Western Australia location profile
Cockburn WA 6164
A modern, transit-oriented hub in the City of Cockburn, centred on Cockburn Central Station and the Cockburn ARC precinct. It attracts young professionals and downsizers with apartment living, walkable amenities, and quick freeway/train access. Adjacent suburbs like Success and Atwell provide larger retail and family services.
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Why families consider Cockburn
Mixed urban lifestyle with a high proportion of apartments, young professionals, students, and key workers. Diverse community, convenient for commuters, with active recreation culture around Cockburn ARC and nearby regional parks.
Amenities & services
- Cockburn Gateway Shopping City (Success)
- Cockburn ARC (aquatic, gym, stadium)
- St John Urgent Care Cockburn
- Cockburn Integrated Health (GP and allied health)
- Restaurants and cafes in Cockburn Central Town Centre
- Event Cinemas Cockburn (Gateway)
- Success Library, 11 Wentworth Parade, Success
- Spearwood Library, 9 Coleville Crescent, Spearwood
- Coolbellup Library, 90 Cordelia Avenue, Coolbellup
Transport & connectivity
- Cockburn Central Train Station (Mandurah Line)
- Multiple Transperth feeder bus routes to Success, Atwell, Beeliar, Fremantle
- Kwinana Freeway, Beeliar Drive, Armadale Road, North Lake Road
Lifestyle & recreation
- Cockburn ARC and Fremantle Dockers HQ ovals
- Event Cinemas and dining at Cockburn Gateway
- Cockburn Ice Arena (nearby Bibra Lake)
- Adventure World (nearby Bibra Lake)
- Shared paths and cycleways linking to Beeliar Regional Park
- Beeliar Regional Park
- Thomsons Lake Nature Reserve
- Kogolup Lake Nature Reserve
- Yangebup Lake
- Cockburn ARC Ovals (Victor George Kailis Oval)
Education context
Good availability of long day care within 1–2km (e.g., Goodstart Early Learning Cockburn Central and centres in Success/Atwell); infant rooms may have waitlists in peak periods.
- Murdoch University, South Street Campus (Murdoch) via 1 stop north by train/bus
- Curtin University, Bentley Campus via Mandurah Line to Canning Bridge then bus
- University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle Campus via bus connection to Fremantle