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Dianella

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The local community describes Dianella as accessible, growing and family friendly. 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 Dianella’s neighbourhood and helps the City rethink how we deliver services with a local focus.

Dianella is named after a small blue lily that used to be common in the area. Sandy soil hampered growth until the 1960s when housing construction first occurring north from Walter Road and Grand Promenade. Find out more about Dianella, including residential and community development.

What it means to be a 'local'

Dianella got its name from a small blue lily, known botanically as dianella revolute, a narrow-leafed plant plentiful in the area before residential redevelopment.

The land that now forms Dianella was originally distributed to Robert Thomson, George Darby, James Drummond and James Birkett between 1829 and 1930, although early development was slow because the soil was deemed unsuitable for agriculture.

What you have told us so far

These are the top local priorities you've told us about what's important for Dianella: 

  • Waste - “I really want verge collection back because I can't fit all of my stuff in the skip bin."

  • Trees and greening - “More trees and turning verges into low water needs gardens.”

  • Development - “Making sure new home builds retain existing mature trees and new homes cover less than 50% of the block size.”

  • Local centres - "Improve Dianella Plaza and the surrounding vacant land."

  • Parks / reserves - “Personally I think the parks could do with better play equipment and some seating. Additional road sweeping too."

The City has created Locally-led Stirling to drive deeper connection at a local suburb level to listen and respond with a local focus.  At the heart of this Locally-led approach is an understanding that local people know what they need and a vision for everyone to get involved in shaping what it means to be “a local”.

We want to bring neighbours together, invest in local stories and inspire opportunities to work together. To find out more about Locally-led Stirling, visit Shaping our City.  If you're looking for ways to get involved in your local area, please contact one of the City’s Community Engagement Officers by emailing getinvolved@stirling.wa.gov.au.

Facts

Dianella population

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Average age in Dianella is 43 years old

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84% of residents are satisfied with liveability

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Local plans

Much of Dianella was subdivided in the 1880s by the Intercolonial Investment Company of Sydney but the sandy soil continued to hamper growth. By 1919, the only development in Dianella was along Walter Road, which was then a track leading to dairy farms in the Morley area.

At this time, Dianella consisted of four localities known as North Inglewood, East Yokine, Morley Park and Bedford Park, which were amalgamated to form Dianella in 1958—and a growth boom occurred soon after. Early settlers such as Birkett, Drummond and Drake are honoured in Dianella's street names.

Dianella's development progressed rapidly during the boom years of the 1960s with housing construction first occurring north from Walter Road and Grand Promenade. St Andrews and Dress Circle Estates were the last major areas to be developed.

The character of housing varies considerably and ranges from modest post-war homes to large, modern 2-storey dwellings. Most houses are single-detached and of brick construction but there are a significant number of duplexes and villas, as well as some older flats in the southern part of Dianella.

Dianella has two community open space, 65 small parks and one large regional open space in the heart of the suburb provides a central focus for the community and is an important landmark, providing a significant landscape feature for the suburb.

Regionally Significant Natural Areas and bush forever areas include;

  • Cottonwood Crescent Nature Reserve
  • Dianella Regional Open Space

Located at the junction of Alexander and Morley Drives, Dianella Regional Open Space offers opportunities for many kinds of recreation and includes a community recreation centre, soccer field and tennis courts. The suburb's main shopping centre is Dianella Plaza, although several smaller stores also cater for local needs.

Education is provided by a number of primary schools and Dianella Secondary College, and the suburb also has a senior citizens centre and public library.

Dianella is also home to the three commercial television stations operating in Perth, and their studios and associated infrastructure have had a marked impact on the suburb.