Karnup, Western Australia

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Karnup
Perth,  Western Australia
Peel Estate Wines, Karnup, November 2019 01.jpg
Winery in the predominantly rural suburb of Karnup
Karnup, Western Australia
Coordinates 32°22′05″S115°49′37″E / 32.368°S 115.827°E / -32.368; 115.827
Population2,096 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 6176
Area32.2 km2 (12.4 sq mi) [2]
LGA(s) City of Rockingham
State electorate(s) Warnbro
Federal division(s) Brand
Suburbs around Karnup:
Port Kennedy Baldivis Hopeland
Secret Harbour and Golden Bay Karnup Keralup
Singleton Lakelands Stake Hill

Karnup is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham. 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. [3]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Karnup (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: Karnup (State Suburb)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 26 November 2021. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "History of metropolitan suburb names – K". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  4. "Route 574". Bus Timetable 131 (PDF). Transperth. 8 January 2024 [effective from 28 January 2024].