Banksia Grove, Western Australia

In 2005, the Banksia Grove Joint Venture partnership was established to revive and develop the suburb. The A$2 billion project will create a further 3500 home sites to complement the existing 650 developed prior to 2005.^{[needs update]} An estimated 12,000 residents were projected to inhabit Banksia Grove by the project's completion in 2020.^{[needs update]} The new community contains a diverse range of housing types to suit residents in differing life stages and backgrounds.

Housing in the new section has fibre to the premises as standard, provided by NBN Co as an estate network, and resold by providers, which also transmits commercial television. Recently, the more established section received and is continuing to receive further rollout of the National Broadband Network, as are some sections of the new area.

Major facilities for the area include:

• The Banksia Grove District Shopping Centre, of which Stages 1 & 2 are completed
• An education precinct including the new Joseph Banks Secondary College, shared playing fields and a planned primary school
• A 42-hectare (100-acre) Bush Forever zone with native retained bushland
• Over 30 hectares (74 acres) of parkland, including Discovery Park, which contains a living stream water feature, amphitheatre, and Pitstop Park adventure playground

In late 2018, development of a parcel of land began that is in close proximity to the shopping precinct. Named Coda, it primarily consists of high density narrow lots with two story homes. Sales of all lots and builds of individual homes are expected to be completed by the end of 2019.^{[needs update]}

Banksia Grove had a population of 9,350 at the 2016 census,^{[citation needed]} 1,940 at the 2006 census,^{[citation needed]} and 1,136 at the 2001 census.^{[citation needed]}

Banksia Grove Village was the first stage of the Banksia Grove District Shopping Centre. When completed, it contained a Coles Supermarket, service station, several fast food outlets, a cafe, and other small retail outlets. Even though Banksia Grove is only a ten-minute drive to the coast, it is not considered a coastal suburb by Western Australian standards.^{[2][full citation needed]}

The suburb currently has three primary schools and one high school:

• Banksia Grove Primary School (formerly Neerabup Primary School; government)
• St John Paul II Catholic Primary School (formerly Banksia Grove Catholic Primary School; private)
• Grandis Primary School (government)
• Joseph Banks Secondary College (government)

"Spring in the Grove" is an annual community festival held on the first Sunday in November every year. The event is supported by the City of Wanneroo and the Banksia Grove Partnerships. It is organised and run by volunteers, and staged at various venues. In previous years, it has been held at Discovery Park and the Joseph Banks Secondary College grounds.

Discovery Park features a man-made stream meandering through ponds, accompanied by sunny and shaded grassed areas, covered picnic tables, and free electric barbecues. Because the waterway system is isolated from natural water, it is able to be stocked with a large amount of colourful koi. It also has an open-air amphitheatre.

Adjoining this is Pitstop Playground, which has a training cycleway for children and play equipment.

A skatepark^{[3][full citation needed]} was opened in 2019 on the corner of Grandis Boulevard and Pinjar Road.

The suburb is served by bus routes that provide connections to the Yanchep line via Joondalup Station. Route 390 from Joondalup Station to Banksia Grove operates along Joondalup Drive and Grandis Boulevard to a terminus on Forever Boulevard in the eastern part of the suburb. Selected services deviate via Joseph Banks Secondary College, Banksia Grove Primary School, or along Viridian Drive, which was an old alignment of the route. Route 391 from Joondalup Station to Banksia Grove operates along Ghost Gum Boulevard to a terminus on Glasshouse Drive in the western part of the suburb. This route services the Banksia Grove Shopping Centres. Selected services extend to Joseph Banks Secondary College and the reverse direction as well.

•    390 Banksia Grove to Joondalup Station – serves Forever Boulevard, Grandis Boulevard, Elderiana Link, Joondalup Drive and Pinjar Road^[4]
•    391 Banksia Grove to Joondalup Station – serves Glasshouse Drive, Botanic Avenue, Ghost Gum Boulevard and Jewel Way^[5]