IllustrationLocksmith in Nedlands
A university, Perth’s biggest hospital campus, and grand old houses where the hardware should stay put.
Nedlands, Western Australia 6009 looks like a settled, affluent suburb and partly is — about 43 per cent own outright. But roughly 26 per cent rent, much of it around the university, so it has a genuine turnover season. Add Perth’s largest hospital campus and you get a job list nothing else nearby matches.
- Owned outright
- About 43%
- Rented
- About 26%, concentrated near UWA
- Nearby
- QEII — more than 900 beds across two hospitals
- Call
- Amco Locksmiths, 08 9444 2089
Three customers on the same streets
Nedlands takes its name from a land grant to Colonel John Bruce in 1854 — “Ned’s Land”, after his son. Today it is genuinely mixed: student housing near the University of Western Australia, established housing to the south around the golf course, and a commercial spine on Stirling Highway.
The rental cycle is the part most people miss. Student tenancies around UWA turn over on an academic calendar, which means a burst of rekeys and lost-key callouts from November through February rather than evenly across the year.
The hospital campus is the other distinctive thread. Sir Charles Gairdner and Perth Children’s Hospital together run to more than 900 beds and thousands of staff on shift, in large multi-storey car parks. Keys locked in a car at three in the morning after a night shift is a real Nedlands job. And on the older grand homes, the work is the opposite of dramatic: original door furniture that the owner wants kept, rekeyed rather than replaced.
Amco Locksmiths covers Nedlands, Western Australia 6009. 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 Nedlands
One licensed locksmith, one van, and the same person on the phone and at your door.
Lockouts, 24 hours
House, unit and car lockouts at any hour, including for shift workers.
Rekeying
End-of-semester rekeys on student rentals, and rekeys for owners.
Lock repairs and new locks
Original door furniture on the older houses, serviced rather than replaced.
Screen and sliding doors
Security screen and sliding door locks.
Digital and smart locks
Keypad entry for older owners so a carer or family can get in without a key.
Car keys and remotes
Spare and lost car keys, including in the hospital car parks.
Key cutting and spares
Extra keys cut on site for a household or a share house.
Business and commercial
Stirling Highway and Broadway businesses.
What we get called to in Nedlands
Rekey at the end of semester
Student tenancies turn over together. Booking ahead of the November-to-February window pays off.
Lost keys in a hospital car park
Shift work means odd hours and big multi-storey car parks. We come to the car.
Keeping the original door furniture
On the older homes, rekeying keeps the hardware exactly as it is.
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.”
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Straight answers
Can you rekey a student rental between tenants?
Yes, and it is a busy period here from late in the year. Booking ahead of the turnover window means you are not competing for the same few days.
Can you come to Sir Charles Gairdner if I have locked my keys in the car?
Yes, at any hour. We come to the car park and open all makes without damage. Bring photo ID and proof the car is yours.
Can you rekey an old house without changing the door hardware?
Yes. Rekeying re-pins the locks you already have, so the original furniture stays on the door and every old key stops.
Can you fit a keypad lock so a carer can get in?
Yes. A code suits a carer well: it can be given, changed or cancelled without anyone retrieving anything.
Is Perth Children’s Hospital in Subiaco?
It moved to Nedlands, on the QEII site. It is a common mix-up because of where it used to be.