Arena Joondalup, Sports stadium in Joondalup, Australia.
Arena Joondalup is a multi-purpose sports complex on 35 hectares of parkland about 25 kilometres north of Perth. It combines an outdoor sports ground used for Australian rules football, rugby and soccer, an indoor arena for basketball and netball, a swimming and aquatic centre, and a hockey facility. The main ground, home to the West Perth Football Club since 1994, is known as HIF Health Insurance Oval and holds 16,000 people.
The complex opened in 1994 and expanded in 2000 with an indoor aquatic center featuring a 50-meter competition pool. This addition established it as a major regional venue for diverse sporting competitions and events.
The main ground has been home to the West Perth Football Club since 1994, and the club sold its naming rights in 2018, so Falcons home games are played at what is now HIF Health Insurance Oval. Perth RedStar FC arrived in 1995, the Joondalup Giants rugby league club in 2008 and the Joondalup Wolves basketball team in 2018.
The 35-hectare site lies about 25 km north of Perth in Joondalup, with the outdoor ground, indoor arena, aquatic centre and hockey facility grouped within the parkland. The main ground, HIF Health Insurance Oval, holds 16,000 people. Check which facility hosts your event before setting out, as the complex has several separate entrances.
From 1999 to 2012 Arena Joondalup hosted the Rock-It festival, one of Perth's regular major rock concerts, with attendances of up to 25,000 people. The site later returned to sport: in August 2023 it staged the NBL1 National Finals, and on 1 January 2025 the venue dropped its HBF Arena commercial name and reverted to Arena Joondalup.
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