Cooinda, in Mt Lawley, was established in 1966 by Methodist Homes for Children at the request of the Department of Native Welfare to accommodate Aboriginal schoolgirls attending high school in Perth. After 1977 it was run by the agencies of the Uniting Church and in 1987 it was transferred to the Department for Community Services. Cooinda remained a departmental facility for Aboriginal student accommodation in 2014.
In government records, Cooinda is named and spelled various ways including Cooindra, Coowinda and Coowindra. It was an Aboriginal education and employment hostel.
From
1966
To
Current
Alternative Names
Cooinda Education and Employment Hostel
Cooinda House
Cooinda Hostel
1966 -
Cooinda House was located at 24 Queens Crescent, Mount Lawley, Western Australia (Building Still standing)