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Karnup, Western Australia
Karnup is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham The City of Rockingham is a council and local government area, comprising the south coastal suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth. History Rockingham is located in the southern part of the traditional tribal territory of the .... It is named after the Karnup townsite, which was declared in 1924 and which, in turn, took its name from an Indigenous name of unknown meaning. References Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia Suburbs in the City of Rockingham {{PerthAU-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Warnbro
Warnbro is an Electoral districts of Western Australia, electoral district of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia. The district is located in the outer south-western suburbs of Perth. Politically, Warnbro is a safe Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch), Labor seat. At its creation, the district was calculated to have a Labor Party majority of 61.2% to 38.8% versus the Liberal Party of Australia (Western Australian Division), Liberal Party. History Warnbro was first created for the 2008 Western Australian state election, 2008 state election. It was essentially a truncation of the abolished district of Electoral district of Peel, Peel. All of Warnbro was previously covered by Peel, whilst Peel's northernmost suburbs became part of the new district of Electoral district of Kwinana, Kwinana. Warnbro was won by Labor MP Paul Papalia, who was previously the member for Peel. Geography Warnbro is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Kennedy, Western Australia
Port Kennedy is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham. Port Kennedy is built on Becher Point and because of its geomorphological history it is home to an unusual wetland formation, called the Becher Wetland Suite. These wetlands are linear in form rather than circular and have formed in dune swales parallel to the coast. Some wetlands have been absorbed into the Port Kennedy golf course and the remainder are protected in the Port Kennedy Scientific Park. Like Lake Walyungup, located In the east of the suburb, Port Kennedy Scientific Park is part of the Rockingham Lakes Regional Park. The Threatened Ecological Community FCT19, Sedgelands in Holocene Dune Swales, is known to occur in these wetlands. History Port Kennedy is named after a feature in the southeastern corner of Warnbro Sound which was initially named by Surveyor-General John Septimus Roe in 1859 after the Governor of Western Australia (1855– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baldivis, Western Australia
Baldivis is a semi-rural residential suburb south of Perth, and southeast of the regional centre of Rockingham. It is located within the City of Rockingham local government area. Housing estates in the suburb include Tuart Ridge, Settlers Hills, Settlers Townside, The Rivergums, Baldivis Central, Baldivis North, Baldivis Gardens, The Chimes, Brightwood, Evermore Heights, The Ridge, The Chase, Highbury Park, Heritage Park, The Dales, Avalon, Woodleigh Grove, Sherwood and Parkland Heights. History The name of Baldivis was thought up by settlers in the area who were attracted to the region by the 1920s Group Settlement Scheme. The name derives from three ships which travelled to Western Australia in 1922, all within six weeks of each other, bringing settlers under the scheme. They were named ''BALranald'', ''DIogenes'' and the ''JerVIS Bay''. It was the maiden voyage for all three ships and they were all built in the same shipyard in the same year. Land parallel to the easter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hopeland, Western Australia
Hopeland is an outer suburb of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located in the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale. In the , it had a population of 336 people. It was established in 1923 as Group 46 of the Group Settlement Scheme on Peel Estate The Peel Estate was an area of land in the south of Perth, Western Australia, predominantly in what is now the City of Kwinana, City of Rockingham and the Shire of Serpentine–Jarrahdale. The estate twice featured prominently in Western Australi ...; the name was in use for some time and it was established as a suburb name on 1 May 1997. References {{Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale suburbs Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secret Harbour, Western Australia
Secret Harbour is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham on the Indian Ocean coast at Comet Bay. Despite its name, Secret Harbour does not have a harbour. The name results from a failed marina development and was approved in 1984. Facilities A shopping centre containing Woolworths, Coles and ALDI supermarkets, as well as specialty and necessity stores provides for immediate shopping needs; the nearest regional shopping centres are Rockingham Shopping Centre and Mandurah Forum, each located about away. The Whistling Kite restaurant, bar and bottle shop is located behind the Secret Harbour Shopping Centre, and is a well known social meeting place in the suburb and its surrounds. Adjacent to The Whistling Kite is a gym and pharmacist specialising in nutritional supplements. The Secret Harbour Golf Course is an 18-hole links course which was designed by Graham Marsh and is part of the "Golf Coast" group of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Bay, Western Australia
