Parkwood is a southeastern suburb of Perth located approximately 15 kilometres from the CBD. Its local government area is the City of Canning. Parkwood is a residential suburb with a scattering of parks of varying sizes. It contains Lynwood Senior High School and Parkwood Primary School, which contains one of Perth’s seven primary-school-level Intensive English Centres. Riverton Forum Shopping Centre (previously Stockland Riverton), opened in 1986 as Riverton Forum, is situated in Parkwood on the southern side of High Road, is near the Canning Arts Centre and the Riverton Leisureplex that are both situated in Riverton on the northern side of High Road.