IllustrationLocksmith in Joondalup
A purpose-built city centre, not a suburb that grew. It is a long way from us, and we book it accordingly.
Joondalup, Western Australia 6027 is about 23 kilometres from our Mount Lawley base, so this is a booked job and we will be straight about timing. It is unlike anywhere else in the north: roughly 24 per cent apartments, 41 per cent rented and households averaging 2.3 people, with a university, a TAFE and a major hospital inside the same precinct.
- Distance
- About 23 km — a booked job
- Apartments
- About 24% — the most in the north
- Rented
- About 41%
- Call
- Amco Locksmiths, 08 9444 2089
Outer-suburban geography, inner-city housing
Joondalup was designated one of five sub-regional centres in the 1970 Corridor Plan for Perth and most of the land stayed undeveloped until then. It became the city of the north through the late 1980s and early 1990s — a 1990s civic and retail core on Grand Boulevard, ringed by 1990s and 2000s residential, with apartment towers layered onto the boulevard since.
That gives it housing behaviour you would expect much closer in. A large student and young-professional rental population around the university and TAFE means frequent turnover, frequent lockouts, and a lot of apartment and common-property work: lobby doors, basement parking, mailbox banks. The towers are strata-managed, so the buying decision often sits with a strata or building manager rather than the person living there.
The commercial side is real too — a genuine CBD with after-hours office and retail lockouts, restricted-key needs and break-in repairs, plus a hospital and two campuses generating car-park key work at all hours. We should be straight about two things: it is a long way from our base, and Joondalup is one of the most competitive locksmith markets in Perth with several operators based in or beside it. We come, and we do good work, but if you need someone in fifteen minutes you have closer options.
Amco Locksmiths covers Joondalup, Western Australia 6027. One licensed locksmith, mobile, no call centre and no shopfront to drive to. Call 08 9444 2089, or send a photo of the lock and we will tell you what it needs before we come out.
Everything we do in Joondalup
One licensed locksmith, one van, and the same person on the phone and at your door.
Lockouts, 24 hours
Apartment, house and business lockouts. Booked, given the distance.
Rekeying
Between tenants, including student turnover around the campuses.
Lock repairs and new locks
Unit entry cylinders and commercial doors in constant use.
Screen and sliding doors
Balcony sliders on the apartments, screens on the houses.
Digital and smart locks
Keypad locks for owners tired of replacing keys between short tenancies.
Car keys and remotes
Spare and lost car keys, including in the hospital and campus car parks.
Key cutting and spares
Spare and letterbox keys cut on site.
Business and commercial
Grand Boulevard offices and retail — restricted keys and break-in repairs.
What we get called to in Joondalup
Rekey between tenants
Student and young-professional turnover keeps this steady year-round.
Apartment doors and letterbox banks
Tower stock on Grand Boulevard, usually via a strata or building manager.
Keys lost in a hospital or campus car park
Shift work and long days. We come to the car.
No surprises on the day
- Price agreed first. You know the cost before any work starts, including after hours.
- Repair before replace. We only swap a lock when it is genuinely worn out.
- Drilling never costs you extra. If a barrel has to be drilled we say so before we start, then fit a new one keyed to your existing key at no charge.
What customers say
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“I highly recommend Magnus from Amco Locksmiths. He was very quick to respond to my enquiry and was able to see me the next day. He showed up on time, had great communication and was very professional and friendly throughout the process.”
Read on Google →“I recently moved to a new house and wanted to change the locks for security. Magnus arrived on time and worked efficiently to do just that, also cutting more windows keys and rekeying the garage remote. He even oiled the squeaky garage door at no cost! I would use Amco again in a heartbeat.”
Read on Google →“Great communication advising when he would arrive. Quick, friendly service and very knowledgeable. Highly recommended.”
Read on Google →“Very friendly and replies fast! Definitely recommend!!”
Read on Google →“I needed an emergency locksmith today (Friday) and Magnus from Amco came to the rescue. Absolutely pleasant man very friendly and curteous. Explained everything including cost upfront. Completed the job professionally. Will definitely recommend Amco Locksmiths and Magnus anytime.”
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Straight answers
How far away are you?
About 23 kilometres from Mount Lawley. We come, but as a booked job. If it is urgent we will say honestly that a local operator will be quicker, because several are based right there.
Can you come to student accommodation?
Yes, subject to the building or provider letting us in and you having photo ID and proof you live there.
Can a locksmith change the lock on a Grand Boulevard apartment?
The door into your own apartment, yes. The building’s lobby, car park and entry system are strata matters and we do not work on those.
Is the suburb of Joondalup the same as the City of Joondalup?
No. The suburb has around 9,000 residents; the City covers many suburbs and around 160,000 people. Worth being precise when you give an address.
Do you do commercial work here?
Yes — offices and retail on Grand Boulevard, rekeys, restricted-profile cylinders and break-in repairs. Not access control, alarms, CCTV or safes.
