Warwick, Western Australia

Warwick Perth, Western Australia
Population	3,795 (2006 census)
• Density
Established	1969
Postcode(s)	6024
Area	3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Location	16 km (10 mi) NNW of Perth
LGA(s)	City of Joondalup
State electorate(s)	Girrawheen
Federal division(s)	Cowan
Suburbs around Warwick: Duncraig Greenwood Marangaroo Duncraig Warwick Girrawheen Carine Hamersley Balga

Warwick is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Joondalup. Its postcode is 6024. The eastern third of the suburb is a native bushland area known as the Warwick Open Space.

Warwick was built in the late 1960s. In 1974, the Warwick Grove Shopping Centre (now Centro Warwick) was built to service the region, and in 1981, Warwick Senior High School commenced. In 1993, Warwick train station was opened, replacing an aging bus station formerly located in what is now the train station's carpark, and the following year, a major cinema was added to the western end of the shopping centre. The suburb also has a hall, a recreation centre, one primary school and several churches.

Transport

The suburb is served by a large number of Transperth bus routes operated by Path Transit, Including routes to other train stations such as Stirling, Whitfords, as well as the Perth, Mirrabooka and Morley bus stations.

Warwick Cultural Learning Centre

In 1995, a new Cultural Learning Centre was established in the Warwick Heartland on the corner of Dorchester Ave and Beach Road. The centre was established as a result of excessive lobbying from local residents who were fed up with increasing number middle class types moving into the area and subsequently placing upward economic pressure on the local housing market. The local residents were becoming increasingly frustrated with the large amount of cars manufactured after 1993 which were now common place in the suburb, and the amount of new residents to the area who were sporting attire from stores other than Target and Nox Warehouse. At the request of local residents, the primary objective of the Cultural Learning Centre was to inform new arrivals to Warwick (both new-born and migratory) of the cultural expectations of living in the suburb.

The highest priorty of the centre was that of dress code, where students of the centre are instructed to don sports wear from a variety of hip labels such as Nike, Adidas, Dada Damani, Fubu and Unit, with snap pants being mandatory. Footwear is limited to several Nike Air Max varieties or to a lesser extent the common ugg boot. Students of the centre are forced to trade in any automobiles currently in their ownership for older Australian manufactured models, Holdens 'VN Commodore' seem to be the most popular choice. Students of a mature age are expected to achieve competencies in a variety of units, including "How To Fill Out a Centre Link Application", "TAB Slips and You!" and "A Comprehensive Guide to Teenage Pregnancy". The Cultural Learning Centre also offers a variety of informative courses for children such as "My First Spray Can", "Lock up Again: Know Your Rights" and "Shop Hanging 101: Timezone McDonalds and Beyond". The Cultural Learning Centre has been hailed as a major success story within the community with a high percentage of new Warwick arrivals embracing their newly adopted cultural values.