Craigie, WA 6025

4.4(19 reviews)

Ranked 30th best suburb by locals in Perth (Greater) Region, WA

Great for

  • Gym and fitness
  • Internet access
  • Parking
  • Parks and recreation
  • Neighbourly spirit

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Reviews of Craigie, WA

29th September 2023

"Next best thing suburb"

While everyone would like to have ocean views and walk to the beach there's is only so many houses available and the prices our now reflected that more then ever.
Craigie gives you are fantastic opportunity to live 5 minutes away from the beach with close proximity to major shops, good schools and easy access to the highway.
With the lower price tag then its fancier neighbor suburbs its the next best thing.

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  • Families with kids
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15th June 2022

"Rejuvenated suburb, great location and parks"

Craigie is quite an exciting suburb, west of Eddystone Ave a lot of the old, unattractive houses with unkept gardens continue to be replaced with modern homes. An influx of young families, professionals and fifo workers are moving in. Has fantastic new public primary school (Craigie Heights) and a private Catholic primary school. More and nicer parks than Padbury, and still affordable for its great location close to beach, Whitfords, Joondalup CBD and only 20km from Perth CBD.

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  • Families with kids
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"Baron and boring"

I grew up in Craigie when it was a new suburb (late 70's to late 80's). Although I have fond childhood memories from way back to before the medical centre near the shops was a roller skating rink (it used to be a BMX track). Craigie Senior High School was new (doesn't exist anymore) and the place was full of English immigrants. You can't really say it's attractive and I believe it's popularity is merely to do with it's proximity to the coast. The houses are typically unattractive seventies and eighties project homes of which lots don't seem to care about their gardens (front ones at least). Not a huge fan and could rattle off dozens of more attractive areas for the same price.

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steves29
steves29

Craigie in 2021 is very different from when you grew up, this is not a review

James B
James B

@chrisroebuck What are those dozens of more attractive places for the same price?

Rhodesia
Rhodesia

Love Craigie, brand new primary school and Whitfords Catholic Primary. Great Bakery and Coffee shop and Craigie Leisure Centre

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"Fantastic affordable location!"

As far as land is concerned you can certainly set yourself up for life in Craigie. Huge block size for less than 500k could eventually become dual use at retirement and a “thank god” I bought here.

Close to the beach, new Whitfords restaurant scene, ginormous leisure centre, phenomenal schools both public and private, hillarys mariner and sought after beach side suburbs (Sorrento, hillarys, Kallaroo, ocean reef).

5 minutes to freeway access and train station makes commuting a breeze.

The local shopping center is well equipped with IGA, Pharmacy, Barber, Bakery, boutique cafe, news agency and much more!!

The thing I love most about Craigie is the community spirit is alive and well. Everybody takes care of each other, lends a hand and good friendships are formed. We don’t just know our immediate neighbors, we know our street and the people living on it.

Like me, the residents here all love Craigie and this is shown by the voluntary proactive approach taken to continuously keep our suburb amazing!

Resident for 7 years

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"Great Suburb, fantastic parks, free tennis courts!!"

We moved to Craigie a few years ago and found it very good value. We live 500m from Whitfords shops, close to the Craigie Leisure Center and 1.3 km from the beautiful Whitfords beach. Aside from beautiful parks there is free tennis courts, Craigie Leisure Center with two swimming pools, gyms, basketball and indoor soccer, good security and the beautiful Craigie bushlands to the south. Transport is awesome with Whitfords station down the road and a good network of bus stations. The new medical center is also very good.

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  • Professionals
  • Singles
  • Families with kids
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Rentals in Craigie

"Loving Life In Craigie"

We have lived in Craigie for 9 years and I have to say it’s such a lovely little suburb and we feel very fortunate to have bought a house in what I think is an amazing community,
We live on a fab street with great neighbours,
Our children go to the local Primary School, which I can’t recommend this more highly than I already do, all the teachers are beautiful and have loved our children like their own,
It’s so far been nice and quiet, no major trouble in the area, (apart from a few breakins recently (Oct 18) but the Police were hot on those and incarcerated the planks trying to upset our little suburb, Thank you WAPOL ❤️)
This is the suburb who will be the first to help if you ask for it, be it your child is missing (only to be found in your own garden under a bbq cover), or posting Police on Facebook (by mistake but within minutes neighbours were checking on this person, or lost pets reunited with hours, you can count on the gorgeous people of Craigie,
We personally are Loving Life In Craigie and are thankful for the beautiful hearted people who live here with us.
☺️👍🏻

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"Great for families"

We have lived here for over 3 years now and absolutely love it so far! The local IGA, bakery, hairdresser and Roma are all so friendly. We are a young family, and it has a great family vibe, the local daycare is absolutely amazing and our son loves it. We plan to stay here and raise our children in Craigie.

