City of Stirling - Osborne Park

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 Osborne Park’s neighbourhood and helps the City rethink how we deliver services with a local focus.

Osborne Park was named after William Osborne, a butcher who owned an abattoir and land along Wanneroo Road and who was elected to the City of Stirling's predecessor, the Perth Road Board, in 1875.

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Osborne Park was named after William Osborne, a butcher who owned an abattoir and land along Wanneroo Road and who was elected to the City of Stirling's predecessor, the Perth Road Board, in 1875.

Osborne Park was part of an original crown grant of 6,020 acres given to T. R. C. Walters in 1840. After the death of Walters in 1874, William Osborne bought part of his estate, which included the area now known as Osborne Park.

Many residents of Osborne Park at the beginning of the 20th Century were Chinese market gardeners who provided vegetables for the metropolitan area. Italian settlers continued the agricultural tradition in the area, utilising the swampland with its peaty soils and abundant fresh water.

Osborne Park gradually transformed into a residential suburb in the years following World War II, and the area later began to incorporate industrial uses. By the 1980s, industry had become dominant in most of Osborne Park, with only the northeastern area remaining predominantly residential.

The Local Men’s Shed

Stirling Community Men's Shed.

Local community groups

Local events

Osborne Park Show.

Local sporting clubs

Local schools

Osborne Primary School.

Population

3,438

Households

1.5

Average age

26

Top five birthplaces

Australia (43%) Bhutan (11%) India (6%) England (4%) Italy (2%)

Income

$1,135

Satisfaction

60%

Residential development was relatively dispersed in Osborne Park prior to the 1950s, with a single node of housing along Main Street. After the 1950s housing construction began in the eastern sector of Osborne Park, though most remaining dwellings date from the 1960s and 1970s.

Houses are generally single detached brick and tile dwellings, though there are some character houses of timber construction interspersed throughout the area.

Numerous unit developments have appeared more recently and are built in a range of modern styles and materials.