High Wycombe, Western Australia


High Wycombe is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, within the City of Kalamunda. High Wycombe lies east of the Perth CBD at the base of the Darling Scarp. Formerly part of Maida Vale, the suburb was officially declared on 2 June 1978; its name, which was first used in 1958 by a subdivider, Western Agencies, and refers to the town in Buckinghamshire where one of the partners in the firm was born.
High Wycombe is directly east of Perth Airport, west of Maida Vale, north of Forrestfield, and south of the industrial suburb of Hazelmere.
High Wycombe is a large suburb in area, with its main population centred on roads that connect from Newburn Road, and bounded by Kalamunda Road to the north, Dundas Road to the west, Maida Vale Road to the south, and Roe Highway to the east. The suburb's growth is mainly in this area, however the estate of Jacaranda Springs, which is based on the northern side of Kalamunda Road, is also experiencing growth. A sparsely populated area around Milner Road is also part of the suburb.

Demographics

In the, there were 12,308 people in High Wycombe. This marks an increase of 527 persons in comparison to the, which had the population at 11,781. Of these 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.7% of the population.
The most common responses for religion in High Wycombe were No Religion, so described 35.7%, Catholic 21.1%, Anglican 16.2%, Not stated 10.2% and Christian, nfd 3.0%. In High Wycombe, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall .

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Education

High Wycombe is served by Transperth bus services, operated by Path Transit and Swan Transit. Routes 296 and 299 provide the primary service for High Wycombe, operating to Elizabeth Quay Bus Station in the Perth CBD via Great Eastern Highway, or to Kalamunda bus station in Kalamunda, a regional centre of the Perth Hills. Route 296 serves the centre of High Wycombe, whilst route 299 operates along Kalamunda Road, serving the northern part of the suburb. During the peak commuter period in the peak direction of travel, route 299 is replaced by route 295, operating limited stops along Great Eastern Highway, and route 296 is supplemented by route 298, which additionally serves a greater area of the west of the suburb and travels to Elizabeth Quay Bus Station via Shepperton Road.
Alternate, less frequent bus routes provide connections to railway stations and shopping centres in the Eastern metropolitan region. Route 294 operates to Midland railway station and Midland Gate shopping centre, or to Cannington railway station and Westfield Carousel shopping centre. Route 304 provides an off peak service to Midland railway station from Hillview Village, a retirement community in the west of the suburb.
As part of the Airport line, High Wycombe will be serviced by High Wycombe station. Originally scheduled to be completed in 2020, it was delayed after numerous setbacks such as flooding, a sinkhole and slower than expected borers. It is now scheduled to be completed in the latter half of 2021.

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