Western Australia location profile
Centennial Park WA 6330
Centennial Park is a central, mixed-use suburb of Albany known for large-format retail, light industry and a major sporting precinct. Its appeal is convenience: minutes to the Albany CBD, beaches and key services, with extensive shopping and recreation on the doorstep.
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Why families consider Centennial Park
Predominantly commercial and light-industrial with a small resident population, skewing to renters and workers in retail, trades and services. Daytime activity is high around big-box retail and the sporting precinct; lifestyle is practical and amenity-led rather than purely residential.
Amenities & services
- Dog Rock Shopping Centre (Middleton Rd)
- Bunnings Warehouse Albany (Albany Hwy)
- Harvey Norman Albany (Albany Hwy)
- ALDI Albany (Albany Hwy)
- Albany Health Campus (nearby, Spencer Park)
- GP clinics and pharmacies along Albany Hwy/Middleton Rd
- Cafes, fast food and casual dining on Albany Hwy
- Albany Public Library, York Street (Albany CBD)
- UWA Albany Centre Library, Stirling Terrace (campus access)
Transport & connectivity
- No passenger rail; Transwa coach services from Albany (CBD terminus)
- TransAlbany local bus routes via Albany Hwy, North Rd and Middleton Rd
- Major roads: Albany Highway, North Road, Middleton Road, Sanford Road
Lifestyle & recreation
- Centennial Park Sporting Precinct (football, soccer, hockey fields)
- Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre (pools, gym, courts)
- Albany Showgrounds (events and markets)
- Albany Entertainment Centre (nearby waterfront)
- Orana Cinemas Albany (nearby)
- Centennial Park sports ovals and open spaces
- Lake Seppings (Tjuirtgellong) Reserve (nearby)
- Yakamia Creek Reserve (corridor through/near the suburb)
- Eyre Park (nearby, Middleton Beach)
Education context
Several long day care and OSHC options within 2–3km in Spencer Park, Yakamia and Orana; vacancies vary and under‑2s often waitlisted.
- UWA Albany Centre – Stirling Terrace, Albany CBD (approx. 2km)
- South Regional TAFE Albany – Anson Road, Orana (approx. 3km)
- Rural Clinical School of WA (UWA/Notre Dame) – Albany Health Campus, Spencer Park (approx. 3km)