Morley is a suburb of Perth, within the City of Bayswater local government area, situated approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of the Perth central business district. It contains the Galleria Shopping Centre, one of Perth's larger shopping centres. Morley bus station is located in the car park of the shopping centre. From the late 1950s, Morley (originally known as Morley Park) began to develop as a major shopping and commercial centre.
Morley Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 31°53′13″S 115°54′25″E / 31.887°S 115.907°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 22,539 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1918[2] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6062 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 10.5 km2 (4.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 10 km (6 mi) from the Perth CBD | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Bayswater | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Morley, Bassendean, Maylands | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Perth, Cowan | ||||||||||||||
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The name Morley began appearing on maps around the beginning of the twentieth century and was adopted when the Morley Park Estate was subdivided for urban development after the First World War.[2] The most likely explanation for its use is that it commemorates Charles William Morley, who is known to have farmed in the area during the 1860s and 1870s.[3]
History
editThe Morley area was in the early days of the Swan River Colony developed with agriculture. The area was originally known as Morley Park. In 1929 a landowner progress association petitioned the Bayswater Road Board for improved roads and lighting for improved transport of produce to markets.[4]
Commercial icons appeared in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including the Wirrina Drive-In, the Morley Park Hotel and the Boans department store. Parallel with the commercial growth, a settlement program resulted in the residential development of Morley. This was achieved through a series of town planning schemes undertaken by Margaret Feilman, the consultant town planner to the Shire of Bayswater. These schemes especially catered to the needs of the home building companies whose style of large scale development was a new phenomenon of the 1960s.[5]
Tonkin Highway was constructed through Morley in 1984, bisecting the suburb.
After Boans burnt down in 1986, the Galleria Shopping Centre was built, opening in 1994.[6]
In 2015 the City of Bayswater adopted an activity centre plan for the improvement of the Morley commercial precinct. It aims to build upon the strengths already present in the City Centre and promote an improved street interface with the Galleria Shopping Centre; Progress Street as the Centre's Main Street; and an enhanced Morley bus station.
In 2019, the last overseas Blockbuster store in Morley closed down, leaving only one remaining location in Bend, Oregon.[7]
Facilities
editMorley Sport and Recreation Centre facilitates various sporting activities, such as indoor soccer, basketball, badminton, netball,[8] roller skating and roller derby. The venue received a $6.7 million redevelopment in 2023.[9]
Education
editPrimary schools in Morley:[10]
- Hampton Park Primary School (independent public school)
- Infant Jesus Primary School (private catholic school)
- Morley Primary School (independent public school)
- Weld Square Primary School (public school)
High schools in Morley:[10]
- Hampton Senior High School (independent public school)
- John Forrest Secondary College (independent public school)
Morley Senior High School is located in the nearby suburb of Noranda.
Transport
editBus
editBus Stations
editBus Routes
edit- 20 Morley Bus Station to Edith Cowan University Mount Lawley – serves Russell Street, Walter Road and Wellington Road[11]
- 40 Morley Bus Station to Elizabeth Quay Bus Station – serves Russell Street, Walter Road, Crimea Street and Johnsmith Street[12]
- 66 Morley Bus Station to Elizabeth Quay Bus Station (limited stops) – only serves Morley Bus Station[13]
- 341 Morley Bus Station to Beechboro – serves Russell Street, Walter Road, Embleton Avenue and Walter Road East[14]
- 342 Morley Bus Station to Beechboro – serves Russell Street, Broun Avenue and Walter Road East[15]
