| Marangaroo Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Marangaroo Family Centre | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 31°49′41″S 115°50′10″E / 31.828°S 115.836°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 10,483 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6064 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4.8 km2 (1.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 18 km (11 mi) from Perth City | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Wanneroo | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mirrabooka | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Cowan | ||||||||||||||
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Marangaroo is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. It is located approximately 18 km north of Perth City, within the City of Wanneroo.[2] Marangaroo's borders comprise Wanneroo Road, Hepburn Avenue, Mirrabooka Avenue and Marangaroo Drive.
Marangaroo means place of blue flowers in the local aboriginal language. It is home to the Marangaroo Golf Course and two primary schools - Marangaroo Primary School which was established in 1987 and Rawlinson Primary School which was established in 2003.
Paralympic athlete Sarah Edmiston is from Marangaroo.[3]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Marangaroo (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Suburbs & Ward Map". www.wanneroo.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Locals qualify for Tokyo Paralympics". Community News. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
