Located 34km north of central Perth, Mindarie is an ocean-side suburb with an upmarket feel. The focal point of Mindarie is undoubtedly the marina. The boardwalk area boasts a hotel, pub, cafe and dive shop, with provision made for many other small shops and restaurants. Mindarie residents have 2 good beaches on their doorstep, with the beach nearest the marina being popular with surfers and body-boarders. The marina wall is a good fishing spot for those hardy souls brave enough to weather the winter storms.

Elsewhere in the suburb you will find 2 separate retail developments featuring a deli, supermarket, restaurants and take-aways, beauty salons, video hire, medical centre and real estate agents amongst others. Mindarie is also well situated for the Ocean Keys Shopping centre  - being just across Marmion Avenue in Clarkson. Here you will find 2 major supermarkets and a host of speciality stores. It is currently being expanded with a new library just opened (where you can get internet access)  and a whole new set of shops due to open in the near future.

Development commenced in Mindarie around 10 years ago, but most houses are more recent, with a lot of building work still going on. 2 storey houses are popular here taking advantage of spectacular views of the Indian Ocean. The flip-side of those spectacular views however is the constant and strong wind.

Mindarie has 2 child care centres, one public (government-funded) primary school, and two private schools (Peter Moyes Anglican College and Quinns Baptist College) that cater for both primary and high school children. Mindarie Senior College is a public high school for Years 11 and 12 students. Mindarie is in the catchment area for Clarkson high school.

As far as amenities are concerned, Mindarie is :

• 2 minutes drive from the main supermarket at Clarkson

• 2 minutes drive from the station at Clarkson

• 2 minutes drive from the Library at Clarkson (internet access)

• Large choice of fast-food, takeaways and DVD rentals - all within 5 minute drive

• 15 minutes drive from the large retail park at Joondalup

• 35 minutes on the train to Perth CBD

• 30 minutes drive to Perth CBD (longer at peak commute times)

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