Three small neighbourhood shopping centres offer local services in the corners of the suburb. Adjacent to Willetton on High Road, the Riverton Leisureplex, a large facility with sporting, fitness and recreation facilities first opened on 9 November 2001, is operated by the City of Canning and includes the council's largest library. The Willetton Library is located near Southlands Boulevarde. Willetton contains the Castlereagh, Burrendah, Willetton, Rostrata and Orana Catholic primary schools, as well as Woodthorpe School and Willetton Senior High School, the largest public high school in Western Australia, with nearly 2350 students. Willetton is situated between two major east-west routes - Leach Highway (west to the Bull Creek railway station, Kwinana Freeway to Perth's CBD and Fremantle; east to Cannington and Perth Airport) and South Street (west to Murdoch railway station, Murdoch University and Fremantle; east to Canning Vale and Armadale). Roe Highway is on the southeastern fringe of the suburb, while Karel Avenue (to Jandakot Airport), Vahland Avenue and Willeri Drive are major north-south routes. Willetton contains the Southlands bus station, where the CircleRoute takes passengers to Murdoch Train Station, Murdoch University and Curtin University, while other bus routes go to Cannington. All services are operated by the Public Transport Authority. Historically it has been fairly safe for the Liberal Party at both Federal and state elections, although three of the suburb's four booths delivered majorities to the Labor Party at state level in 2001 and 2005. In 2008 it returned a Liberal member to parliament by a very slim majority. By the 2017 state election, despite the Liberal Party winning only 13/59 seats, the Liberal Party won all four booths in Willetton. The suburb is located within the Federal Division of Tangney, the State seat of Riverton and the Beeliar ward of the City of Canning.