Mindarie is an outer coastal suburb of Perth and forms part of the City of Wannerroo. The suburb was named after Lake Mindarie in nearby Carabooda and is a Noongar word meaning either “stand by” or “green water”, first recorded by Alexander Forrest in 1874. After being briefly used for its limestone deposits in the early 20th century, the suburb was formally established in 1988 with the construction of the Mindarie Marina and hotel, one of the largest man-made marina resorts in the state.
While Mindarie is mostly a residential suburb, it does have a fairly large amount of infrastructure and amenities with two minor shopping precincts. The suburb’s coastline is taken up by the Mindarie Marina which is a popular tourist destination. Along the boardwalk, the marina contains a three-storey hotel, two restaurants, a microbrewery, a pub and cafe. There is also a primary school, Mindarie Primary School and a secondary school, Mindarie Secondary School, in the area.
KEY FACTS
| Distance to Perth (km) | 34 |
| Postcode | 6030 |
| Local Government | Wanneroo |
| Primary schools | Quinns Rocks Primary School, Peter Moyes Anglican Community School, Quinns Baptist College, Mindarie Primary School, Merriwa Primary School, Merriwa Education Support Centre, Clarkson Primary School, Quinns Beach Primary School, Alkimos Baptist College, St Andrew’s Catholic Primary School |
| Secondary schools | Mindarie Senior College, Peter Moyes Anglican Community School, Quinns Baptist College, Alkimos Baptist College, Comet Care School, Clarkson Community High School, Irene Mccormack Catholic College, Butler College, Alkimos College, Kinross College |
| Shops | Clarkson Shopping Centre |
| Train stations | Clarkson |
| Bus services | Bus service to Clarkson Train Station |
| 2016 CENSUS SUMMARY | MINDARIE | PERTH |
|---|---|---|
| Population – usually resident | 7,520 | 1,943,858 |
| Median age of residents (years) | 42 | 36 |
| Average household size (persons) | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Number of occupied dwellings * | 2,401 | 690,280 |
| Number of unoccupied dwellings | 258 | 85,730 |
| Median weekly household income | $2,268 | $1,643 |
| Median monthly mortgage repayment | $2,383 | $2,000 |
| Total private dwellings | 2,660 | 776,015 |
| Area (sqkm) | 5 | 6,416 |
