Karawara is a

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated ...

Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...

, Western Australia. In 2016 census, the total population was at 2,061.

History

Formerly the southern portion of the Collier Pine Plantation, Karawara is an Aboriginal word meaning green. The suburb name was approved in 1973.

Geography

Karawara is located south of

. The suburb is bounded by the Collier Park Golf Course to the north, Kent Street and Curtin University to the east, Manning Road to the south and the Curtin Primary School (formerly known as Koonawarra Primary School) to the west.

Transport

Bus

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Perth Busport Perth Busport is an underground central bus station in Perth, Western Australia, located underneath Wellington Street. It was officially opened by then Premier of Western Australia Colin Barnett and then Minister for Transport Dean Nalder o ...

Curtin University Bus Station Curtin University bus station is a Transperth bus station located at Curtin University's Bentley campus. It has eight stands and is served by 11 Transperth routes operated by Path Transit, Swan Transit and Transdev WA Transdev WA is an ...

– serves Manning Road * 34

to Cannington Station – serves Gillon Street, Walanna Drive and Jackson Road * 100 Canning Bridge Station to Cannington Station – serves Manning Road and Kent Street * 101 Canning Bridge Station to

Curtin Central Bus Station Curtin Central bus station is a Transperth bus station located at the Curtin University's Bentley campus. It has twelve stands, six bus layover bays and is served by six regular Transperth routes operated by Path Transit and Swan Transit as w ...

– serves Manning Road

References

Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia Suburbs in the City of South Perth {{PerthAU-geo-stub