| Shoalwater Perth, Western Australia, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Shoalwater and Shoalwater Bay | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°17′42″S 115°42′22″E / 32.295°S 115.706°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 4,368 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6169 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2.6 km2 (1.0 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Rockingham | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Rockingham | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Brand | ||||||||||||||
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Shoalwater is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham.
Shoalwater is located within the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park which includes Shoalwater Bay, Warnbro Sound, Cape Peron and several small islands being Penguin island, Seal Island and Shag Rock.
The name 'Shoalwater' was used by the original settlers on the basis of the shallow waters in the area.[3]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Shoalwater (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Shoalwater (State Suburb)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "History of metropolitan suburb names – S". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
