Banksia Grove, WA 6031

Can i ask where your kids go to school ?

All mine are at high school - we chose Belridge as we were living in Edgewater at the time - didn't move them because i had heard quite a lot of negatives about both Wanneroo and Clarkson - although some people seem to have a negative opinion of Belridge so I guess it's each to their own. It will be interesting to see what happens with the new high school supposedly being buit in the next few years but it will be too late for me.

Thanks for this answer, I found it very helpful. My fiance and I are looking at these areas to buy and werent sure about Banksia grove. We are looking at houses in Sundowner Meander, there seems to be lots for sale on this street (4 at the moment). Im unsure whether to buy or not as it is hard to guage what the street is like by just driving past. We were told by the real estate that this part of Banksia is a private estate (from tumbleweed to pinjar rd?) Is this true? He also told us about when the land was released as 'carramar' but then became Banksia grove. I thought that was quite rude!

Hi clairenjosh.
No, there are no private estates on Banksia Grove and we live on the new part - Delamare Park, definately not private! We also back onto Sundowner Meander. This is a large road that runs around the edge of Delamare Park, hence we suffer with a lot of the traffic cutting up through our road to Sundowner at the top. I don't know what its like to live there but we like it where we are apart from the bogan next door, but we've always had a problem with him since his partner left him. I guess you will always get one anyway and nothing the Shire has not managed to control. Don't like the fact that you have been told that the area is private though, reminds me of when we bought the block and initially it was Carramar! Anyway, any further questions, please ask, and good luck!

Good news, our friends own a home in Banksia Grove and have just moved back there and kicked out their bogan tenants. So one less bogan and one more Ranga. My sister in law owns a house there too and loves it.

Hi JayMJay - I've just came across this post which looks like it may have been from a while ago but just wanted to clarify something as I am a Real Estate agent that specialises in selling in Banksia Grove over the last 4 years. I also am of the understanding that Delamare park is a Privatised estate and possibly am even the agent that Clairenjosh was referring to in their post. I pride myself on being very honest with both buyers and sellers in my job as I understand there are a lot in my Industry that will say anything to get a sale, which really bugs me. So I just wanted to know what you were referring to when you mentioned that Delamare park was definitely not Private?

After researching ownership information and speaking with the City Of Wanneroo many years ago, it was, and still is my understanding that this area known as Delamare Park (excluding the area right near the Little Deli on Tumbleweed (i.e. Thicket Cct, Tree Crt, Brake Crt and part of Tussock Elb) is private, meaning that the ownership of the homes are owned by private buyers. Some are shared equity where the government owns a small percentage but this is simply through govt assistance schemes where the private owner still owns 70% or more of the home. This basically means that there are no fully owned government housing (aka Homes West) properties in this area. Obviously there are still investors who buy and place tenants in the houses which unfortunately is luck of the draw with who you get as neighbours. So by comparison to the rest of the suburb which has an average of between 1 in 10 to 1 in 12 homes assigned to State Housing, the Delamare Park area is privatised.

I really just wanted to clear that up and see what you meant not private as I truly don't want to be giving out false or seemingly incorrect information. Thanks for your time :)

I assume that you are in the "old" part of Banksia Grove, the new part being developed is absolutely different to the old area. The new area has strict building regulations and my drive throughs at night to check out the activity have shown an orderly, well maintained family orientated suburb with extensive building going on however the stigma of the old established area still taints the entire suburb, most unfairly in my opinion.
We are presently in Carramar,near Pinjar Rd but have bought a block in one of the new sections of Banksia Grove and will start building as soon as possible, we have no fears about the reputation carried by Banksia Grove as we believe that in time the good will dominate the bad. It seems that every street, no matter where you live, has at least one bad element but hopefully these will be few and far between in the new area. It seems that all the negative comments are from residents in either the part of Banksia Grove to the south of Joondalup Drive and/or the old established part while the positive comments are from residents in the newly established areas.

Hi JohnDee we are on Ghost Gum Bvd not too far from you and in a new home.

Hi! We are building in the 'new' Banksia Grove (Stage 25). Do you have any feedback on this side of the suburb? We are also wondering when the parks and town centre are due for completion? Will a petrol station be included? And how long does it take to reach the freeway in peak hour?

The parks are being completed as the development progresses. The main central parks (Discovery Park and Honey Possum Park) are progressing well with living stream, grassed areas, amphitheatre and walkways completed. The two parks in Stage 25 are planned to commence construction later this year. The district shopping centre is at the early planning stage with the developer working at securing tenants so the final design can be submitted to Council. Construction of the first stage will start in 2013/2014. It takes around 10 mins to reach the Freeway in peak hour at the moment. The community is building up with a great spirit and local events being well attended.

hello everyone i have just moved into the area and wanting to know if anyone knows what primary school is the best one to send there kids to as i have 2 kids which i school in another suburb??

Hi. We send our kids to Carramar Primary School and they love it :)

Hi I know this is an old feed, I was just wondering how hard it was getting your kids into Carramar Primary living outside the zone? I need to enrol my son into primary school for next year and want to send him the Tapping Primary or Carramar primary. But worried about how difficult it will be.