Balcatta Electorate Profile (2025)

Area (sq km): 20
Number of Electors: 30,155
Source: 2023 Final Distribution Report, Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission.

Origin of the Name:
The area now known as Balcatta was once contained in the northern half of Perth Shire and was granted to T.R.C. Walters on the 10th March 1840. The name 'Balcatta' was recorded by Alexander Forrest in 1877 as being the Aboriginal name for the northern position of Careniup Swamp; it was used on an offer of sale by Mr Mews in 1888. A later owner, James Arbuckle, named his house Balcatta after the area it overlooked.
Source: Western Australia. Department of Land Administration. Names and Places.

Suburbs and Towns within the Electorate:
The electorate of Balcatta includes all or part of Balcatta, Joondanna, Osborne Park, Stirling, Tuart Hill and Westminster.
Source: Western Australian Electoral Commission.

Schools
Government: Balcatta Primary School; Balcatta Senior High School; Osborne Primary School; Takari Primary School; Tuart Hill Primary School; West Balcatta Primary School; Westminster Primary School; Westminster Education Support Centre.

Other: St Denis School; St Gerard's Catholic Primary School; St Kieran Catholic Primary School; St Lawrence Catholic Primary School; Servite College.

Local Newspapers:

• Stirling Times

Books about Balcatta:

• Leonard Easton: Stirling City (215p. UWA Press, 1971)
• W S Cooper: Diversity's challenge - a history of the City of Stirling (466p. City of Stirling, 1999)