Shoalwater, Western Australia

Shoalwater
Perth, Western Australia, Western Australia
Shoalwater and Shoalwater Bay
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Coordinates32°17′42″S 115°42′22″E / 32.295°S 115.706°E / -32.295; 115.706
Population4,368 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)6169
Area2.6 km2 (1.0 sq mi)[2]
LGA(s)City of Rockingham
State electorate(s)Rockingham
Federal division(s)Brand
Suburbs around Shoalwater:
Peron Rockingham
Shoalwater Rockingham
Safety Bay

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]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Shoalwater (WA) (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: Shoalwater (State Suburb)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 26 November 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 3 December 2021.