Maylands, Western Australia

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{{Short description|Suburb of Perth}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2014}}
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{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Maylands
| city = [[Perth]]
| state = wa
| image = Eighth Avenue viewed from Maylands Station, September 2021.jpg
| caption = Looking south down Eighth Avenue from Maylands railway station
| lga = City of Bayswater
| map_type = nomap
| local_map = yes
| zoom = 12
| coordinates = {{coord|31.9291384|S|115.897344|E|display=inline,title}}
| postcode = 6051
| pop = 
| area = 5
| est = 1830s
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Maylands|Maylands]]
| fedgov = [[Division of Perth|Perth]]
| dist1 = 5
| dir1 = NE
| location1 = the [[Perth CBD]]
| near-nw = [[Inglewood, Western Australia|Inglewood]]
| near-n = [[Bedford, Western Australia|Bedford]]
| near-ne = [[Bayswater, Western Australia|Bayswater]]
| near-w = [[Mount Lawley, Western Australia|Mount Lawley]]
| near-e = [[Bayswater, Western Australia|Bayswater]]
| near-sw = [[Burswood, Western Australia|Burswood]]
| near-s = [[Rivervale, Western Australia|Rivervale]]
| near-se = [[Ascot, Western Australia|Ascot]]
}}

'''Maylands''' is a riverside inner-city [[list of Perth suburbs|suburb]] approximately {{convert|4.5|km|mi|1}} northeast of [[Perth]] centred on the Midland, High Wycombe and Ellenbrook railway lines on the northern bank of the [[Swan River (Western Australia)|Swan River]].

The suburb was developed during the 1890s and is an administrative locality within the [[City of Bayswater]] (having been mostly within the [[City of Stirling]] until 1998), bordered by the suburbs of [[Mount Lawley, Western Australia|Mount Lawley]], East Perth and Bayswater. [[Maylands railway station]] provides easy access to the City centre and beyond. The railway line was originally built in the 1880s, and the railway station was extensively refurbished in 2000. Recently a shared bicycle / pedestrian path was built to link Maylands with neighbouring suburbs via the shoreline of the [[Swan River (Western Australia)|Swan River]]. There is also a small yacht club and a golf course.

Maylands was once a source of clay for brick and tile making<ref name="The Maylands Brickyard Tramway pp64-67">{{cite journal|last1=Woodland|first1=E W|title=The Maylands Brickyard Tramway |journal=[[Australian Railway History|Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin]]|date=March 1969|pages=64–67}}</ref> at [[Maylands Brickworks]],<ref name="ABC13Dec2017">{{cite news |last1=Wynne |first1=Emma |title=Maylands Brickworks may fire up again |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-13/maylands-brickworks-industrial-heritage-past-redevelopment/9250432 |work=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=13 December 2017 |archiveurl=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20180316053300/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/167146/20180316-1633/www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-13/maylands-brickworks-industrial-heritage-past-redevelopment/9250432.html |archivedate=16 March 2018 |url-status=live |access-date=18 January 2020 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> and the pits from these activities are now part of a golf course and residential area. It was home to Perth's main airport which serviced many kinds of aircraft and even flying boats until the early 1960s, when the airport moved to [[Perth Airport]]. The facilities were then converted to a training area for the Western Australian Police Service.

==History==
In 1896, the name "Maylands" was first used to identify the area, appearing on a poster advertising a land auction. However the exact reason how the area got its name is something of a mystery. One theory is that [[Mephan Ferguson]] (owner of the local foundry) was responsible for naming the area, in honour of his aunt and daughter whom were both named May. Another theory is the area was named by Edgar. W. Hamer (Golds Estates of Australia) after he inspected land in the locality sometime in the month of May.<ref>{{cite web|website=Perth Vista |title=Maylands |url=http://www.perthvista.com/maylands.html}}</ref>

=== Historic Peninsula Hotel ===
{{main|Peninsula Hotel, Maylands}}

The Peninsula Hotel is located on Railway Parade in Maylands, Perth. The hotel was built in 1906 by well known building contractor, [[Friederich Liebe|Friederich Wilhelm Gustave Liebe]].<ref>{{cite web|website=Perth Vista |title=Peninsula Hotel |url=http://www.perthvista.com/peninsula-hotel.html}}</ref>

===Old Maylands Aerodrome===
[[File:Maylands Airport 1935.jpg|thumb|Maylands Airport 1935]]
{{main|Maylands Airport}}