Golden Bay is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham. The suburb is located between Secret Harbour and Singleton, and just off the Mandurah Road. Originally known as Peelhurst, the locality name was officially changed in 1985. Golden Bay shore is a segment of the Swan Coastal Plain, which runs along the coast of the Indian Ocean. Community The Golden Bay community areas are jointly owned and operated by both the Department of Communities WA and Peet Limited and is home to almost 2,200 local dwellings.PEET LIMITED, Golden Bay, FAST FACTS. (2020). https://www.peet.com.au/-/media/peet/documents/wa/goldenbay/collateral_flyers/golden-bay-fast-facts_march-2020.ashx There are 3 local precincts in the Golden Bay suburb: the Seaside Precinct, Walk Precinct; Near the Golden Bay Primary and Comet Bay College and the Reserve Precinct, between natural bushland and the coastal zone of Golden Bay. Recreational facili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keralup, Western Australia
Keralup is a suburb straddling the southern boundary of the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia, on the eastern side of the Kwinana Freeway, and consists entirely of a government strategic landholding. The suburb will ultimately contain 90,000 people, with the majority of development being on the eastern side of the Serpentine River. The name was chosen from a newspaper poll; it was proposed by local Nyoongar The Noongar (, also spelt Noongah, Nyungar , Nyoongar, Nyoongah, Nyungah, Nyugah, and Yunga ) are Aboriginal Australian peoples who live in the south-west corner of Western Australia, from Geraldton on the west coast to Esperance on the so ... leader, Trevor Walley, as it was the name of a pool in the Serpentine River in which he and his friends played as children. References External linksDepartment of Housing: Keralup [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singleton, Western Australia
Singleton is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham. It is the southernmost suburb of the Perth Metropolitan Area and is actually closer to the regional city Mandurah than either Perth CBD or Rockingham. The area is under a development near the school, Singleton Primary, and near the main oval, Laurie Stanford Reserve. There is a petrol Gasoline (; ) or petrol (; ) (see ) is a transparent, petroleum-derived flammable liquid that is used primarily as a fuel in most spark-ignited internal combustion engines (also known as petrol engines). It consists mostly of organic co ... service station, a small shopping centre, and a school. The suburb was named after Captain Francis Singleton, who arrived in the area in 1839 and became a substantial landholder in the area. References Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia Suburbs in the City of Rockingham {{PerthAU-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakelands, Western Australia
Lakelands is the northernmost suburb of the city of Mandurah, Western Australia, Mandurah, Western Australia. Introduction The Lakelands Estate is being developed by Peet Limited and is expected to exceed 2500 lots when completed. Black Swan and Paganoni Lakes are a focal points of the estate with recreation areas and walking tracks. Location Mandurah Baptist College is located in Lakelands and was opened in 2005. Two primary schools are located in Lakelands; Lakelands Primary School and Oakwood Primary School which was opened in 2019. The Senior High School, Coastal Lakes College opened in 2018. To the south of Lakelands is Meadow Springs. The western side is bounded by Mandurah Road which separates Lakelands from Madora Bay and the Western beaches. The eastern side is bounded by Mandjoorgoordap Road and The Mandurah railway line passes through the suburb. Lakelands railway station is currently under construction and due to open in 2023. Size Block sizes are around . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stake Hill, Western Australia
Stake Hill is a northeastern rural residential List of Mandurah suburbs, suburb of Mandurah, Western Australia, Mandurah, Western Australia. Its Local government areas of Western Australia, local government area is the Shire of Murray. At the , Stake Hill had a population of 494. History The suburb's name comes from Stake Hill (), a hill which is about 15 km north of the suburb. Stakehill Road runs around the north side of Stake Hill (the hill) in the Baldivis area but doesn't run south to Stake Hill, the suburb. The area was unpopulated until the 1960s, and settlement in two rural subdivisions took place in the 1990s. 2009 saw Stake Hill become much more accessible with the extension of the Kwinana Freeway towards Mandurah. Geography Stake Hill is bounded by the City of Rockingham border to the north, Mandurah Road to the west, Lakes and Lakelands Roads to the south and Gull Road to the east.2006 StreetSmart directory, Department of Lands and Surveys, Perth. The suburb co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is part of the South West Land Division of Western Australia, with most of the metropolitan area on the Swan Coastal Plain between the Indian Ocean and the Darling Scarp. The city has expanded outward from the original British settlements on the Swan River, upon which the city's central business district and port of Fremantle are situated. Perth is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk Noongar people, where Aboriginal Australians have lived for at least 45,000 years. Captain James Stirling founded Perth in 1829 as the administrative centre of the Swan River Colony. It was named after the city of Perth in Scotland, due to the influence of Stirling's patron Sir George Murray, who had connections with the area. It gained city statu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
