Maddington, Western Australia
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Maddington is a suburb 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of the central business district
of Perth
, the capital of Western Australia
, within the City of Gosnells local government area
. Maddington is a mixed-use suburb containing major residential, retail and industrial sections as well as some semi-rural areas, and it is classified as a "regional centre" by the Western Australian Planning Commission.
Unusual amongst the surrounding suburbs Maddington still retains several vineyards and orchards from when the locality was used for agricultural purposes. Maddington has a railway station and like numerous other centres, has been engaging in transit-oriented development
planning.
, England, was subdivided 70 years later as Perth dealt with the population explosion following the Gold Rush. Maddington Farm became ‘Maddington’ – an area of varied agricultural uses including market gardens, poultry and orchards. In the 1950s and 1960s, Maddington and surrounding suburbs were further subdivided and developed into residential suburbs.
During the 1960s the Canning Park race course, located in Maddington, was abandoned. William Davison, an English property developer bought up the land and developed the area into an industrial estate, which is the light industrial area which can be seen along Albany Highway and the train line today. In the 1980s the first stage of a new regional shopping centre was opened in Maddington with the third stage completed by 1992. Now called Centro Maddington
, it is situated along the south-eastern border of the suburb. The suburb also was the site of one of 24 new Australian Technical Colleges
proposed by the Howard Government
in 2005.
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, the capital of Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, within the City of Gosnells local government area
Local Government Areas of Western Australia
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. Maddington is a mixed-use suburb containing major residential, retail and industrial sections as well as some semi-rural areas, and it is classified as a "regional centre" by the Western Australian Planning Commission.
Unusual amongst the surrounding suburbs Maddington still retains several vineyards and orchards from when the locality was used for agricultural purposes. Maddington has a railway station and like numerous other centres, has been engaging in transit-oriented development
Transit-oriented development
A transit-oriented development is a mixed-use residential or commercial area designed to maximize access to public transport, and often incorporates features to encourage transit ridership...
planning.
History
During the 19th century, Maddington was owned by John Randall Phillips, one of the wealthier colonists to arrive in Perth during the 1830s. Maddington Farm, which Phillips named after a town in WiltshireWiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, England, was subdivided 70 years later as Perth dealt with the population explosion following the Gold Rush. Maddington Farm became ‘Maddington’ – an area of varied agricultural uses including market gardens, poultry and orchards. In the 1950s and 1960s, Maddington and surrounding suburbs were further subdivided and developed into residential suburbs.
During the 1960s the Canning Park race course, located in Maddington, was abandoned. William Davison, an English property developer bought up the land and developed the area into an industrial estate, which is the light industrial area which can be seen along Albany Highway and the train line today. In the 1980s the first stage of a new regional shopping centre was opened in Maddington with the third stage completed by 1992. Now called Centro Maddington
Centro Maddington
Centro Maddington is a major shopping centre located just off Albany Highway in Maddington, Western Australia, about southeast of Perth's central business district. The centre contains Coles, Woolworths supermarkets, Kmart discount/variety store, Homeart as well as a Best & Less and 96 specialty...
, it is situated along the south-eastern border of the suburb. The suburb also was the site of one of 24 new Australian Technical Colleges
Australian Technical Colleges
Australian Technical Colleges were a class of Australian senior secondary school funded by the Australian federal government between 2005 and 2009. The Australian Technical College program ceased on 31 December 2009...
proposed by the Howard Government
Howard Government
The Howard Government refers to the federal Executive Government of Australia led by Prime Minister John Howard. It was made up of members of the Liberal–National Coalition, which won a majority of seats in the Australian House of Representatives at four successive elections. The Howard Government...
in 2005.
Demographics
"Economically it contains more people with lower income, pockets of high unemployment, and many low margin businesses with an emphasis on automotive trades and light industry. Maddington and Kenwick therefore, find it difficult to compete for investment opportunities. Socially it contains many people experiencing high levels of social disadvantage, with low educational achievement. It has a broad ethnic mix, with social problems associated with social exclusion. Environmentally, the area retains a semi-rural quality even though it has been increasingly developed since the 1960’s."