Golden Bay
Golden Bay is a coastal suburb in the south of the City of Rockingham, about 63 kilometres south of Perth. Much of it is the Golden Bay estate, released from 2012 by the State Government’s housing agency with Peet, built around older streets first sold as Golden Bay in the 1960s.
The housing
Golden Bay is almost entirely detached houses. The 2021 Census counted 2,222 private dwellings, and 96.8 per cent of the occupied ones were separate houses, with 2.0 per cent townhouses or semi-detached. The older streets come from a 1960s subdivision of the old Peelhurst landholding. The newer Golden Bay estate was planned for 1,750 lots, and its first stage offered cottage lots from 225 square metres up to blocks of about 900 square metres.
Shops and cafes
The Golden Bay Village Centre on Thundelarra Drive has childcare, a gym, a service station and fast food, and Peet says a supermarket and liquor store are planned there. A convenience centre at 52 Thundelarra Drive, built in 2022, has a 7-Eleven, Domino’s and Snap Fitness. Secret Harbour Square in nearby Secret Harbour has major supermarkets, and Peet also lists Lakelands Shopping Centre and Mandurah Forum for larger shops.
Parks and open space
Peet says the estate has about 1.5 kilometres of swimming beach. Shipwreck Cove on Solstice Grove is a shipwreck-themed playground near the beach with a two-storey lookout, a pump track and a fenced toddler area. Rhonda Scarrott Reserve on Tangadee Road has senior and junior football ovals, cricket wickets and nets, a skate park and the Golden Bay Sports Pavilion, and is home to the Secret Harbour Dockers football and cricket clubs. Other parks in the estate include Treehouse Cove, Sunset Hill Park, Carlinde Parkway and Mallina Park. The Peelhurst ruins on Dampier Drive are kept by the City as a heritage reserve.
Getting around
Golden Bay has no railway station of its own. Transperth route 574 runs between Warnbro Station and Lakelands Station via Warnbro Sound Avenue, Golden Bay and Singleton, connecting with the Mandurah Line at both ends. By car, Peet puts Mandurah about 15 minutes away and Rockingham about 20 minutes.
Education
Golden Bay Primary School on Thundelarra Drive takes students from Kindergarten to Year 6, and Peet says it was established in 2015. Comet Bay College in nearby Secret Harbour is the nearest government secondary school, covering Years 7 to 12. Childcare centres in the estate include Great Beginnings Golden Bay and Hearts and Minds Early Learning.
What is coming
On 2 August 2026 the State Government committed $10 million to final planning, design and approvals for a METRONET station at Karnup, on the corner of Paganoni Road and Mandurah Road. It said works are expected to start in 2028, with more than 400 parking bays and a bus interchange. The government put the total cost at $156 million and has not given an opening date.
The history of Golden Bay
How Golden Bay got its name and how it grew: read our Golden Bay history.
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