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Annual Average Holiday/Leisure Daytrips by Domestic Visitors 2001-2008
(Top Four Local Government Areas) 3
Local Government Area
Day Trips
City of Mandurah 732,600
City of Rockingham 214,600
Shire of Murray 104,400
Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale 72,600
The actual number of daytrips may be understated. Please refer to point 8 on the
last page of this document for further information.
Access to the Peel and Rockingham region is a key strength of the area. At a
distance of 51km to Rockingham and 72km to Mandurah, the region is easily
accessible by road (Kwinana Freeway) from the Perth CBD. Inland parts of the
region have become increasingly accessible from Perth with the development of
the Forrest Highway.
Both Rockingham and Mandurah are accessible via the suburban transport
network from Perth, with regular bus and train services providing visitors in Perth
with reliable access to the region. Inland areas such as Serpentine and Pinjarra are
served by Australind rail services.
“Access to Mandurah by train and by car is excellent, but
other areas are hard to get to without a car.”
(Destination stakeholder)
With the expected growth in population of the Peel and Rockingham region over
the coming years, an improvement in the quality of roads to key recreational
sites in the Murray River area (i.e. Lane Poole Reserve) and the development of a
bypass around the Pinjarra township are seen as priorities for the region.
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