The Maylands Aerodrome was built at Maylands to support West Australian Airways Ltd, which flew the first commercial air service in Australia (before Qantas).<ref>{{cite web|website=Maylands Historical and Peninsula Association Inc. |title=About us - Our Achievements. |url=http://www.maylandshistory.org.au/achievements.html}}</ref>

Maylands Airport was where [[Charles Kingsford Smith]] made his landing to complete the first non-stop flight across Australia. On 8 August 1928, the in a 737-800 "Southern Cross" took off from [[Point Cook, Victoria|Point Cook]] near Melbourne and set course for Perth, a distance of over {{convert|3200|km|mi|-1}}. The first part of the flight Kingsford-Smith described as rather dull, while the second part was made thoroughly unpleasant by a cloud cover their heavy machine couldn't rise out of. For hours they endured the bitter cold and when daylight finally came, they discovered that they had drifted off course to Bunbury, {{convert|180|km|mi|0}} to the south. After their arrival at Maylands airport they found that summer rains had turned the field more or less into a swamp.

During [[World War II]], Maylands Airfield was requisitioned by the [[Royal Australian Air Force]] (RAAF). From February 1942, it was also used by the [[United States Army Air Forces]] for refuelling and aircraft [[ferrying]] purposes. Between 6 April 1942 and 5 August 1943, [[No. 35 Squadron RAAF|No. 35 Squadron]], flying [[Avro Anson]]s, was based at Maylands to transport supplies and passengers to Allied units throughout Western Australia, as well as supporting the [[Royal Australian Navy]] and the [[Australian Army]].

===Revitalisation===
In December 2009, the City of Bayswater endorsed the Maylands Activity Centre Urban Design Framework following widespread community consultation. The Urban Design Framework provides the strategic direction for the future of the Maylands town centre.<ref>{{cite web |website=[[City of Bayswater]] |url=http://www.bayswater.wa.gov.au/development/policies-and-legislation/maylands-activity-centre-zone |title=Maylands Activity Centre Zone}}</ref> This document has been instrumental in guiding the ongoing revitalisation of the Maylands town centre.

== Culture and arts ==
=== Western Australian Ballet ===
The West Australian Ballet Centre is situated on the historical site of the former Blind Institute in Maylands. The history of the building site dates back to 1897 when the Victoria Institute and the Industrial School for the Blind was developed as a part of the celebrations for the 60th year of Queen Victoria’s reign.<ref>{{cite web|website=West Australian Ballet |url=http://waballet.com.au/ballet-centre/history/ |title=History }}</ref>

=== Lyric Lane ===
The recent Council approval of the Lyric Lane Bar and Café has seen the establishment of a purpose-built venue consisting of a bar, cafe and a live music basement, which provides for new cultural pursuits in the town centre. The project is now open.

=== WA Youth Jazz Orchestra ===
It has recently been announced that the Western Australian Youth Jazz Orchestra will soon take up residence in the old Maylands Hall at the corner of Eighth Avenue and Guildford Road.<ref>{{cite news|title=Town Hall jazzed up|url=https://perthvoiceinteractive.com/2014/09/25/town-hall-jazzed-up/|accessdate=15 April 2015|work=The Perth Voice|date=25 September 2014}}</ref>

== Community ==
=== Community groups===

==== Local Arts and Community Events Inc (LACE) ====
LACE is the not-for-profit organiser of the Maylands Hawker Markets, and new organiser of the Maylands Street Festival. LACE is about creating free to attend, inclusive community events to help reconnect community.<ref>{{cite web|website=LACE |title=LACE |url=http://maylandsmarkets.com/}}</ref>

==== Maylands Residents and Ratepayers Association ====

==== Maylands Business Association ====
The association has a strong group of local businesses. The group is active with Council and State Government to help form policies consistent to their vision for Maylands.

==== Maylands Historical Society ====
Maylands Historical Society was formed in October 1992 at a public meeting held in the Maylands Library. They were promoted by the Maylands Ratepayers and Residents Association and declared the Maylands Historical Society by the Mayor of the [[City of Stirling]]. By June 2003 the name became Maylands Historical and Peninsula Association.<ref>The Maylands Historical Society was formed in October 1992. On the 5th June 2003, the name changed to the Maylands Historical and Peninsula Association Inc. to reflect the caretaker work the association helps with at the [[Peninsula_Hotel,_Maylands|Old Peninsula Hotel]] in Maylands in addition to its other historical work. -notes found at library entry for the newsletter {{Citation | author1=Maylands Historical and Peninsular Association | title=[Newsletter] | publication-date=2000 | publisher=Maylands Historical and Peninsular Association | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/158600139 | access-date=7 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Maylands Historical and Peninsula Association Inc. |url=http://www.maylandshistory.org.au/aboutus.html}}</ref>

