Spearwood, Western Australia

Spearwood
PerthWestern Australia
Statue for Sister city Yueyang, China on Spearwood Road
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Coordinates32°06′15″S 115°47′02″E / 32.1042971°S 115.7837905°E / -32.1042971; 115.7837905 (Spearwood)
Population10,944 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)6163
Area6.1 km2 (2.4 sq mi)[2]
Location18 km (11 mi) S of Perth City
LGA(s)City of Cockburn
State electorate(s)Cockburn, Fremantle, Willagee
Federal division(s)Fremantle
Suburbs around Spearwood:
North Coogee Hamilton Hill Coolbellup
Coogee Spearwood Bibra Lake
Coogee Lake Coogee Yangebup

Spearwood is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Cockburn. This suburb derives its name from the Spearwood bush which is a common shrub in the area.[3]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Spearwood (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Spearwood (State Suburb)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 3 December 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "History of metropolitan suburb names – S". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2007.