Orelia

Orelia is a residential suburb in the City of Kwinana, on the northern side of the Kwinana town centre. It is one of the Kwinana neighbourhoods named after ships that brought settlers to the Swan River Colony.

The housing

The City of Kwinana’s planning scheme zones Orelia residential at low to medium densities. Part of the former Kwinana Senior High School site, between Sulphur Road, Orelia Avenue and Dargin Place, was set aside for housing under a structure plan approved in 2009, with a mix of standard lots, cottage lots, terraces and townhouses.

Shops and cafes

The City of Kwinana lists a small local shopping area in Orelia. Kwinana Marketplace, a short trip south in Kwinana Town Centre, has Woolworths, Coles and Big W.

Parks and open space

Orelia Oval on Christmas Avenue has a cricket pitch, clubrooms, a playground and a basketball half court. Sandringham Park on Nottingham Parkway has three playgrounds and a barbecue, and the Wildflower Society of WA has run guided walks from there into the City’s wildflower reserve. Smaller parks include Hennessy Park and Rutherford Square.

Getting around

Route 540 runs along Orelia Avenue and Medina Avenue between Kwinana Station on the Mandurah Line and the Kwinana bus station in the town centre. From the bus station, route 549 goes to Rockingham and Fremantle.

Education

Orelia Primary School is at 11 Bolton Way. Gilmore College on Dargin Place is the area’s government secondary school for Years 7 to 12. It opened in 2008 and replaced Kwinana Senior High School on the same site.

The history of Orelia

How Orelia got its name and how it grew: read our Orelia history.

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