Stoneville, Western Australia
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| Coordinates: 31°52′41″S 116°10′08″E / 31.878°S 116.169°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| City | Perth | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 2,489 (SAL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6081 | ||||||||||||
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Stoneville is a suburb east of Perth in the Shire of Mundaring, Western Australia. It is named after Edward Albert Stone, who was Chief Justice of Western Australia when the place was named in 1905. The name was chosen by the local residents, who were developing the district for fruit growing. The town's population is 2,050, with a median age of 36 years and 7.1% of residents aged over 65.
In a bushfire in January 2014 a considerable number of houses were destroyed.[3]
In 2019 local residents resorted to activism[clarification needed][citation needed] in a bid to stop a proposal by Satterley for the North Stoneville Structure Plan 34[4] development in favour of more sustainable housing. External studies showed that existing road infrastructure could only cater for approximately 70 more dwellings[5] and Main Roads Western Australia confirmed there were no upgrades planned[6] for the area intersecting Great Eastern Highway. A special councillors' meeting was held in August 2019, at which the Mundaring Shire unanimously rejected the proposal.[citation needed] In July 2020 the structure plan was refused by the Western Australian Planning Commission, and as of November 2025 the proposal was before the State Administrative Tribunal.[7]
Transport
Bus
- 328 Midland station to Chidlow – serves Richardson Road, Ayres Road, Hawke Street, Bentley Street, Stoneville Road, Traylen Road, Kevin Street and Osborne Street[8]
- 331 Mundaring to Wundowie – serves Stoneville Road, Richardson Road, Ayres Road, Hawke Street, Bentley Street, Traylen Road, Kevin Street and Osborne Street[9]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Stoneville (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Stoneville (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Firefighters contain WA blaze after 44 homes lost". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 13 January 2014.
- ^ "North Stoneville Townsite | new community coming to Perth Hills | Satterley".
- ^ https://www.mundaring.wa.gov.au/AboutCouncil/Council/Documents/Attachment%2011%20-%20District%20Transport%20Investigation%20summary.pdf [dead link]
- ^ https://www.mundaring.wa.gov.au/AboutCouncil/Council/Documents/Unconfirmed%20Minutes%20-%20Special%20Electors%20Meeting%20August%202019.pdf [dead link]
- ^ Department of Planning, Lands & Heritage (12 November 2025). "North Stoneville Structure Plan 34". Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "Route 328". Bus Timetable 97 (PDF). Transperth. 17 December 2025 [effective from 22 February 2026].
- ^ "Route 331". Bus Timetable 97 (PDF). Transperth. 17 December 2025 [effective from 22 February 2026].
Further reading
- Elliot, Ian (1983). Mundaring - A History of the Shire (2nd ed.). Mundaring: Mundaring Shire. ISBN 0-9592776-0-9.
- Spillman, Ken (2003). Life was meant to be here: community and local government in the Shire of Mundaring. Mundaring: Mundaring Shire. ISBN 0-9592776-3-3.