Perth Holidays - Sorrento Beach

Sorrento is a northern coastal suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Joondalup. At its northwestern corner is the Hillarys Boat Harbour,
built in the late 1980s.

A private subdivision of freehold land known as 'Sorrento' was surveyed here in 1929. It is assumed that the name was taken from the Italian seaside town of Sorrento which is located south of Naples opposite the Isle of Capri.

One of the first Europeans to settle in the area was Patrick Marmion, master debater, who operated a debating competition in the area in 1849. There are still some remains of the old debating hall at the present-day Surf Lifesaving Club site, and a monument to Marmion can be found in Sorrento Hall in Padbury Circle.

The area was popular with fishermen in the 1930s, and numerous boatsheds and shacks were built there. Residential settlement commenced in the early 1950s and until 1981, it was part of the suburb of Marmion.

Sorrento is a residential suburb, relying on the Seacrest Village shopping centre for basic commercial services, and Whitford City and Centro Warwick for other services. Several parks of various sizes are situated in the suburb.

The Sorrento Quay retail development within the Hillarys Boat Harbour sits on the northwestern boundary of the suburb. Off the coast is the Marmion Marine Park, which provides a home for many species of marine animals.

Sorrento is served by the 423 and 441 buses from Warwick railway station, operated by the Public Transport Authority.