The Rapids Landing Name
The Noongar people had lived in the Margaret River area for 48,000 years before Europeans arrived in the 1830s and extracted timber until the resource started to decline in the 1880s. The first houses were built on the Margaret River town site in 1912 and in 1920 the state government, keen to see the area productive, initiated a group settlement scheme focused on dairy and mixed farming which was not successful. A centre for this activity was Rapids Landing where numerous facilities were established including from 1925-27 a school where one of the young teachers was John Tonkin who went on to become Premier of WA from 1971-74. The name endured and the modern Rapids Landing Primary School is appropriately located on Tonkin Boulevard about 1 kilometre from its original site.
Why Choose Rapids?
Dress circle Margaret River address.
Just 1km from the main street.
Great family environment.
Excellent local primary school.
Close to other primary schools and the high school.
Parks, play areas and native bushland.
Exercise trails for walking, riding, cycling.
Landscaped streets and completed infrastructure.
Quality homes, enviable lifestyle.
Part of an existing vibrant community.
A Community That Really Works
22 of the best building blocks in Margaret River.
Range of sizes from 360sm to 852sm.
Site works are advanced.
Blocks for sale from November 2025.
House construction anticipated from August 2026.
The most accessible place in Margaret River.
Direct entry to the roundabout on John Archibald Drive.
One minute to/from Bussell Highway.
One minute to the Margaret River bypass.
Less than 2 minutes to the main street by car.
Five minutes to the main street jogging or on a bicycle.
Walk one block to Rapids Landing Primary School.
Drive two minutes to other primary and high schools.
Excellent access to town, the coast, north, south, inland.
Connectivity
We’ve talked about the excellent connectivity Rapids Landing has in every direction. A significant additional component in Stage 8 is the 250-metre extension of Leschenaultia Avenue to John Archibald Drive providing another access route to the town centre. This extension is due to open by July 2026.
On each side of the extension will be the stylish Rapids Landing commercial and community hub with provision for a supermarket, specialty shops, tavern, medical and allied health, childcare centre, other services, children’s playground, and carparks. There are already parties interested in being involved in this key community development.
All this makes Rapids Landing a sought-after address in Margaret River for access, comfort and lifestyle.
