Northern Corridor
Northern corridor, market gardens and new estates
Across the city from Fremantle stock to Wanneroo market gardens, Wangara yards and the estates out to Yanchep.
Joondalup covers Wanneroo market gardens and the estates out to Yanchep. Stock for the northern corridor is held for those suburbs, and delivery is quoted to the address.
Across the city from Fremantle stock to Wanneroo market gardens, Wangara yards and the estates out to Yanchep.
Joondalup is 6027. Wanneroo and Wangara are 6065. Neerabup and Carramar are 6031. Clarkson is 6030, Alkimos 6038, Yanchep 6035, Two Rocks 6037. Wangara and Neerabup are the industrial and builder end, where a container is extra lockup on a yard that is already busy.
East of Wanneroo Road the market gardens and rural lots have the room and the soft winter sand. The coastal estates toward Yanchep are new, dense and fussy about what sits out the front. Limestone and the sea breeze are a siting note: doors on the sheltered side, corners up off the sand. Delivery is quoted to the address.
Joondalup sits on the opposite side of the metro area from the stock. Containers leave a Fremantle depot and cross the city, usually by way of the Mitchell Freeway or, for the eastern side of Wanneroo, Tonkin and Reid highways, then fan out along Wanneroo Road and Marmion Avenue. The further north the address, the longer the leg: Yanchep and Two Rocks are well past the edge of the suburbs. That distance is priced into the quote with the container, so there is no second bill when the truck pulls up.
The corridor is split between two councils. The City of Joondalup covers the established coastal suburbs from Hillarys and Sorrento up to Ocean Reef, Kinross and Burns Beach. The City of Wanneroo takes in Wanneroo itself, the Wangara industrial area, the rural land to the east and every newer suburb north of Joondalup — Clarkson, Butler, Alkimos, Eglinton, Yanchep and Two Rocks. Placement rules are not identical, so check with the right one before a container lands.
East of Wanneroo Road the suburbs give way to a band of horticulture and rural living — Carabooda, Nowergup, Mariginiup, Jandabup, Pinjar and Gnangara — with vegetable growing, nurseries, turf farms and horse properties on sandy ground around the wetlands. Those properties need lockable storage for fertiliser, irrigation fittings, packing materials, pumps and hand tools, and a container parked beside the packing shed does the job without a construction crew.
Access is the main question. Farm tracks through banksia country are often pale sand that will bog a heavy truck, and tight corners around sheds and bore housings leave little room to swing. Tell us the width of the gate, whether the approach is sealed, gravel or sand, and what is overhead. A tilt-tray handles a 20ft on most properties; a 40ft needs a side-loader and a clear run beside the pad.
Wangara is one of the north's busiest light-industrial areas, and the Neerabup industrial area further up Wanneroo Road adds fabricators, landscape suppliers and transport yards. Containers there act as overflow for stock, secure cages for tools and a quick way to divide a small yard into lockable zones. The new estates between Clarkson and Yanchep keep builders busy, and a site store on hire keeps tools and fittings on the block overnight instead of in the back of the ute.
A used cargo-worthy container is the standard buy for a workshop or yard. Pick a new single-trip unit if customers will see it daily, or if it is going to be lined, wired and used as an office.
Yard layouts in Wangara are often tight, with roller doors, forklifts and parked trucks competing for space. Tell us where the container is going in relation to the gate and what has to be moved on the day, so the driver can back straight in.
Along the coast from Hillarys to Two Rocks the ground is sand over limestone, and many blocks are cut into slopes with retaining walls. A container wants a level bed: compacted road base, or pads under the four corners, checked with a spirit level before the truck arrives. The afternoon sea breeze carries salt well inland, so keep door seals clean and treat scratches early.
Winter is condensation season, when cold nights follow damp days. Vents at both ends and some air under the floor stop moisture dripping from the roof onto stored goods. Cargo-worthy containers are sold wind and watertight; as-is containers are cheaper and are not. Ask which grade you are being quoted, and request photos of the actual unit before it is delivered.
North of Joondalup the suburbs are still being built: Butler, Jindalee, Alkimos, Eglinton and Yanchep have new streets, vacant lots and houses going up side by side. That is good container country for builders, and for families moving in who need somewhere to keep things while the house is finished or the garage is fitted out. It also means a changing streetscape — a road that was open recently may now have a new crossover, a fence or a verge garden — so we ask for current photos rather than relying on a map.
Some estates in the corridor have design guidelines that limit what can sit in view of the street, and developers sometimes apply their own rules until the estate is handed over. Read the paperwork you signed when you bought the lot before ordering a permanent container. For a single build, a hire unit that leaves at handover avoids most of that.
Yes. Both are quoted from Fremantle stock like the rest of the corridor, with the distance included in the delivered price. Tell us about the driveway and the spot and we will match the truck.
Yes, if a truck can reach firm ground beside where you want it. Sandy tracks are the usual problem, and road base on the approach and under the pad solves most of it.
It depends on the suburb. The coastal suburbs from Hillarys to Burns Beach are City of Joondalup; Wanneroo, the rural east and the northern suburbs from Clarkson up are City of Wanneroo. Rules also vary with zoning.
We send photos of the actual unit on request before delivery, and inspection at the Fremantle depot can be arranged if you would like to see it in person.
Only if there is somewhere legal and accessible to put it. Many city-centre lots have no side access, so a 10ft on a driveway or a spot in a rear parking area may be the only option. Send photos and we will say what is possible.
Yes. Both are quoted from Fremantle stock. Give us the site contact and any restrictions on access times or where trucks can stand.
Stock for Joondalup 6027 and Yanchep 6035 is held for the northern corridor. Delivery is quoted to the address, and the driveway decides the truck.
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Market-garden tracks and a Yanchep estate street need different detail. Ring 1300 235 972.