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Victoria Park WA 6100

Victoria Park is a lively inner-southeast Perth suburb known for its riverside access and bustling Albany Highway dining and retail strip. It blends heritage cottages with newer apartments and townhouses, attracting professionals, students, and long-term residents.

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Why families consider Victoria Park

Diverse and well-connected inner suburb with a strong cafe culture, a mix of young professionals and students (close to Curtin University), and established families in tree-lined streets near the river foreshore.

Amenities & services

  • Albany Highway dining and retail strip
  • Park Centre (East Victoria Park) shopping mall
  • GP clinics, dental and allied health along Albany Highway (e.g., Victoria Park Medical Centre)
  • Pharmacies, supermarkets, specialty stores
  • Restaurants, cafes and pubs (e.g., Victoria Park Hotel, The Balmoral, Good Fortune Roast Duck House)
  • Victoria Park Library – 27 Sussex St, East Victoria Park
  • South Perth Library – Cnr Sandgate St & South Tce, South Perth
  • State Library of Western Australia – Perth Cultural Centre, Northbridge

Transport & connectivity

  • Victoria Park Station (Armadale/Thornlie Line) with frequent services to Perth CBD
  • High-frequency bus routes along Albany Highway and Shepperton Road
  • Major roads: Albany Highway, Shepperton Road, The Causeway; quick access to Graham Farmer Freeway and Great Eastern Highway

Lifestyle & recreation

  • McCallum Park riverside paths, skate park, courts and picnic areas
  • Raphael Park ovals and playgrounds
  • Nearby Optus Stadium and Crown Perth entertainment precinct (Burswood)
  • Community sports clubs and fitness studios along Albany Highway
  • McCallum Park
  • Raphael Park
  • Hawthorne Park
  • Victoria Park Foreshore Reserve
  • Burswood Park (nearby)

Education context

Multiple long day care and early learning centres in and around Victoria Park and East Victoria Park; infant places can have waitlists, with better availability for toddlers and kindy-aged children.

  • Curtin University – Bentley Campus (~5km south)
  • University of Western Australia – Crawley Campus (~7–8km west)
  • Edith Cowan University – Mount Lawley Campus (~7km north)
  • Murdoch University – Murdoch Campus (~14km south)