The Ballajura area was first settled in 1905, when Ernest Maltby Kerruish, an immigrant from the Isle of Man, purchased land for a farm at the present site, which at the time was located in Caversham. He named it Ballajora, after a farm at Maughold on the Isle of Man. John Creer and Arthur Eaton, who also emigrated with Kerruish from the Isle of Man, joined him in clearing the land to build a house and begin farming the land. After a few years, Kerruish decided the soil was not fertile enough and moved his operations to an established vineyard in the present-day Caversham area, a few kilometres southeast.

The names Kerruish, Eaton, and Creer have been given to three of the four houses of Ballajura Primary School. The fourth is named after Matilda Bennett, a woman also of Manx descent who was the wife of John Septimus Roe, the first surveyor general of Western Australia under the first governor of the state, Sir James Stirling. Bennett Brook, a stream which ran through the Ballajora farm, was also named after Matilda Bennett.

The suburb was further developed in the 1980s with the development of two sub-divisions of Lakeshore and the Lakes Estate both becoming sought-after locations. Built around lakes and parks, they attracted a high quality of homes with the median price of housing within the subdivisions attracting prices 75-100% higher than of the rest of Ballajura. A proposal to officially rename the subdivisions was opposed by members of the local council, who expressed concerns that it would impact negatively on the remaining areas of Ballajura.

Community

In the 2016 census of Population and Housing by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the population of the Ballajura postcode area was 18,704, in an area of 8.9 square kilometres (3.4 sq mi). Australian-born residents accounted for 59% of the population.

The suburb has four primary schools (Ballajura, South Ballajura, Illawarra, and Mary MacKillop Catholic Primary School) and one high school (Ballajura Community College (BCC)). No railway line serves the Ballajura area, but it has several local bus services straight to the city.

Swan Active Ballajura
Located in: Kingfisher Oval
Address: 3 Community Mews, Ballajura WA 6066
Phone: (08) 9207 8666

Shopping

Ballajura Central
Address: Cnr Hamelin & Bellefin Drive, Ballajura WA 6066
Phone: (08) 9320 0000

Ballajura City Shopping Centre
Address: 225 Illawarra Cres S, Ballajura WA 6066
Phone: (08) 9249 5227

The Market Place Ballajura
Address: 14 Illawarra Cres N, Ballajura WA 6066

Summerlakes Village Shopping Centre
Address: 165 Summerlakes Parade, Ballajura WA 6066

Medical

Ballajura Medical Centre
Address: 114 Illawarra Cres S, Ballajura WA 6066
Appointments: hotdoc.com.au
Phone: (08) 9249 1311

Illawarra Medical Centre
Located in: Ballajura City Shopping Centre
Address: Shopping Centre, 229 Illawarra Cres S, Ballajura WA 6066
Phone: (08) 9208 6400
Appointments: hotdoc.com.au

Ballajura Family Practice
Address: 2/746 Marshall Rd, Malaga WA 6090
Phone: (08) 9248 5655

SuperChem Ballajura
Located in: Ballajura City Shopping Centre
Address: 229 Illawarra Cres S, Ballajura WA 6066
Phone: (08) 9248 4586

Food

Chef Jorge takeaway cuisine
Located in: Ballajura Central
Address: 5 Hamelin Dr, Ballajura WA 6066
Phone: (08) 9248 3189

Morciano Pizza
Address: 2/165 Summerlakes Parade, Ballajura WA 6066
Menu: morcianopizza-online.com.au
Order: tuckerfox.com.au, menulog.com.au, deliveroo.com.au, morcianopizza-online.com.au
Phone: (08) 9249 8844

Ballajura Pizza
Located in: Ballajura City Shopping Centre
Address: 5/225 Illawarra Cres S, Ballajura WA 6066
Takeaway: 5PM–9:30PM
Phone: (08) 9249 5260

Silver Gardens Chinese Restaurant
Located in: Ballajura City Shopping Centre
Address: Kingfisher Ave, Ballajura WA 6066
Phone: (08) 9249 3878
Order: menulog.com.au, doordash.com

Villa Da Vinci Restaurant
Located in: Summerlakes Village Shopping Centre
Address: 165 Summerlakes Parade, Ballajura WA 6066
Menu: villadavinci.com.au
Reservation: villadavinci.com.au
Order: menulog.com.au, deliveroo.com.au
Phone: (08) 9249 2120

Ballajura City Fish Supplies
Located in: Ballajura City Shopping Centre
Address: Illawarra Cres, Ballajura WA 6066
Phone: (08) 9249 5757

Istanbul Pizza & Kebab House
Located in: Ballajura City Shopping Centre
Address: Unit 36/225 Illawarra Cres S, Ballajura WA 6066
Phone: (08) 9248 1090

Summerlakes Seafood Fish & Chips
Address: 165 Summerlakes Parade, Ballajura WA 6066
Menu: summerlakeseafood.com.au
Order: tuckerfox.com.au, deliveroo.com.au, summerlakeseafood.com.au
Phone: (08) 9249 8856

Eat In Punjab
Address: 4/329 Alexander Dr, Ballajura WA 6066
Menu: eat-in-punjab.tuckerfox.com.au
Order: tuckerfox.com.au
Phone: (08) 9209 1060