=== Community facilities ===
==== RISE ====
[[File:Maylands Library, April 2021.jpg|thumb|The RISE]]

The City of Bayswater's RISE (Recreation, Information, Socialising and Entertainment) was opened in July 2011 and replaced the former Alma Venville Centre with a larger, more contemporary facility. The RISE is a multi purpose community centre that includes a library, gymnasium, cafe, creche, dry courts, function rooms, meeting rooms and a community hall.

==== Maylands Yacht Club ====
The Maylands Yacht Club is located on the Swan River on the Maylands foreshore.<ref>{{Citation | author1=Holyday, Chris | author2=Gaunt, Terry, (author.) | title=Top of the river : a history of sailing at Maylands and the Maylands Yacht Club | publication-date=2021 | publisher=Hesperian Press | isbn=978-0-85905-907-7}}</ref> The MYC is a family oriented club, with a strong emphasis on enjoyment and helping those who want to learn to sail. The Club sails a variety of classes from the single handed Laser, Sabre and Spiral, to a number of two-handed dinghies including Mirrors and 125s, and the popular trailer-sailer Hartley TS 16.<ref>{{cite web|title=Maylands Yacht Club |url=http://www.maylandsyachtclub.org.au/}}</ref>

==== Maylands Tennis Club ====
The Maylands Tennis Club is a boutique grass court club in a secluded location on the Maylands Peninsula, overlooking the Swan River. The Club operates all year round, with 14 grass courts and 3 hard courts (four grass courts over the winter months). The club provides for competitive tennis for players of a wide range of abilities and is renowned for its social activities year-round.<ref>{{cite web|title=Maylands Tennis Club |url=http://www.maylandstc.com/}}</ref>

==== Maylands Cricket Club ====
The Maylands Cricket Club is based at De Lacy Reserve. A small community club who function throughout the summer months. Founded in 1958/59 as the Peninsula Cricket Club, before changing to Maylands Peninsula Cricket Club in the 70's before finally being called Maylands Cricket Club in 1989.

==Demographics==
Maylands' population at the [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]]'s [[2016 Australian census|2016 census]] was 12,577.<ref name="2016 Census">{{cite web |title=2016 Census QuickStats: Maylands |url=https://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/SSC50907 |website=Australian Bureau of Statistics |access-date=22 July 2021}}</ref> This is an increase on the 12,353 recorded at the [[2011 Australian census|2011 census]],<ref>{{cite web |title=2011 Census QuickStats: Maylands |url=https://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2011/quickstat/SSC50479 |website=Australian Bureau of Statistics |access-date=22 July 2021}}</ref> 10,448 recorded at the [[2006 Australian census|2006 census]],<ref>{{cite web |title=2006 Census QuickStats: Maylands |url=https://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2006/quickstat/SSC51906 |website=Australian Bureau of Statistics |access-date=22 July 2021}}</ref> and the 9,721 recorded at the [[2001 Australian census|2001 census]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2001 Census QuickStats: Maylands |url=https://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2001/quickstat/SSC51871 |website=Australian Bureau of Statistics |access-date=22 July 2021}}</ref> 51.2% of residents are male, and 48.8% are female, compared to the national average of 49.3% male and 50.7% female. The median age is 34, which is below the Western Australian average of 36, and 38.0% of residents over the age of 15 are married, which is below the state average of 48.8%. Out of the suburb's 6,908 dwellings, 5,647 were occupied and 1,261 were not. Out of the 5,647 occupied dwellings, 1,742 were detached houses, 1,948 were semi-detached and 1,936 were apartments or flats. The proportion of apartments or flats, 34.3%, is significantly above the state average of 5.7%. 984 were owned outright, 1,723 were owned with a mortgage, 2,778 were rented and 156 were other or not stated. The proportion of dwellings rented, 49.2%, is significantly above the state average of 28.3%.<ref name="2016 Census"/>

The median weekly household income was $1,449, which is lower than the state, which is at $1,595, but slightly above that of the nation as a whole, at $1,438. Major industries that residents worked in were hospitals (4.5%), cafes and restaurants (4.4%), state government administration (3.3%), iron ore mining (2.2%) and computer system design and related services (2.1%).<ref name="2016 Census"/>

