Wattleup, Western Australia

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Wattleup
Perth,  Western Australia
2011-08-06 Wattleup from Mt Brown.samwilson-3651.jpg
The former townsite of Wattleup in 2011
Wattleup, Western Australia
Coordinates 32°10′12″S115°49′26″E / 32.170°S 115.824°E / -32.170; 115.824
Population443 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 6166
Area11.4 km2 (4.4 sq mi) [2]
LGA(s) City of Cockburn
State electorate(s) Cockburn
Federal division(s) Fremantle
Suburbs around Wattleup:
Munster Beeliar Success
Henderson Wattleup Hammond Park
Naval Base Hope Valley Mandogalup

Wattleup is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Cockburn. In the mid-1990s to the early 2000s, planning was undertaken to redevelop the suburb as part of the Hope Valley-Wattleup Redevelopment Project, also known as "Latitude 32". [3] [4] This was to involve the acquisition and demolition of the townsite, and its rezoning and redevelopment for industrial use. [5] The townsite of Wattleup was located at the western end of the suburb, at the intersection of Wattleup Road and Rockingham Road. [6] Wattleup had many market gardens in the past. They provided agricultural produce for the town of Fremantle. [7]

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The suburb's name originates from Wattleup Road which dates back to 1931. The name of Wattleup was approved for the suburb in May 1962. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wattleup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Wattleup (State Suburb)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 3 December 2021. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. ↑ "'A planning blight': Why this Kwinana suburb should never have been built". amp.watoday.com.au. 31 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Government of Western Australia Environmental Protection Agency, Hope Valley-Wattleup Redevelopment Project Master Plan" . Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Improvement Plan 31: Wattleup and Hope Valley Townsites". June 1999. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "Project Information - Planning & Development". DevelopmentWA - Shaping our State's future.
  7. ↑ "Welcome to Wattleup: The 'Latitude 32' suburb the WA government forgot". amp.watoday.com.au. 2 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "History of metropolitan suburb names – W". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "Route 534". Bus Timetable 123 (PDF). Transperth. 11 June 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
  10. ↑ "Route 549". Bus Timetable 125 (PDF). Transperth. 9 October 2024 [effective from 9 December 2024].

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