Henderson is made up of land that was acquired by the government in 1915 for defence purposes.
Henderson is well service by the Kwinana freeway, and is around a 40 minute drive to the CBD in Perth, Western Australia. It has easy access to the International and domestic airport.
Admiral Sir Regional Friend Hannam Henderson planned to have a large naval base in Henderson. This area is sometimes referred to as the Henderson Naval base.
The boundary of the area is Russell Road to its North and Cockburn Sounds to its south, the Railway freight line to the East and Dalison Avenue. The municipal boundary is with the town of Kwinana to the South. Kwinana has a significant number of people working in the Henderson area.
Kwinana has modern facilities for its residents including an upgraded shopping centre as well as a golf course. There is also a state of the art recreation centre. It’s close to beach and the Rockingham Foreshore. In short Kwinana is a great place to locate yourself if you are thinking of working at Henderson.
Cockburn Sound is the home to the Australian Marine Complex. It is one of the bigger shipbuilding districts in Australia, there are dry dock facilities and it has ship lifting ability of 8065 tons. Companies located in the Henderson district include the following:
Austal Shipping
BAE Systems Australia
CIVMEC
UI Projects WA
Australian Marine Complex
Western Engineering services
Modular Engineering Company Pty Ltd
We have migration agents who specialise in dealing with corporate clients and as such Henderson is familiar to our Migration Agent who have worked closely with some of the businesses located in Henderson.
Many of the businesses close to Henderson are associated with ship building and or maintenance. There are also several companies that provide support services to the mining sector in Western Australia.
A major source of labour for Henderson is Kwinana, Rockingham and Mandurah. To the north cities like Fremantle and Cockburn provide home to many of the people who work in and around Henderson.
Our migration agents specialise in providing service to the companies based in Henderson, they have experience in arranging 457 temporary visas, and are very familiar with the approval process an employer has to go through to get government approval to employ temporary workers on 457 visas.
Our Henderson migration agents can visit your offices and give you practical advice as to the best way to implement a HR policy that incorporates migrant workers into your work force. We also have a compliance support officer who can ensure you do not fall foul of Australian migration and visa legal requirements.