Peel - Your Natural Choice

Peaceful – Dynamic – Heritage Rich – Beautiful – Diverse

There are many reasons why people flock to the Peel Region of Western Australia. 

Fine wine, rural and city lifestyles, natural beauty, and some of the best forests and beaches in the world, Peel also offers jobs, infrastructure, and one of WA’s fastest growing regional economies.

Just an hour’s drive from the State’s capital city of Perth, and 48 minutes away by the high speed train to Mandurah, Peel has a strong diversified regional economy with many employment opportunities for professionals and skilled workers. 

Peel is the home to over 93,000 people with a skilled and energetic workforce ready to meet the challenges of the 21st century.  With strong telecommunications infrastructure and access to ports, roads, rail and international airport facilities, the Peel Region also offers an attractive environment for families looking to combine work and home.  

Peel residents enjoy world class health care, a range of educational and training opportunities including apprenticeship training, thriving industry, well managed and positioned community facilities, state-of-the-art telecommunications infrastructure, modern housing and sound governance.

It is little wonder that individuals, families and businesses are catching on to the Peel potential and making it their home for work and play.

Spanning sea to scarp, the Peel Region offers lifestyle and business opportunities with its pristine beaches, cosmopolitan city centre, peaceful rivers, majestic native forests, unique heritage, wildlife, fertile farming lands, country towns and natural resources.

This diverse package appeals to singles and families, young and old, so much so that in the past decade (1997-2007) an additional 30,000 new residents have made the choice to settle in the Peel Region, attracted by the quality and range of lifestyles on offer.

Peel is the fastest growing region in Western Australia.  Its population has averaged growth at 3.3 percent over the past 10 years to reach almost 94,000 in 2007.

In the decade 1997-2007, Peel’s population grew 39 percent, and is projected to grow by another 36 percent to reach 144,000 in 2019.

Peel is the third fastest growing regional economy of Western Australia with year on year growth of almost 25% up to 2007. In 2007-08, Peel’s Gross Regional Product was estimated at $6.1 billion, an increase of 5% on the previous year.

Peel has a diverse economy including forestry, agriculture, horticulture, mining, manufacturing (including mineral processing), building, construction, retail, services and tourism.

Peel is rich in mineral resources and has a large resources industry based on bauxite, gold and mineral sands. In 2007-08, the mining industry contributed 31% of to the Regional economy, followed by construction (16%) and manufacturing (11.8%).

Major mining projects in Peel include Newmont Australia’s US$2.7 billion Boddington Gold Mine, which will be Australia’s largest open cut gold mine and the only operating mine on the doorstep of a major capital city.  Currently under construction, the mine will employ over 650 people in operation and is located in a beautiful rural area.  The Peel Region also houses BHP Billiton’s Worsley Alumina Boddington Bauxite Mine and Alcoa’s Pinjarra and Wagerup Alumina Refineries.

The Peel Region is well catered for with a total of 42 Government and private schools, including pre-school, primary schools, secondary schools, education support centres and a community kindergarten.

Its education and training facilities include the Peel Education Campus - Western Australia's first co-located and multi-partnered campus comprising a secondary school (Mandurah Senior College), Technical and Further Education (Challenger TAFE), and a university (Murdoch University).

The Region’s health needs are serviced by the Peel Health Campus – a 200 bed modern facility with emergency and general care departments together with state-of-the-art oncology and renal dialysis suites.  A dedicated paediatric wing is also planned for the near future.  Pinjarra has the publicly managed Murray District Hospital; and Boddington has a small hospital.  There are also two major community health centres in Mandurah and Pinjarra.

Peel’s unique blend offers residents the choice of semi-rural, suburban, urban or waterside living.  Modern estates adjacent to some of the coast’s best beaches make the Region a popular place to live.  Townhouses sit on canals where you can take the boat out right next to the city centre.  Further east and south, the options include hobby farming, semi-rural, farm or urban in one of the many towns throughout the Region.  There is an active and well service property market with knowledgeable agents to assist buyers and renters.

With the ideal climate for enjoying outdoor life, the Peel Region offers 50kms of coastline on the Indian Ocean and 130km² of inland waterways that can be used for swimming, boating and other water-based recreation activities. 

Top flight golf courses, serene horse-riding trails and internationally renowned walk and bike tracks meander amongst tall timber to provide a network of outdoor adventure second to none. 

Sporting activities including tennis, swimming, football, athletics, cricket, surf-lifesaving, lawn bowls, horse and harness racing, fishing and motor-sports are located throughout the Region.   

The Region also boasts a world class marina catering for the boating and angling enthusiast.  Succulent native fresh and saltwater crustaceans – including marron, western rock lobster and the blue swimmer crab – provide plenty of opportunity for fishers to catch, or diners to have cooked for their eating pleasure.

Peel is a smart region and has telecommunications second to none.  A commitment to providing high speed internet and data access to the Region’s families and business has seen the rapid roll-out of wireless broadband availability to remote areas. 

The Peel Region’s road system is a well developed network of major arterial and local roads providing safe access throughout the Region and to major centres including the Perth metropolitan area.  The New Perth Bunbury Highway will reduce travel time to Perth to less than one hour’s drive.

The Region is in close proximity to the domestic and international Perth airports and a light aircraft aerodrome is located between Mandurah and Pinjarra.

Regional towns are serviced by regional bus services and the Perth to Bunbury rail line.

The Peel Region has a growing cultural arts sector that includes Jarrahdale Heritage Park and the Forest Heritage Centre at Dwellingup which offers programs through its outstanding Australian School of Fine Wood.

The Mandurah Performing Arts Centre, located on the waters of the estuary, provides a venue for community events and festivals and a range of arts and cultural projects.  The Indigenous arts community has received international recognition for their artwork.

Unique wetlands protected by International treaties provide refuge and nourishment to some of the world’s most tireless migratory bird populations. Ancient thrombolite formations that appear like a waterside moonscape in Yalgorup National Park provide a sense of wonderment and insight into the land’s amazing natural history.

Protection by government agencies in cooperation and consultation with active community groups ensure world class fisheries, reserves and park lands are preserved for use by future generations.

Tourism plays an important part in the Peel Region’s economy, and peel offers something to people of all walks of life and budget. 

In 2005, 2006 and 2007, the Region had an annual average of 441,800 overnight visitors.

Peel Region, with its rapidly growing population, strong economy, good infrastructure and closeness to Perth, offers many opportunities for skilled workers and professionals.

What more could you ask for?  Peel, “your natural choice”.

For detailed information on the region, please visit the Peel Development Commission website www.peel.wa.gov.au .

Further information about  housing and land developments can be found at

For builders’ information in the Peel Region area, please click here to view the list of builders.