Parmelia

Parmelia is a residential suburb in the City of Kwinana, on the eastern side of Kwinana Town Centre, about 35 km south of the Perth CBD. It was one of the neighbourhoods of the new town built for refinery workers in the 1950s.

The housing

Parmelia followed Medina as part of the 1950s new town.

Shops and cafes

Kwinana Marketplace on Chisham Avenue, on Parmelia’s western edge, has Woolworths, Coles, Big W, Dan Murphy’s and more than 70 other retailers.

Parks and open space

Peace Park, at Parmelia Avenue and Sulphur Road, has a dog exercise area with a barbecue and seating. Chisham Oval on Chisham Avenue has a basketball half court and toilets. Skottowe Park on Skottowe Parkway has a playground and basketball and netball rings, and Hunt Park, Morrit Park and Barney Park add playgrounds through the suburb.

Getting around

Kwinana Station on the Mandurah Line has exits to Thomas Road and Sulphur Road, with trains to Perth and Mandurah. Route 542 runs from Kwinana Station along Chisham Avenue to the Kwinana bus station and on to Wellard Station.

Education

North Parmelia Primary School is on Durrant Avenue. St Vincent’s School, a Catholic school at 114 Parmelia Avenue, takes children from three year old kindergarten to Year 6. Gilmore College in neighbouring Orelia is the nearest government secondary school.

The history of Parmelia

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

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