area, it is bounded to the north by

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, to the east by Carabooda, and to the south by Alkimos. The area is part of the Alkimos-Eglinton region being considered by the State Government for a future urban region. Eglinton is now being developed with the Amberton estate from Stockland and Allara Estate from Satterly, which is one of only two estates in

to achieve a six star energy rating.

History

Eglinton was approved in 1974 as a suburb name and is named after the

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''Eglinton'', which was wrecked on rocks near Alkimos that now bear its name. Prior to European settlement, the

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tribe of the

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people had lived in what has become the northern Perth metropolitan region for more than 40,000 years, taking advantage of the abundant food and water around the chain of wetlands on the

. According to local legend, Pipidinny Swamp, located in eastern Eglinton, was created from the blood and meat of the crocodile's tail as he walked back towards the Swan River after his fight with the shark. In 1865, European settlers used the Aboriginal tracks along the west side of the lakes as a stock route from Dongara to

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. The portion of the stock route between Joondalup and Yanchep was made part of the Bicentennial Heritage Trails Network in 1988 and is now known as the Yaberoo Budjara Heritage Trail. The area is mostly scrub and bushland today but also has some low-level agriculture based along Wanneroo and Pipidinny Roads as well as housing estates abutting

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Planning

As of May 2006, plans for an Alkimos-Eglinton

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, covered by Amendment 1029/33 to the Metropolitan Region Scheme were revealed. At that point, LandCorp estimated that 55,000 people would live in the area once it is complete, that the centre will include "hospitals, tertiary educational institutions, major retail, commercial and recreational facilities" and that stage 1 blocks would be offered for sale in 2008. The Environmental Protection Authority, however, raised concerns in November 2005 about the amendment, saying that it "would, in part, be inconsistent with the conservation and protection of significant environmental and geoheritage values in the area", and recommended that the amount of reserves be greatly increased. The next major wastewater treatment plant for the metropolitan region was built in the Eglinton area. It is designed to provide catchment from

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south to the existing Beenyup treatment plant catchment boundary.

Geography

Eglinton lies roughly between the future

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reserve to the east and the

to the west. Eglinton's population was measured by the ABS in the 2016 census as 2,365. In 2021 this increased to 3,705.

Facilities

Eglinton has no conventional facilities at the present stage but the Amberton and Allara estates are now under development with some houses built, many more under construction and many blocks titled. Amberton is joined to Shorehaven, which will have very significant infrastructure. Eglinton was previously accessible only by Pipidinny Road, which runs via Pipidinny Swamp to within of the beach. The Alkimos wreck can be viewed from the nearby coastline, where almost untouched beaches are accessible by sand track but a paved road is currently under construction. 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'' (commonly known as "black boys"),

, sheoak and ''

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''. Some degradation has occurred due to uncontrolled vehicular access, clearing for stock grazing, fire and rabbits.

Transport

In 2008,

was extended through the suburb, which had previously been unserviced by the road network.

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operates the 490 and 491 bus services from Butler railway station, which pass through the suburb to

and

respectively; the bus routes are operated by

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. The

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runs through Eglinton with the Eglinton railway station

Bus

* 491

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to Alkimos Station – serves

and Heath Avenue Bus routes serving

: * 492

to Alkimos Station * 494, 495 and 496

to Yanchep Station

Rail

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References

External links

Metropolitan Region Scheme Amendment 1029/33 Alkimos-Eglinton
{{City of Wanneroo suburbs Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia Suburbs of the City of Wanneroo