Floreat, Western Australia
Floreat is a residential suburb west-northwest of the central business district of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. It is bordered on Underwood Avenue, Selby Street, Cromarty Road and Durston Road. It is the head of the Town of Cambridge, which has its municipal offices and library in the suburb. The name of the suburb stems from the Latin word for "flourish" or "prosper", which is also the motto of the City of Perth, of which Floreat was a part when it was first built.
Demographics
Floreat had a population of 8,621 at the 2021 census, an increase of 722 from the 2016 census.It has a median age of 40, with 2,829 private dwellings.Amenities and facilities
The Floreat Forum shopping centre is located in the suburb. It sits adjacent to the Town of Cambridge municipal offices and library. The centre also boasts a new Medical Centre, dining precinct and tavern. The suburb also sits adjacent to the popular Cambridge Street dining and commercial strip in neighbouring Wembley.Floreat contains a range of sporting facilities, most notably the WA Athletics Stadium and Bendat Basketball Centre. Both were developed following the closure and subsequent demolition of Perry Lakes Stadium and Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium. The suburb also contains the WA Rugby Centre, Cambridge Bowling Club, and Perry Lakes Reserve.
Education
Floreat contains a public primary school, a lower primary campus of a Catholic school, and a private training institution. It was previously in the catchment area for the now-closed City Beach High School; high school students now attend Churchlands Senior High School if they live north of Cambridge Street, or Shenton College if they live on the south side.Floreat Park Primary School, opened in 1951, is the only public school within the suburb's boundaries, and caters for students from kindergarten to Year 6.
The Floreat campus of Newman College, a multi-campus Catholic K-12 school, is located on Peebles Road, and caters for students from kindergarten to Year 3, after which students must shift to the school's senior campuses in nearby Churchlands. The site was formerly occupied from 1962 to 1983 by Brigidine College, a Catholic girls' school, which had shifted from a prior campus in Subiaco. The current campus was formed after a merger between Brigidine College and two other local Catholic schools, Marist College and Siena College, taking effect from 1984.
The Perth campus of the Australian Institute of Management is also located within the suburb. The institute provides training and qualifications in management skills; the Perth campus opened in 1987, and is situated on Birkdale Street.
Transport
RoadsSeveral major roads pass through and border the suburb. To the north, Floreat is bordered by The Boulevard, which continues through the middle of the suburb past Floreat Forum, as well as Empire Avenue, Cromarty Road and Pearson Street. To the east it is bordered by Selby Street and to the south by Underwood Avenue. On the western side the border is formed of Perry Lakes Drive, Bold Park Drive, and a small section of Oceanic Drive. The suburb is bisected east-west by Cambridge Street/Oceanic Drive, as well as The Boulevard and Grantham Street, with Brookdale Street/Howtree Place cutting through north-south.
Public Transport
Floreat is served by the following Transperth bus routes which all converge at Floreat Forum, apart from the 84, 85, 998 and 999 which run along the western edge.Route 28 to Claremont Station via Perth HPCRoute 28 to Perth Busport via SubiacoRoute 28 to Perth HPC/Shenton Park Station Route 81 to South City Beach via Oceanic Drive & City Beach ForeshoreRoute 81 to Perth Busport via Cambridge StreetRoute 82 to City Beach Foreshore via The BoulevardRoute 82 to Perth Busport via The Boulevard & Cambridge StreetRoute 83 to City Beach via Empire AvenueRoute 83 to Perth Busport via Grantham StreetRoute 84 to City Beach via Pearson Street and Hale RoadRoute 84 to Perth Busport via Grantham StreetRoute 85 to Glendalough Station via Herdsman AvenueRoute 85 to Perth Busport via Cambridge StreetCircleRoute 998 Clockwise orbital around inner cityCircleRoute 999 Anticlockwise orbital around inner city