Carine Community Parkland Upgrade
The City is proposing upgrades to the Okely Rd playground at Carine Regional Open Space
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The local community describes Carine as green, safe, family friendly 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 Carine’s neighbourhood and helps the City rethink how we deliver services with a local focus.
Carine, named after two swamps in the area, was largely undeveloped until the 1960s, but is now considered the heart of suburbia, with a large proportion of double-storied houses to take advantage of ocean views.
What it means to be a 'local'
Aboriginal people believe that the Waugyl, a rainbow serpent from the dreaming, created the wetlands and the waterways which form a major part of the Swan Coastal Plain. A recognised dreaming track or “cultural complex” includes Herdsman Lake, Lake Gwelup, Lake Karrinyup, Lake Carine and all the swamps, creeks and wetlands in between.
Carine, named after two swamps in the area, was largely undeveloped until the 1960s, but is now considered the heart of suburbia, with a large proportion of double-storied houses to take advantage of ocean views.
Originally forming part of the Hamersley Estate, which also included the suburbs now known as North Beach, Waterman and Hamersley, Carine is named after two swamps in the area.
The Carine swamps were recorded by R. Quinn in an 1865 survey of Big Carine Swamp and Small Carine Swamp. The Hamersley family, who arrived from Europe to settle in the Swan River Colony in 1837, owned the Hamersley Estate, however the majority of land at Carine remained largely undeveloped until the 1960s with only a few market gardens established in the low-lying portions around the wetlands.
Neighbourhood barbeques and catchups
- Carine Community Fair
- The Rotary Community Carine Fair
Local sporting clubs
- Carine Cats Baseball
- Carine Cats Teeball
- Carine Junior Football Club
- Carine Netball Club
- Glendale Little Athletics
- Hamersley Carine Amateur Football Club
- Hamersley Rovers Junior Soccer
- Hamersley Rovers Soccer Club
- North Beach Carine Cricket
- Northern Suburbs Dog Training and Obedience Club
- Riding for the Disabled - Carine (RDA Carine)
- Carine Glades parkrun.
Community Facebook groups
Community tree planting
Local schools
What you have told us so far
Facts
Carine population
7,042
Average number of people per household
2.7
The average age in Carine is 43 years old
41
Top five birthplaces
Australia (68%), England (9%), South Africa (3%), New Zealand (2%), Scotland (1%)
Median weekly household income
$2,343
86% of residents are satisfied with liveability
83%
Local plans
Until recently, the majority of housing within Carine has been single detached residential but, as infill development has increased in popularity, duplexes have become more common. Most of the housing has been built since the 1970s so the area generally contains dwellings of a modern design, with Carine predominantly low density (R20) residential zoning.
The most recently developed section of Carine is to the west of the suburb - brick dominates the choice of construction materials, befitting an area considered the heart of suburbia. A large proprtion of houses are double-storied to take advantage of ocean views, particularly to the west and near the Carine Open Space.
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