- 343 Morley Bus Station to Beechboro – serves Russell Street, Walter Road, Crimea Street, Morley Drive, Beechboro Road, Wheatstone Drive, Bottlebrush Drive, Benara Road and Wattle Drive[16]
- 344 Morley Bus Station to Warwick Station – serves Russell Street, Walter Road and Crimea Street[17]
- 345 Morley Bus Station to Bennett Springs – serves Russell Street, Broun Avenue and Beechboro Road[18]
- 346 Morley Bus Station to Noranda – serves Russell Street, Walter Road, Bath Road, Emberson Road[19]
- 347 Morley Bus Station to Morley Senior High School – serves Russell Street, Walter Road, Wheeler Street, Mangini Street, Wellington Road, Halvorson Road, Timms Place, McGilvray Avenue, Robann Way, Ballarat Street, Wylde Road, Cooper Road, Wolseley Road and Camboon Road[20]
- 371 Morley Bus Station to Warwick Station – serves Russell Street, Walter Road, Wellington Road, Camboon Road and Wolseley Road[21]
- 950 Morley Bus Station to Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre (high frequency) – serves Russell Street and Broun Avenue[22]
- 955 Morley Bus Station to Ellenbrook North – serves Russell Street and Broun Avenue[23]
- 980 Morley Bus Station to Elizabeth Quay Bus Station (high frequency) – serves Russell Street and Walter Road[24]
- 998 Fremantle Station to Fremantle Station (limited stops) – CircleRoute Clockwise, serves Walter Road, Russell Street, Morley Bus Station and Rudloc Road[25]
- 999 Fremantle Station to Fremantle Station (limited stops) – CircleRoute Anti-Clockwise, serves Rudloc Road, Morley Bus Station and Russell Street[26]
Notable people
editAustralian test cricketer Michael Hussey, singer Samantha Jade and Victorian Bushranger cricketer David Hussey were all raised in Morley.
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Morley (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "The Morley Park Estate". The West Australian. Perth, WA. 13 July 1918. p. 2. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ "Perth suburb names". Landgate. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "Morley Park wants roads and lights". The Daily News. 11 July 1929. p. 9. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ Municipal Inventory (PDF) (Report). City of Bayswater. October 2006. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "History – Part Two: 1930 – present". City of Bayswater. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "And then there were two: Morley Blockbuster one of the last in the world". Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Morley Recreation Centre - Team Sports". www.morley.ymca.org.au. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011.
- ^ "NEW GRANDSTAND A SLAM DUNK FOR MORLEY SPORT AND RECREATION CENTRE". City of Bayswater. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Schools and Education". City of Bayswater. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Route 20". Bus Timetable 71 (PDF). Transperth. 12 June 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ "Route 40". Bus Timetable 103 (PDF). Transperth. 9 April 2024 [effective from 22 April 2024].
- ^ "Route 66". Bus Timetable 106 (PDF). Transperth. 16 July 2024 [effective from 11 August 2024].
- ^ "Route 341". Bus Timetable 104 (PDF). Transperth. 22 July 2024 [effective from 11 August 2024].
- ^ "Route 342". Bus Timetable 104 (PDF). Transperth. 22 July 2024 [effective from 11 August 2024].
- ^ "Route 343". Bus Timetable 93 (PDF). Transperth. 16 July 2024 [effective from 11 August 2024].
- ^ "Route 344". Bus Timetable 105 (PDF). Transperth. 24 July 2024 [effective from 11 August 2024].
- ^ "Route 345". Bus Timetable 93 (PDF). Transperth. 16 July 2024 [effective from 11 August 2024].
- ^ "Route 346". Bus Timetable 105 (PDF). Transperth. 24 July 2024 [effective from 11 August 2024].
- ^ "Route 347". Bus Timetable 105 (PDF). Transperth. 24 July 2024 [effective from 11 August 2024].
- ^ "Route 371". Bus Timetable 70 (PDF). Transperth. 9 May 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ "Route 950". Bus Timetable 202 (PDF). Transperth. 18 July 2024 [effective from 11 August 2024].
- ^ "Route 955". Bus Timetable 99 (PDF). Transperth. 14 March 2024 [effective from 14 April 2024].
- ^ "Route 980". Bus Timetable 215 (PDF). Transperth. 18 July 2024 [effective from 11 August 2024].
- ^ "Route 998". CircleRoute Timetable 200 (PDF) (CircleRoute). Transperth. 12 June 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ "Route 999". CircleRoute Timetable 200 (PDF) (CircleRoute). Transperth. 12 June 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].