Victoria Park Suburb Profile

You could dine out in Victoria Park every day of the year and still not have tried every dish. Many an influencer and foodie has tried, but since there are so many options and new openings, this culinary quest is a moving target. Living in Victoria Park offers residents the chance to explore this dynamic food scene daily, with something new always on the horizon. Home to a range of demographics, Victoria Park exudes an element of grittiness combined with its lively food scene and bar culture. Many of its restaurants and cafes stretching for over three kilometres along Albany Highway are interspersed with specialty supermarkets, car yards, beauty parlours and eclectic shops. Nearby access to bus routes, the train line, schools, parks and shopping centres ensure Victoria Park’s residents are well catered for. 

In addition to apartment living ranging from low-cost options to penthouses with sweeping city views, living in Victoria Park means you’re also surrounded by the charm of restored Victorian and Edwardian architecture, with homes lining many of the side streets, particularly surrounding Raphael Park. 

As the name suggests, this is a precinct of parks including John MacMillan Park, Read Park, Memorial Gardens and McCallum Park, which gloriously hugs the Swan River and offers impressive city views. 

Area Features

McCallum Park

This beautiful riverside park is situated alongside Taylor Reserve and is directly opposite the city. Sweeping city and river views aside, this wide-open space caters well to the locals with playgrounds, BBQ facilities, walking/cycling trails, exercise equipment, multipurpose courts and a skate park.

Burswood Peninsula

Many call Victoria Park home because of its proximity to Burswood Peninsula featuring its foreshore with walking/cycling trails, Optus Stadium, State Tennis Centre, water sports, Matagarup Bridge and the Crown Entertainment Complex. This riverside locale is home to many high-end townhouses and apartments with jaw-dropping views of the city, river and Perth Hills.

Raphael Park

Dating back to a time when elegant homes were often constructed around gated parks only accessible by the residents of the surrounding properties, Raphael Park is bordered by Armagh Street, Washington Street, Geddes Street and Gloucester Street. Established in the early 1900s and graced with Moreton Bay Fig trees and Norfolk Pines, it’s popular for picnics, cricket, soccer and family fun.

Read Park

Not only does this pretty park have a playground and dog exercise areas, but it’s also home to the Victoria Park Community Garden. Allotments are leased by local residents with small or no backyards to grow their own fresh produce in an urban environment.

Vic Park Markets

Every Sunday morning, the Vic Park Markets run at John McMillan Park selling fresh produce and artisan goods. Running for many years, the markets are a popular haunt for the local community, who also visit for the food and coffee vendors while the kids go mad on the bouncy castle.