The population of Maylands is predominantly Australian born, with 49.8% of residents born in Australia, although this is below the state average of 60.3%. The next-most-common birthplaces are India (6.5%), England (6.1%), New Zealand (2.4%), Ireland (1.6%) and China, excluding Taiwan and [[Special administrative regions of China|special administrative regions]] (1.3%). 28.2% of residents had both parents born in Australia, and 51.1% had neither parent born in Australia. The most popular religious affiliations were none (35.8%), [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] (19.9%), [[Anglican]] (7.9%) and [[Hinduism]] (5.1%).<ref name="2016 Census"/>

==Education==
[[File:Maylands Peninsula Primary School, July 2021 04.jpg|thumb|right|Maylands Peninsula Primary School|alt=School quadrangle]]

The only school in Maylands is Maylands Peninsula Primary School, a public primary school with approximately 670 students from Kindergarten to year 6.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maylands Peninsula Primary School (5795) |url=https://www.det.wa.edu.au/schoolsonline/overview.do?schoolID=5795 |website=Schools Online |access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref> It opened in 2004 as an amalgamation of Maylands Primary School and East Maylands Primary School.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.mpps.wa.edu.au/view/our-school/about-us |website=Maylands Peninsula Primary School |access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref> Maylands Primary School was the first school in Maylands, opening in 1903. East Maylands Primary School was established in 1954. The former site of Maylands Primary School is now used by the [[Constable Care]] Safety School.<ref>{{cite web |title=WA Schools Gazetteer |url=http://www.geoproject.com.au/News/Schools_gaz_5_excl_preschools_10Dec2018.pdf |website=Geoproject Solutions |access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref>

There are no secondary schools in Maylands, but the suburb is within the local intake areas of [[John Forrest Secondary College]] and [[Mount Lawley Senior High School]].<ref>{{cite web |title=John Forrest Secondary College (4026) – Local Intake Area |url=https://www.det.wa.edu.au/schoolsonline/local_intake.do?schoolID=4026&pageID=SP09 |website=Schools Online |access-date=6 June 2021 |archive-date=6 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606171405/https://www.det.wa.edu.au/schoolsonline/local_intake.do?schoolID=4026&pageID=SP09 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mount Lawley Senior High School (4038) – Local Intake Area |url=https://www.det.wa.edu.au/schoolsonline/local_intake.do?schoolID=4038&pageID=SP09 |website=Schools Online |access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref>

Maylands is also home to the [[Department of Education (Western Australia)|Western Australian Department of Education's]] Instrumental Music School Services, which provides instrumental music services to public schools in Western Australia, including instrumental teachers, curricula, instrument loans and other services for the provision of music lessons at schools.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Instrumental Music School Services (IMSS) |url=http://det.wa.edu.au/imss/detcms/education/instrumental-music-school-services/general-articles/about-the-instrumental-music-school-services.en |website=Department of Education |access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref>

== Transport ==

=== Bus ===
*{{legend2|#A60042}} 40 [[Elizabeth Quay bus station|Elizabeth Quay Bus Station]] to [[Galleria bus station|Galleria Bus Station]] – serves [[Guildford Road]]<ref>{{Cite Transperth bus|40}}</ref>
*{{legend2|#A60042}} 41 [[Elizabeth Quay bus station|Elizabeth Quay Bus Station]] to [[Bayswater railway station, Perth|Bayswater Station]] – serves [[Guildford Road]], Eighth Avenue, East Street, Caledonian Avenue and Stone Street<ref>{{Cite Transperth bus|41}}</ref>
*{{legend2|#A60042}} 42 [[Elizabeth Quay bus station|Elizabeth Quay Bus Station]] to Maylands Boat Ramp – serves [[Guildford Road]], Eighth Avenue, Peninsula Road, Tranby Road and Clarkson Road<ref>{{Cite Transperth bus|42}}</ref>
*{{legend2|#A60042}} 43 [[Elizabeth Quay bus station|Elizabeth Quay Bus Station]] to Maylands Boat Ramp – serves [[Guildford Road]], Central Avenue, Peninsula Road, Tranby Road and Clarkson Road<ref>{{Cite Transperth bus|43}}</ref>

=== Rail ===
*{{legend2|#A60042}}{{legend2|#00C8B5}} [[Midland line, Perth|Midland]]/[[Airport line, Perth|Airport Line]]
** [[Maylands railway station, Perth|Maylands Station]]

==See also==
* [[Albany Bell Castle]]

==References==
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{{City of Bayswater suburbs}}

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