City of Stirling - Hamersley

Image of soccer players at Stirling Leisure - Hamersley

The local community describes Hamersley as a green, quiet and peaceful neighbourhood. To better understand what is means to be ‘a local’ our suburb profile seeks to understand the local stories Koora (past), Yeyi (present), Boordawan (future) and respond to Ngalang Maya (our place). This snapshot identifies the unique character of Hamersley’s neighbourhood and helps the City rethink how we deliver services with a local focus.

Named after the family that settled in the area after arriving at the Swan River Colony in 1837, the low-lying areas within Hamersley were used for market gardening during the early years and the remaining land was largely undeveloped.

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Named after the family that settled in the area after arriving at the Swan River Colony in 1837, the low-lying areas within Hamersley were used for market gardening during the early years and the remaining land was largely undeveloped.

Significant landmark

The ABC radio tower between Wanneroo and Erindale Roads is a significant landmark, transmitting 720 6WF across the metropolitan area.

Christmas carols

Eglington Aintree Reserve.

Local community garden

Hamersley Community Garden.

Local sporting clubs

Local leisure centres

Stirling Leisure - Hamersley.

Local schools

What you've told us so far

"Local library hub."

What we're doing

The 2025/26 plan and budget includes funding to develop draft concept plans for the Hamersley Community Hub. This project aligns with the 2025 State Government election commitment of $4 million for a performing arts facility.

Learn about the Hamersley Hub Book Nook on our website.

What you've told us so far

"I'd love one café in the suburb."

What we're doing

The City remains committed to supporting business growth and has developed an Investment Attraction Framework, noted by Council at its meeting on 10 June 2025. This framework provides a more consolidated approach to identifying and promoting local investment opportunities, contributing to stronger economic outcomes. Economic development is also supported through the Innovative and Productive Communities Grants stream, which encourages investment, innovation and entrepreneurship in local business.

The City has commenced the preparation of a new Local Planning Strategy, which will set the planning directions and actions to address key challenges and opportunities for managing growth and change over the next 15 years. The Strategy will be structured around these four key themes:

Environment
Community, urban growth and settlement
Economy and employment
Infrastructure.

This will also include a needs analysis to ensure Hamersley residents have convenient access to a range of activities.

The 2025/26 plan and budget includes funding to develop draft concept plans for the Hamersley Community Hub, which would likely include a cafe. This project aligns with the 2025 State Government election commitment of $4 million for a performing arts facility.

What you've told us so far

"Traffic congestion at the intersections of Balcatta and Erindale Road, and Reid Highway and Erindale Road."

What we're doing

The City acknowledges that congestion occurs along Balcatta Road between Erindale Road and Reid Highway. As part of the recent State and Federal Government elections, funding was committed to deliver a grade-separated interchange (flyover) at the Reid Highway–Erindale Road intersection. This project is now being progressed by Main Roads WA, although design, community engagement and construction are expected to take several years to complete.

Learn more about roads, traffic and civil works projects in the City of Stirling.

What you've told us so far

"Maintain current native bushland areas, quarantine these areas from development so that our wildlife can continue to have a home."

What we're doing

City-managed conservation areas are protected from development and are inspected on a regular basis. Budget in the 2025/26 financial year has been allocated to continue these works.

What you've told us so far

"The playgrounds and parks."

What we're doing

Through the 2025/26 plan and budget shade sails will be installed at Vickers Street Reserve and pathworks undertaken at Aintree Eglinton Reserve to support the recent sports flood lighting upgrade at this location.

Hamersley population

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Average number of people per household

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The average age in Hamersley is 39 years old

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Top five birthplaces

Australia (69%), England (7%), New Zealand (3%), Ireland (2%), India (1%)

Median weekly household income

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86% of residents are satisfied with liveability

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First owned by Edward Hamersley who, after his death, passed the land on to his son Samuel, major residential growth in Hamersley did not occur until more than 100 years later.

It occurred in two stages:

The western section was subdivided and developed in the early 1970s
The eastern portion was subdivided later in the decade and continued into the 1980s.

Hamersley was the first suburb in the region to be guided by the principles of cul-de-sac design, which later formed the basis for other subdivisions within the northern corridor.

The suburb is characterised by modern, single residential dwellings and duplex developments and the majority of homes within Hamersley are built from brick and tile with an average lot size of 750m².

As the first area to be developed, the western section of the suburb is dominated by single-storey residential dwellings, originating from the 1970s. Eastern Hamersley contains more recent developments, a large proportion of which have 2 storeys.

Hamersley has 23ha of public open space which includes 19 local open space's, one community open space and one district open space. These public open spaces are scattered throughout Hamersley, such as the Eglinton Aintree Reserve, which is centrally located and provides the suburb with a community recreation centre.

A small commercial strip along Erindale Road serves local shopping needs and two primary schools provide education requirements.