Stirling City Centre

Open date
04 March 2020

Last update date: 17 December 2024

The City of Stirling has a vision to create a sustainable, 21st-century City in the heart of Stirling - a thriving hub for a diverse and prosperous community.

Covering 351 hectares within eight kilometres of the Perth CBD, the Stirling City Centre and neighbouring Herdsman Glendalough area form the largest business precinct outside the Perth metropolis, employing more than 40,000 people.

The plan aims to build on this foundation by transforming the precinct into a higher intensity mixed-use area around the Stirling Station.

Guided by State and Local Planning Strategies, the key objectives are to develop public and private land to create a safe and vibrant centre, expand the integrated transport network, offer a diverse range of housing types, build a network of public open space, provide a range of commercial uses and community facilities, all while conserving and making appropriate use of natural resources.

Key elements include:

A green corridor of public open space from Herdsman Lake to Civic Gardens
Conversion of Osborne Park Main Drain into an Urban Landscaped Waterway
A network of safe cycling tracks separated from pedestrians and traffic
Creation of mid-tier transit linking Glendalough Station to Stirling Station and onto Scarborough Beach - read more about the business case for a Trackless Tram
A pedestrian network linking new public plazas at key locations within the City Centre
Extension of Stephenson Avenue to Cedric Street - read more about the project
New east west road connections linking Innaloo to Osborne Park
Mixed-use buildings centred around Stirling Train Station, along Ellen Stirling Boulevard, Stephenson Avenue and Scarborough Beach Road
Medium to high density residential sector on the periphery of the city centre.

City-shaping project

In 2024/25 the City is investigating the transformation of 50 hectares of vacant land into a premier sports and recreation precinct, as part of the City Centre redevelopment.

This space would provide integrated community areas, opportunities for place-making, elite sporting clubs, and playing fields, all with Perth city’s skyline as a backdrop. Additionally, it may provide opportunity for new residential dwellings.

Over $250 million in state and federal government investment in new transport infrastructure has unlocked the vacant land, with the City investing $2.2 million to undertake remediation investigation works and develop a land staging and subdivision plan that safeguards the surrounding environment.

The City is also seeking federal funding to support infrastructure development on the site.

Stirling City Centre Overlooking Stirling precinct

Stirling City Centre

Stirling City Centre transit

Stirling City Centre

Stirling City Centre stream

Stirling City Centre station

Stirling City Centre Drake Street

A series of workshops and engagement activities held with the community, stakeholders and landowners from 2008 to 2012 identified key issues and opportunities, including:

Getting around – lack of public transport, need for new road connections, poor parking arrangements, ensuring upgrades to road and public transport infrastructure are appropriately staged.
Poor existing built form – characterised by a series of large retail boxes surrounded by car parks, few pedestrian friendly areas, car-oriented and doesn’t encourage walking or cycling.
Living and doing business – need to increase development potential without unduly impacting existing businesses.
Landscaping, streets and open spaces – need to improve urban amenity and spaces for employees, residents, pedestrians and cyclists.

Changes are being made to the Stirling City Centre boundaries as part of the Local Planning Scheme No. 4 (LPS4). Some areas are being normalised into the new scheme and are being given R-coding to match their existing development controls. The Stirling City Activity Centre Plan will then be amended and readvertised before being approved by the Western Australian Planning Commission.