Kingsley paving from Landsdale, about 6.7 km away
Kingsley is the furthest of our close City of Joondalup suburbs, about 6.7 km from IBP Paving's base in Landsdale, and one of the more interesting to pave because of what sits beneath it. We relay and replace 1970s and 1980s driveways, lay stone and brick patios and paths, and design soakwells and drainage around a lake that divides the suburb. Over 20 years of experience and a lifetime workmanship warranty on every job.
Lake Goollelal and the groundwater question
Lake Goollelal runs through eastern Kingsley parallel to Wanneroo Road, splitting the residential area in two. It is part of the Yellagonga wetland chain and it sets the water table for the streets on either side of it. Low lots near the lake can have groundwater within reach of a standard soakwell excavation in a wet winter, and a soakwell whose base sits in groundwater does not drain. DWER's guidance is blunt that the base must be above the maximum or controlled groundwater level, so on lake side lots we probe first and size shallow and wide where we need to, often with a grated drain network feeding several small units rather than one deep chamber.
Beneath the sand is Tamala Limestone. Kingsley sits on the Spearwood dune system, yellow brown sand over limestone, and adjoining Woodvale is the textbook example of how karstic that limestone can be: a backyard sinkhole there swallowed a swimming pool and roughly 44,000 litres of water overnight. We do not expect that in Kingsley, but we do allow for striking rock when we quote an excavation and we check hole walls as we dig. The coast is about 6 km away, outside the salt affected strip. The Yellagonga fringe gives lake side homes a bushland interface, where non combustible brick, stone or concrete paving against the house makes sense.
Joondalup's soakwell rules: setbacks and downpipes
The City of Joondalup's residential soakwells page sets the rules Kingsley homes work to. Owners have a statutory obligation under common law and the Local Government Act 1995 to confine runoff within their boundaries. One downpipe is required for roughly every 15 square metres of roof, no more than 12 metres apart. A soakwell should be set back from buildings and boundaries by at least its own width, provided the width is at least the depth, and the City advises against placing them in narrow clearances. The page lists six common concrete sizes from 600 mm to 1800 mm diameter, noting the figures assume normal rainfall. We size soakwells from that table on the higher ground and from measured groundwater near the lake. The rules are collected on our City of Joondalup soakwell requirements page.
Source: City of Joondalup, Residential soakwells (stormwater runoff) web page.
Replacing a Kingsley crossover without an application
A worn 1980s crossover is often the first thing Kingsley owners want fixed, and the City of Joondalup makes it easy: it does not require an application to modify an existing crossover, so long as the finished work meets its Crossover Guidelines, the R-Codes and the Residential Development Local Planning Policy. The guidelines allow segmented clay or concrete pavers and flagstone as residential materials, while asphalt, gravel, crushed brick, compacted limestone and polished finishes are not permitted. The apron and kerb must be grey pre-mix concrete, the footpath stays continuous through the crossover, and a brick paved crossover either carries the path through or marks it with a contrasting brick border. Width is 3.0 to 6.0 metres, at least 0.5 metres from a side boundary, 1.0 metre from pits, poles and kerb ramps, and 1 to 1.5 metres from a street tree. The City pays a one off $375 subsidy for a first crossover or for replacing an old bitumen one, claimed within six months.
Sources: City of Joondalup, Crossover Guidelines Residential and Non-Residential (May 2026); City of Joondalup, Verges and crossovers web page.
1970s and 1980s homes on former winery land
Kingsley took its name in 1974, and its eastern winery land was redeveloped for housing after 1986, so the suburb spans mid-life and mature stock. The western streets have 1970s brick and tile with driveways that need relaying or replacing; the post-1986 streets are at the sunken section stage where a wheel track or a soakwell edge has dropped. Owners upgrading entertain areas near the lake often choose granite or honed limestone for the way it handles damp ground and leaf litter. Warwick, the small 1960s suburb to the south west, is covered from this page and from Greenwood.
Suburbs around Kingsley
Kingsley borders Woodvale to the north, Greenwood to the south west and Duncraig beyond it, with Madeley across Wanneroo Road to the east and Warwick to the south. All are serviced from Landsdale; see areas we service.
