Karawara, Western Australia
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Karawara | |||||||||||||
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 Manning Road, Karawara | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 32°00′31″S 115°52′53″E / 32.0086201°S 115.8812666°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| City | Perth | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1973 | ||||||||||||
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| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 1,842 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6152 | ||||||||||||
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Karawara is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. In 2016 census, the total population was at 2,061.[2]
History
[edit]Formerly the southern portion of the Collier Pine Plantation, Karawara is an Aboriginal word meaning green. The suburb name was approved in 1973.[3]
Geography
[edit]Karawara is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of Perth. The suburb is bounded by the Collier Park Golf Course to the north, Kent Street and Curtin University to the east, Manning Road to the south and the Curtin Primary School (formerly known as Koonawarra Primary School) to the west.
Transport
[edit]Bus
[edit]- 30 Perth Busport to Curtin University Bus Station – serves Manning Road[4]
- 34 Perth Busport to Cannington Station – serves Gillon Street, Walanna Drive and Jackson Road[5]
- 100 Canning Bridge Station to Cannington Station – serves Manning Road and Kent Street[6]
- 101 Canning Bridge Station to Curtin Central Bus Station – serves Manning Road[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Karawara (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ↑ "Population Census".
- ↑ "History of metropolitan suburb names – K". Landgate. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
- ↑ "Route 30". Bus Timetable 1 (PDF). Transperth. 4 December 2025 [effective from 1 February 2026].
- ↑ "Route 34". Bus Timetable 2 (PDF). Transperth. 4 December 2025 [effective from 1 February 2026].
- ↑ "Route 100". Bus Timetable 15 (PDF). Transperth. 18 May 2026 [effective from 5 July 2026].
- ↑ "Route 101". Bus Timetable 15 (PDF). Transperth. 18 May 2026 [effective from 5 July 2026].
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