St James Suburb Profile

St James

St James is about 6 kilometres south-east of the Perth CBD and is shared between the City of Canning and the Town of Victoria Park. It was cut out of Bentley and named in 1957, and most of its housing dates from after the Second World War.

The housing

The 2021 Census counted 2,230 private dwellings in St James. Of the occupied ones, 70.0 per cent were separate houses, 25.7 per cent were semi-detached houses, townhouses or similar, and 4.1 per cent were flats or apartments. Much of the original housing went up in the 1950s, a large share of it State Housing Commission rental houses, alongside War Service homes.

Shops and cafes

Bus route 930 along Albany Highway stops at Bentley Plaza and at Westfield Carousel in Cannington, the two larger shopping centres on the suburb’s bus routes. Route 222 also runs to Bentley Plaza.

Parks and open space

Houghton Park is named after Cliff Houghton, a local businessman and resident whose association with the district ran for more than 80 years.

Getting around

Buses 220 and 930 run along Albany Highway between Perth and Armadale or Thornlie. Route 222 runs through St James between Curtin University Bus Station and Cannington Station, using Walpole Street and Chapman Road.

Education

Santa Clara School at 91 Coolgardie Street is a Catholic school in the Dominican tradition. It began in 1952 in a one-room stone building that served as both church and classroom, and has been in its present two-storey building since 1992.

The history of St James

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

Our sales in St James

KPR has settled 8 sales in St James. Where a home has sold through us more than once, each sale is counted.

• 1045 Albany Highway: 7 sales
• 1055 Albany Highway: 1 sale

Thinking of selling in this suburb?

KPR sells right across Perth. For a straight answer on what your property is worth, call the office on 08 6385 6800 or request a market appraisal.

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