Wanneroo is a suburb of
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 ...
, Western Australia, located within the
City of Wanneroo
The City of Wanneroo is a local government area with city status in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. It is centred approximately north of Perth's central business district and forms part of the northern boundary of the Perth ...
.
Geography
As it is on the
Swan Coastal Plain
The Swan Coastal Plain in Western Australia is the geographic feature which contains the Swan River as it travels west to the Indian Ocean. The coastal plain continues well beyond the boundaries of the Swan River and its tributaries, as a geol ...
, the
Wanneroo wetlands
The Wanneroo wetlands are a series of wetlands, swamps and lakes that occur on the Swan Coastal Plain of Perth, Western Australia. They are linked very closely to the Gnangara Mound.
They are in part, incorporated into the Yellagonga Regiona ...
stretch parallel to the coastline and to the north and south of the suburb.
Education
Within the suburb of Wanneroo, there are three primary schools: Wanneroo Primary School, East Wanneroo Primary School, and St Anthony's Catholic Primary School. Wanneroo also has one high school,
Wanneroo Secondary College
Wanneroo Secondary College is an Independent Public secondary school in Wanneroo, a suburb north of Perth, Western Australia.
Overview
The school was established as Wanneroo High School in 1977, starting out with 180 Year 8 students. At the t ...
.
Major events
Since 1909, the
Wanneroo Agricultural Show
The Wanneroo Agricultural Show, also known as the ''Wanneroo Show'', is an agricultural show, held on the last Friday & Saturday of November each year. The show is organized by the Wanneroo Agricultural Society (Inc.) and is held in the City of ...
, the state's largest regional agricultural show, is held annually within Wanneroo, typically during late November.
Transport
The
Transperth
Transperth is the brand name of the public transport system serving the city and suburban areas of Perth, the state capital of Western Australia. It is managed by the Public Transport Authority (PTA), a state government organisation. Train op ...
operated bus, route number 389, runs from Wanneroo to Perth, up and down
Wanneroo Road
Wanneroo Road is a arterial highway in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia linking Joondanna and Yokine in the south with Wanneroo and Yanchep in the north. As part of State Route 60, it begins from Charles Street in the inner ...
. Other services are route 467, operating between
Whitfords Station and
Joondalup Station via East Wanneroo, and route 468 by
Swan Transit
Swan Transit is an Australian bus company operating Transperth services under contract to the Public Transport Authority. It is a subsidiary of Transit Systems.
History
On 21 January 1996, Swan Transit commenced operating services in the Midl ...
, passing Wanneroo along Wanneroo Road with the same terminuses.
References
Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia
Suburbs of the City of Wanneroo
Wanneroo, Western Australia
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