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  • Families with kids
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"Great community"

I have been living in Craigie for 5 years and never had a problem. The community is great, everyone is helpful and friendly. The primary school is amazing! Everything is close by... beach, joondalup, train station and only 20 mins to the city!

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"Dont live here"

We lived here for 2 years and it was the worst 2 years of our life. There are dogs barking ALL THE TIME!!! We dealt with the council for 2 YEARS over our neighbours dogs and nothing ever got done about it.

People in the area are disrespectful and noisy.
And the smell from the water waste can be hard to live with.

Pay the bit extra and move on the other side of marmion, it is worth it. Dont live here

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  • Singles
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"Craigie- Fastest selling suburb in Australia"

Craigie is now the fastest selling suburb in Australia. Get in here quick.

Great for

  • Excellent kids schools
  • Close to transport, beach and shops
  • Craigie Leisure centre has the best Gym and 2 heated olympic swimming pools
  • People/ quietness of area
  • Proximity to many things, especially beach
  • Lots of parks
  • Nice neighbourhood
  • Fantastic gym and leisure centre

Who lives here?

  • Professionals
  • Singles
  • Families with kids
  • Retirees
  • LGBT+
  • Hipsters
  • Trendy & Stylish
  • Beach Lovers
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"Craigie-Rising Star!!"

We have live in Craigie for five years and thoroughly enjoyed it. Our kids go to Whitfords Catholic school, a feeder school for Sacred Heart and Prendiville high schools. We live on a park and enjoy the beach access, transport access and shopping that is close to Craigie. The Craigie leisure centre has a great gym and parks with kangaroos around it.

Great for

  • People/ quietness of area
  • Proximity to many things, especially beach
  • Lots of parks
  • Nice neighbourhood
  • Fantastic gym and leisure centre

Who lives here?

  • Professionals
  • Singles
  • Families with kids
  • Retirees
  • Hipsters
  • Students
  • Trendy & Stylish
  • Beach Lovers
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"The place to start a family"

We have just hit 10 years as residents of craigie and could not feel more at home. We purchased the property in our early 20's for the following reasons . . close to beach, 5 to 10 mins to shopping and nightlife at hillarys marina, whitfords shopping centre, joondalup city centre, easy access to freeways and bus and train transport for easy access to the city and work. Plus we got a huge block for a great price that we hoped would either be a good long term investment or allow the opportunity for development down the track. . . .and boy where we right! Like most of Perth Craigie has been a fantastic investment in the long term plus unlike most other suburbs in Perth we really didn't see a big down turn in price over the recent GFC.
We are now in our early 30's and have a young family and the suburb continues to meet our needs with a brand new public primary school and a catholic primary, awesome craigie leisure centre, brand new bulk billing medical/dentist centre and fantastic chemist and mini post office, parks where everyone says hello and for a local meal out the craigie tavern.
We have close enough relationships with our neighbours that we can ask them to collect our mail while we are away etc but large enough blocks (we are on 800sqm plus) that we do not feel like we are living in their pockets like you do in some of the newer suburbs.
Plus by mid 2013 the old craigie high school site will also be released as a new housing development. We think the next wave of growth will hit Craigie then and instead of renovating people will start demolishing and building brand new which will give a whole new sparkle to Craigie.

Great for

  • People/ quietness of area
  • Proximity to many things, especially beach
  • Lots of parks
  • Nice neighbourhood
  • Fantastic gym and leisure centre

Not great for

  • Suburb itself lacks restaurants however good ones in neighbouring suburbs

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  • Professionals
  • Families with kids
  • Beach Lovers
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"Craigie Right place right price"

We have lived in Craigie for 4 years and have thoroughly enjoyed it. It also has changed substantially from being a rental suburb to a family owned suburb. Because it is relatively cheap compared to the rest of Perth people have more money to do up there houses and we have seen that all along our street Mildura road, that people are renovating there houses. Also you will rarely see a house advertised for sale in craigie in the Sunday newspaper because there is a massive demand for houses in this suburb and they get snapped up immediately unlike the rest of Perth.
We are 1.2 km from one the most beautiful beaches, 500m from Whitfords shopping center which is massive and will soon be open for Sunday shopping and 150 m from the bus stop that takes you directly to the train station. Considering the median house price for Hillaries across the road is in the order of $650000 we fell lucky to be here at $450,000. By the way the median house price for Craigie went up $30,000 last month so you better get here quick.

Great for

  • Fantastic gym and leisure centre
  • Close to beaches and whitfords shop
  • Craigie medical center is great
  • People/ quietness of area
  • Proximity to many things, especially beach
  • Lots of parks
  • Nice neighbourhood

Not great for

  • Craigie primary school recently rated as one of the top primary schools
  • Whitfords Catholic Primary is fantastic (our kids go there)

Who lives here?

