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.[2]
| Keralup Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Barrier at the end of Paganoni Road blocking entry to the undeveloped estate | |||||||||||||||
  Keralup | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32.471°S 115.813°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 0 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00/km2 (0.0/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2007 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6182 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4.0 km2 (1.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 58 km (36 mi) S of Perth | ||||||||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | Warnbro and Murray-Wellington | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Brand and Canning | ||||||||||||||
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The name was chosen from a newspaper poll; it was proposed by local Nyoongar leader, Trevor Walley, as it was the name of a pool in the Serpentine River in which he and his friends played as children.[3]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Census QuickStats: Keralup". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 April 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 April 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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