KARRINYUP / GWELUP Local Area Plan - City of Stirling

Unemployment fell to 2.6% from 5.1% in 2001, reflecting national
falls over the same period.
Occupations and Industry
The major Karrinyup-Gwelup Local Area employment fields for
residents are health care/social assistance, education and training
and retail trade. The proportion of residents employed in
education/training, as well as professional/scientific and technical
services in the Local Area, are significantly greater than that
across the City of Stirling. The major occupations for residents are
management and professional positions, with a greater proportion
of residents in the Local Area engaged in these fields greater than
the City-wide average.
Income Profile
The Karrinyup-Gwelup Local Area is generally a very wealthy
area. There was a higher proportion of households who earn
$1200 per week or more and a significantly higher proportion of
households who earn $2500 per week or more, relative to the City
average.
Education, Training and Local Skill Base
Qualifications
There are marginally greater proportions of residents in the
Karrinyup-Gwelup Local Area who have qualifications (both
tertiary and vocational).
Places of Education
The Karrinyup-Gwelup Local Area has four government primary
schools (Karrinyup, Deanmore, Newborough and Lake Gwelup).
Private schools in the area include St Mary’s Anglican Girls School
and Our Lady of Good Counsel Primary School. Meanwhile, Perth
Bible College provides various tertiary courses. The nearest
public high schools are in Carine and Balcatta.
St Mary’s Anglican School Karrinyup Primary School
There are higher proportions of the local population who attend
primary school or high school in the area, relative to other parts of
the City and lower proportions of the community who attend
tertiary institutions. This corresponds to the higher proportion of
residents aged below 18 and lower proportion of those aged
between 18 and 35 years in the Local Area, compared to Citywide
averages. As the youth below 18 years leave school, the lack
of tertiary education facilities in or near the area is likely to mean
that those seeking further study will need to travel to areas beyond
the Local Area. Apart from the local schools, there are few other
locations in the Local Area that offer training services, which could
also disadvantage those in the community who are under-skilled.
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KARRINYUP-GWELUP LOCAL AREA PLAN
February 2010