Help shape the future of parks and outdoor spaces in Coolbellup. We’ve mapped what’s here and identified some areas for future focus, now we want to know if we’ve got it right.

We’re planning ahead to make sure Coolbellup's parks and outdoor spaces continue to meet the needs of our growing community, now and into the future.

In 2025, you told us what you value, what’s missing, and what could be better across Cockburn. We’ve used that feedback, along with site visits, mapping and planning analysis, to develop a draft Public Open Space Strategy.

Now we’re zooming in on Coolbellup.

We’ve mapped the parks and outdoor spaces in your suburb and identified how they currently function (and how they may need to function in the future) and where they sit in the catchment hierarchy.

Coolbellup Suburb Profile

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We've got a draft plan - you're welcome to read it. We've put a lot of thought, time and effort into making this plan thorough and well thought out. But we know, not everyone has time to read this many pages, so we've extracted what we think is the key information for your City and suburb and included it here too. You can check out the draft plan in the document library and we welcome feedback on this.

We’ve highlighted some key considerations to help guide future improvements to parks and outdoor spaces in Coolbellup, and we want to know if they feel right to you.

While our focus is on overall directions for managing open space across Cockburn, we know that people are most interested in what this means close to home. That’s why we’ve included suburb-specific information so you can see how the trends and actions might apply to where you live.

Looking at the maps and proposed directions:

  • Does this feel right for Coolbellup?
  • Do you have enough parks and outdoor spaces nearby?
  • Are they easy to access and do they offer the right mix of nature, play and space to be active?

The draft plan sets overall directions for managing parks and outdoor spaces across Cockburn. It doesn’t include detailed playground equipment or individual park upgrades — we’ll come back to you about those separately.

Below, you’ll find:

  • A summary of what this means for Coolbellup
  • Key trends and proposed actions
  • A link to the full draft plan (if you’d like to dive deeper)

Your feedback will help us check we’ve got the balance right before the strategy is finalised.

Public Open Space in Coolbellup

  • What will the community need?

    Coolbellup is continuing to grow through infill development, with smaller private outdoor spaces becoming more common. Future planning will focus on ensuring parks and outdoor spaces continue to meet community needs, including providing accessible recreation opportunities, improving amenities for older residents and supporting equitable access to quality parks across the suburb.

  • What does Coolbellup have?

    Coolbellup has a diverse network of parks and outdoor spaces, including:

    • a balanced mix of recreation, sport and local parks
    • multiple playgrounds spread across the suburb
    • accessible and wheelchair-accessible play spaces
    • well-distributed dog exercise areas
    • sporting reserves and community recreation spaces
    • established trees and strong park canopy cover

    Most homes are within walking distance of parks and outdoor spaces.

This is what we'll think about if we are working on parks and outdoor spaces

Have a read below and let us know if we've got it right. This is what will guide our thinking if we are working on these spaces - do you agree?