  • Professionals
  • Singles
  • Families with kids
  • Retirees
  • LGBT+
  • Students
  • Trendy & Stylish
  • Beach Lovers
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"AWESOME!!!"

there is not much to say besides it's a wonderful place to live! parks, leisure centre, beach...i have a dog and it's great to go for walks and you have quite a few parks to choose from. as everyone else said as well, greta location, a 2 mins drive to the beach and the city isn't far away either. week end trips to yanchep are just as easy. beautiful place!

Great for

  • Lots of parks
  • Nice neighbourhood
  • People/ quietness of area
  • Proximity to many things, especially beach

Who lives here?

  • Professionals
  • Families with kids
  • Beach Lovers
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"craigie - everything you want"

i am really happy in craigie, it offers a lot for sporty people with the craigie leisure centre right there. it's great for kids too as there is parks and playgrounds and only minutes to the beach. it's generally quiet and the traffic isn't bad at all plus public transport works well for us and we love the good atmosphere in craigie. we have a great relationship with our neighbours and everyone greets each other on the streets, it's a very welcoming place.

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  • Professionals
  • Families with kids
  • Beach Lovers
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"Relaxed suburb, close to beach, not far to the city"

I love the old school style of Craigie, the mainly 70 and 80ies built houses, it's original! People are friendly and chatty, kids can walk home from school - it's save and best of all: it's a 5 mins drive to the beach!

Great for

  • People/ quietness of area
  • Proximity to many things, especially beach

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  • Professionals
  • Singles
  • Students
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"Craigie - a rising star!"

I never knew much about Craigie until i was looking for a house to buy. I wanted to stay close to the coast however needed something affordable and started looking around Craigie. The more places I have visited around the area, the more I got to like it. The people are friendly, there is heaps of parks and green areas, great shopping opportunities with the whitfords shopping centre so close and the local shops with a fruit and vegie place and a whoolies. The best are the beaches around us. Mullaloo is right there and Hillarys is very close too. I love it here!

Great for

  • People/ quietness of area
  • Proximity to many things, especially beach

Not great for

  • Suburb itself lacks restaurants however good ones in neighbouring suburbs
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"Location wise - cant beat it"

Craigie is a hidden secret. We were looking for a place around Hillarys/ Mullaloo etc. and just went one suburb closer inland and found Craigie. So glad we did as it's a great location for so many things - 5 mins from beach, 5 mins to 2 large shopping complexes, inbetween 2 main stations, 20 mins to city, close to get up North and out to the Swan Valley etc. It's quiet however easy to access pubs etc. at Mullaloo, Joondalup, Mindarie, Leederville. We are seeing more and more young professionals moving here all the time as they realise it's excellent value for money. I think Craigie has a bad name for Perth locals due to the water treatment plant and that it is 'far away from the city' - only Perth locals would say this!! The water treatment plant has advanced in technology from many years ago and we live quite close to it and have not smelt it at all.

Great for

  • People/ quietness of area
  • Proximity to many things, especially beach

Not great for

  • Suburb itself lacks restaurants however good ones in neighbouring suburbs

Who lives here?

  • Professionals
  • Singles
  • Families with kids
  • Retirees
  • LGBT+
  • Students
  • Beach Lovers
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"Not as bad as it is made out to be. Happy Resident of Craigie!"

I've lived in Craigie for nearly 7 years and its a great place. Yes, you do get people going to the shops with no shoes and as with most suburbs you get your hoons. You can't fault it for its location and in my opinion Craigie is under valued. We have a new medical centre, new schools yet to be completed and a new land release in 2012 (old Craigie high school). Not 100% on the dates.

Its only 3 to 4kms to the beach and you can still purchase a home that close to the beach for under $500,000 and the blocks are a great size. I grew up in Hillarys and lived there for 18 years and you still had hoons and people going to the shops with no shoes/shirts. We lived very, very close to the beach and we used to get people graffiting the front wall, pulling up the plants, burnouts and all sorts of drunken/stupid behaviour.

The problem with some people is they want to live in suburbs that have a reputation as a trendy suburb. Some people love the status that comes with living in suburbs like Sorrento, Hillarys, North Beach etc.. (they are fantastic suburbs) makes some people feel a little above others and more exclusive than others like myself who live in Craigie (its full of bogans, not true) When i say some people i mean its mostly the 1st homebuyers and young couples. People always make jokes when i tell them i live in Craigie but they don't realise how good the spot is until they see for themselves.

With today's prices i think Craigie is one the best areas to buy for location, value and growth!!! If your not chasing the status or can't afford to buy on the other side of Marmion Avenue then Craigie is an area you should have a look at.

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  • Retirees
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