Number of Electors: 29,537 ( March 2023)
Source: Western Australian Electoral Commission. State Electorate Information.
Nomenclature: The Electorate of Baldivis takes its name from the suburb of Baldivis which is located in the southern end of the electorate. The area was one of the State Government's Group Settlement schemes implemented in the 1920s to alleviate unemployment and promote a State dairy industry. The name was created for the first school in the district near Baldivis and Fifty roads. A school building was completed and was given the name 'Baldivis' - a name coined by local settlers after three ships that brought them to WA in 1922 - the 'Balranald', the 'Diogenes' and the 'Jervis Bay'. All three ships were reportedly built in the same year in the UK. All of the vessels made their maiden voyage to WA within six weeks of each other.
Source: Western Australia. Department of Land Administration. Names and Places
Suburbs/Towns: Baldivis*, Warnbro, Cooloongup*, Waikiki*,
* = Suburb/Town split between more than one District.
Source: Western Australian Electoral Commission. State Electorate Information.
Government Schools: Baldivis Secondary College; Makybe Rise Primary School; Pine View Primary School; Ridge View Secondary College; Rivergums Primary School; Settlers Primary School; Tuart Rise Primary School; Waikiki Primary School; Koorana Education Support Centre; Koorana Primary School; Warnbro Community High School; Warnbro Primary School.
Non-government Schools: Living Waters Lutheran College; Mother Teresa Catholic College; South Coast Baptist College; Tranby College.
Local Newspapers: Sound Telegraph
Books about Baldivis:
Richard Draper: Rockingham - the visions unfold: a history of the Rockingham district (426p. City of Rockingham, 1997)
Local Governments within District
City of Rockingham (part)