Baldivis, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Baldivis
city = Perth
state = wa


caption =
lga = City of Rockingham
postcode = 6171
est =
pop = 5,952
pop_footnotes = (2006 census)Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC53081|name=Baldivis (State Suburb)|quick=on|accessdate=2008-10-05]
area =
stategov = Kwinana, Warnbro
fedgov = Brand
near-nw = Cooloongup
near-n = Wellard
near-ne = Oldbury
near-w = Warnbro
near-e = Mardella
near-sw = Port Kennedy
near-s = Karnup
near-se = Hopeland
dist1 = 41
dir1 = S
location1= Perthcoord|-32.314|115.833|type:city(5952)_region:AU-WA_scale:30000|format=dms|display=title

Baldivis is a semi-rural residential suburb located within the City of Rockingham, 41 kilometres south of Perth, Western Australia. Its postcode is 6171.

Baldivis is currently undegoing a number of residential developments, with much land being cleared from previously farm and bushland areas. It is adjacent to the Kwinana Freeway and the rail link to Perth. The main road in Baldivis which connects to neighouring suburbs like Rockingham is Safety Bay Road.

Housing estates in the suburb include Settlers Hills, Baldivis Central, Rivergums, The Ridge, The Chase and Woodleigh Grove.

History

The name of Baldivis was thought up by settlers in the area who were attracted to the region by a government housing scheme to help the unemployed in the early 1920s. The name derives from three ships which travelled to Western Australia in 1922, all within six weeks of each other. They were named BALranald, DIogenes and the JerVIS Bay. It was the maiden voyage for all three ships and they were all built in the same shipyard in the same year. [LandInfo WA|m|B|2008-02-14]

chools

There are four schools in Baldivis.
* Tranby College, a private school in Settlers Hills Estate
* Baldivis Primary School, a government school
* Settlers Primary School, a government school, opened in 2005 and situated opposite Tranby College
* John Calvin Primary School, situated on Old Mandurah Road.

The site of the original Baldivis School is marked by a plaque on a large granite rock on Doghill Hill, about 2km from the intersection with St Albans Road.

Transport

The 564 from Rockingham railway station services part of the suburb.

hopping

The Baldivis shopping district is located on the corner of Safety Bay Road and Nairn Drive.Opened in 2008, it is owned by Stockland. The major retailer is Coles and it house approximately 15 other smaller stores.Extensive extensions to the site are planned, commencing late in 2008, to house Target and K-mart

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