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"All-around great place to live!"
Having lived in Kingsley for a good 12 years, I can tell you that it is an excellent suburb, where do I begin?
There are plenty of parks and paths for both leisure, weekend sports and exercise, the tranquil Lake Goollelal in the east of the suburb, and a west-east pedestrian path that tranverses all of Kingsley west of Lake Goollelal. Perfect for an evening stroll, walking the dog, playing catch, a bike ride, or just walking to the park or shops.
Speaking of shopping, there are three small shopping centres in Kingsley, one in the suburb's north, containing IGA, butcher's, baker's, liquor store, post office, takeout establishments, Dome coffee shop and more, with the local tavern just to the north. The other two are more to the east of Kingsley, on Moolanda Boulevard, and only have a few shops each. For other shopping needs, Kingsway, Warwick and Whitfords are all within no more than 15 minutes.
The houses were mainly built between the mid-1970s and mid-1980s, some of which need a bit of a fix up, some of which have been renovated, and some of which have been knocked down for new houses, although the original housing stock dominates the suburb by far. There are a few retirement villages in Kingsley, the newest built just a few years ago to the east of Lake Goollelal.
There are four public primary schools in Kingsley, namely Goollelal, Creaney, Dalmain and Halidon Primary, for high school, Woodvale and Greenwood Colleges are close by. I didn't go to any of these schools, so I cannot comment on them, although Woodvale Secondary College has a good reputation.
Update 6/8/2013: There are three churches in Kingsley, Kingsley Community Church on Moolanda Boulevard, an Anglican church in Kingsley's north, bordering Whitfords Avenue, a Baptist church on the corner of Kingsley and Creaney Drives, and a Church of Christ on Barridale Drive. Catholic churches can be found in Greenwood and Woodvale, to the south and north of Kingsley respectively, and a Mormon church can be found another suburb south in Warwick.
Kingsley is also well situated to major transport links, Whitfords train station is in the northwest corner, buses run through Kingsley between it and Warwick station, and Greenwood station is a short drive up Hepburn Avenue. The freeway and Wanneroo Road are also very accessible from Kingsley, via Hepburn and Whitfords Avenues, and if you go a few more kilometres west, you're at the beach and the Hillarys Marina. A few kilometres to the east, and you'll be in Whiteman Park, en route to the beautiful Swan Valley.
Aside from the Kingsley Tavern, mentioned earlier, there are no real places of entertainment or dining in Kingsley, although Warwick, a couple of suburbs south, has a cinema, bowling alley and pool hall. Dining out, unless you're going to the tavern, requires a trip out of the suburb as well, Whitfords, Hillarys and Joondalup provide your dining needs.
All in all, if you can afford to rent or buy in Kingsley, I say go for it!
Great for
- Good neighbourly spirit
- Leafy streets
- Well-kept houses
Not great for
- Some houses need a bit of TLC
Who lives here?
- Professionals
- Singles
- Families with kids
- Retirees
- Students