PumpkinMan
Reviews
"Great - one of Perths southern suburbs hidden gem."
What can I say - if I had a dollar for every time I heard of someone who had moved to the newer Canningvale only to return or rue the day they left Willetton. Two of the top three State High Schools in WA, great primary school offerings and plenty of good private schools nearby if they are what your after. any one can settle easy in this quiet comfortable area.
Great for
- Close to everything
- Friendly neighbours
- Good schools and transport routes.
- Good shopping and cinema complex
- Leafy green suburb
- Plenty of parkland
Not great for
- Lacks the attractiveness of underground power in most of the suburb
- No major department store at southlands.
Who lives here?
- Professionals
- Singles
- Families with kids
- Retirees
- Students
Dear Luton, could you care to elaborate which are the excellent government high schools in Canning Vale? We are currently considering between Bull Creek (Rossmoyne High School), Riverton (Rossmoyne High School), Willetton (Willetton High School), Leeming (Leeming High School) and Canning Vale (can only find Canning Vale College which is not even close in ranking to Leeming High School). This would help us to decide which suburb which we are more likely to move to. We do like the modern houses in Canning Vale and the abundance of parks and lakes but we just couldn't find any public schools in the ranks of Leeming or Willetton High School.
@Luton, I can't agree more. @ Victor - check out Harrisdale.
After living in Willetton for eighteen years we moved to Canning Vale twelve years ago & are delighted we did. The several estates, especially the more established ones, are green & neat with modern, smart homes & good sized blocks. We still work in Willetton and find it hasn't changed but only deteriorated in that it's a very tired, drab, dry suburb. What makes it even worse is the frequency of council verge collections of old furniture etc. This should be a good service but unfortunately it makes Willetton look like a rubbish tip because the verges are so frequently littered with huge amounts of garbage. We find it uplifting to drive home after work to a suburb with lakes everywhere & cool green gardens & neat homes. The only downer is sometimes in peak traffic, South Street/ Randford Road can be busy but on saying that they are always flowing & when compared to Leach Highway it's a breeze. We are only ten minutes further from the city than Willetton & have a choice of many excellent schools, beautiful parks, shopping, eateries, gyms, sporting & medical facilities. We know we made a good choice to move forward.