| Carramar Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 31°42′00″S 115°47′10″E / 31.7°S 115.786°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 7,178 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6031 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 6.7 km2 (2.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 30 km (19 mi) N of Perth CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Wanneroo | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Wanneroo | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Pearce | ||||||||||||||
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Carramar is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Wanneroo and it is situated 30 km from the Perth CBD. Its postcode is 6031, and it came into being, together with Tapping to the south, in 1995 as a subdivision of Neerabup.
Carramar is an Aboriginal word meaning "shade of trees", and was approved as a suburb name in 1997.[2]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Carramar (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "History of metropolitan suburb names – C". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2007.
