The area was previously part of
Jandakot and was predominantly agricultural until the 1970s, having been laid out by surveyor George Waters Leeming (1857–1902) in 1886.[3] Three roads – King Road, Leeming Road (the southern boundary) and Beasley Road – accessed the area. In 1971, the suburb of Leeming was gazetted, although construction did not commence until approximately 1976, possibly as early as 1975. It was built in stages, with the area between Findlay Road and Gracechurch Crescent being built first, while the east, west and south were built in that order over the next ten years.[4] Many of the streets were named after original landowners in the agricultural district.
Geography
Leeming is bounded by
South Street to the north,
Kwinana Freeway to the west, and
Roe Highway to the south and southeast. The 53-hectare (130-acre) Ken Hurst Park, a conservation bushland area beyond Roe Highway named for a former mayor of
Melville (1971–73) and set aside in the early 1990s,[5] is also within the suburb's boundaries.
At the
2001 Australian census, Leeming had a mostly upper-middle income[quantify] population of 12,977 people living in 3,959 dwellings, all but 230 of which were detached houses on separate lots. About 10% of the population are of East or South-East Asian descent. Retail and property and business services are the two most common occupations.
Facilities
Educational
Leeming contains three primary schools; Leeming[6] (1982), West Leeming[7] (1986) and Banksia Park[8] (1989), and one high school,
Leeming Senior High School[9] (1985). Leeming Senior High School has an education support centre.[vague][citation needed]
Commercial
Leeming has two shopping centres:
Leeming Shopping Forum, on the corner of Farrington and Findlay Roads, which contains a variety of small shops, an
IGA supermarket, and restaurants
Leeming Park Shopping Centre, on the corner of Beasley Road and Dundee Street
Nearby commercial services are provided by
Stockland in Bull Creek on its northern fringe, and Southlands Boulevarde in
Willetton.
Recreation and community
The suburb contains a family centre, a recreation centre and sports facilities ("The Rec"[10]), the Leeming Spartan Cricket Club,[11] the Leeming Bowling Club and the Melville Glades Golf Club.[12]
Leeming is a reasonably affluent suburb. Historically all three of the suburb's booths support the
Liberal Party at both federal and state elections, in line with many suburbs in this region of Perth.
Pictures
Leeming Shopping Forum on Farrington Road
Leeming Recreation Centre sign on Farrington Road
Leeming skate park in 2006. Since 2007, the park has been repainted with
street art, under a plan known as "Phaze" organised by the local council.[15]
The area was previously part of
Jandakot and was predominantly agricultural until the 1970s, having been laid out by surveyor George Waters Leeming (1857–1902) in 1886.[3] Three roads – King Road, Leeming Road (the southern boundary) and Beasley Road – accessed the area. In 1971, the suburb of Leeming was gazetted, although construction did not commence until approximately 1976, possibly as early as 1975. It was built in stages, with the area between Findlay Road and Gracechurch Crescent being built first, while the east, west and south were built in that order over the next ten years.[4] Many of the streets were named after original landowners in the agricultural district.
Geography
Leeming is bounded by
South Street to the north,
Kwinana Freeway to the west, and
Roe Highway to the south and southeast. The 53-hectare (130-acre) Ken Hurst Park, a conservation bushland area beyond Roe Highway named for a former mayor of
Melville (1971–73) and set aside in the early 1990s,[5] is also within the suburb's boundaries.
At the
2001 Australian census, Leeming had a mostly upper-middle income[quantify] population of 12,977 people living in 3,959 dwellings, all but 230 of which were detached houses on separate lots. About 10% of the population are of East or South-East Asian descent. Retail and property and business services are the two most common occupations.
Facilities
Educational
Leeming contains three primary schools; Leeming[6] (1982), West Leeming[7] (1986) and Banksia Park[8] (1989), and one high school,
Leeming Senior High School[9] (1985). Leeming Senior High School has an education support centre.[vague][citation needed]
Commercial
Leeming has two shopping centres:
Leeming Shopping Forum, on the corner of Farrington and Findlay Roads, which contains a variety of small shops, an
IGA supermarket, and restaurants
Leeming Park Shopping Centre, on the corner of Beasley Road and Dundee Street
Nearby commercial services are provided by
Stockland in Bull Creek on its northern fringe, and Southlands Boulevarde in
Willetton.
Recreation and community
The suburb contains a family centre, a recreation centre and sports facilities ("The Rec"[10]), the Leeming Spartan Cricket Club,[11] the Leeming Bowling Club and the Melville Glades Golf Club.[12]
Leeming is a reasonably affluent suburb. Historically all three of the suburb's booths support the
Liberal Party at both federal and state elections, in line with many suburbs in this region of Perth.
Pictures
Leeming Shopping Forum on Farrington Road
Leeming Recreation Centre sign on Farrington Road
Leeming skate park in 2006. Since 2007, the park has been repainted with
street art, under a plan known as "Phaze" organised by the local council.[15]