Westminster
Westminster is a City of Stirling suburb that was the southern part of Balga until residents asked in 1994 for it to carry the name of the area’s original estate. Most of it was built between the early 1950s and 1970, much of it by the State Housing Commission.
The housing
The City of Stirling describes Westminster as mainly single houses, many of them timber-framed State Housing Commission houses. From the 1960s private owners built brick houses on small to medium blocks, mostly in the north-west, and most of the unit developments date from 1960 to 1970. The east of the suburb has newer houses built from the mid 1970s. At the 2021 Census there were 3,246 private dwellings: 62.8 per cent of occupied dwellings were separate houses, 35.7 per cent semi-detached, row or terrace houses or townhouses, and 1.4 per cent flats or apartments.
Shops and cafes
Stirling Central shopping centre is in the north-west of the suburb. The City also points Westminster residents to The Square Mirrabooka, which has Woolworths, Coles, BIG W and Kmart.
Parks and open space
The main reserves are Matt Williams Reserve, Galluccio Reserve and Ted Cross Memorial Reserve. Esperanto Martin Reserve and Arkana Walderton Reserve are kept as local natural areas. The City counts 15 local open spaces, one community open space and one district open space.
Getting around
Westminster is served by buses. High frequency route 975 runs between Bayswater Station and Warwick Station by way of Galleria Bus Station and Mirrabooka Bus Station, every 15 minutes or better for most of the day, and lists Westminster among the suburbs it serves. Routes 371 and 384 also list Westminster among the suburbs they serve.
Education
Westminster Primary School at 30 Marloo Road teaches Kindergarten to Year 6, as does St Gerard’s Catholic Primary School at 11 Majella Road. The suburb also has the Westminster Education Support Centre and the Child and Parent Centre Westminster.
The history of Westminster
How Westminster got its name and how it grew: read our Westminster history.
Our sales in Westminster
KPR has settled 2 sales in Westminster. Where a home has sold through us more than once, each sale is counted.
- 30 Canara Road: 1 sale
- Arkana Road: 1 sale
Thinking of selling in this suburb?
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