Karrinyup, Western Australia

Karrinyup is a suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located 12 km north of Perth's central business district. Its local government area is the City of Stirling.

Karrinyup
PerthWestern Australia
The Transperth bus depot in Karrinyup
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Coordinates31°52′30″S 115°46′37″E / 31.875°S 115.777°E / -31.875; 115.777
Population9,886 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1950s
Postcode(s)6018
Area6.5 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Location12 km (7 mi) from Perth
LGA(s)City of Stirling
State electorate(s)Carine
Federal division(s)Curtin
Suburbs around Karrinyup:
North Beach Carine Carine
Trigg Karrinyup Gwelup
Scarborough Doubleview Innaloo

History

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The name Karrinyup was originally derived from the word Careniup, a Noongar name for a nearby swamp, an Aboriginal word apparently meaning "the place where bush kangaroos graze". It may also mean "the place where spiders are".[2] In the 1840s, Samuel Moore took up a grant of 780 acres (3.2 km2) in the northern part of the suburb. Moore's grant, Swan Location 92 was surveyed by P Chauncey in 1844 and Chauncey recorded a large swamp just to the east of Karrinyup as Careniup Swamp.[3]

In 1929, the foundation committee developing the Lake Karrinyup Country Club golf course opted to change the spelling.[4]

While the area had been subdivided by Charles Stoneman in 1904 and roads built, the country club remained the only significant feature in the area, and rapid growth did not begin until 1957, with the part south of Karrinyup Road developing first. At this stage, the only access to the area from Perth was via Wanneroo Road and Balcatta Beach Road. The building of the Mitchell Freeway to Karrinyup Road in 1983-84 facilitated the growth of Karrinyup and nearby Stirling as a regional hub.

Geography

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Karrinyup is bounded by North Beach Road to the north (Reid Highway is located just a few hundred metres further north), Marmion Avenue to the west, Newborough Street to the south and Huntriss Road and the country club to the east. About one-third of Karrinyup's land area is reserve or bushland, or part of the suburb's two golf courses. Karrinyup Road links Marmion Avenue and West Coast Highway to Mitchell Freeway through the suburb.[5]

At the 2016 Australian census, Karrinyup had a population of 9,283.[6] Most of the houses in Karrinyup are relatively modern, though the prolonged period of development has resulted in a range of styles from various eras. Many of the homes within the suburb are of two storeys and the vast majority are of brick and tile construction.

Facilities

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The Karrinyup Shopping Centre contains a bus station, community centre and library as well as two major department stores. It was built in 1973 and has since been extended to offer 54,587 m2 of retail accommodation with undercover and open-air parking. A major renovation is expected to be finished in 2021, with plans for apartment towers in the north-east of the complex. It's owned by the superannuation fund Unisuper and managed by AMP.

Karrinyup has two golf courses, Hamersley (public) and Lake Karrinyup (private). Open spaces exist at Lake Karrinyup and at the south-west of the suburb. Karrinyup contains three state primary schools (Karrinyup, Deanmore and Newborough) and a private college, St Mary's Anglican Girls' School, founded in 1921 at West Perth and relocated to Karrinyup in 1961.

Transport

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Karrinyup is served by the Karrinyup bus station, located at the shopping centre, with Transperth bus routes 422, 423, 424 and 425 providing a link to Stirling train station.[7] Further west is a bus depot operated by Swan Transit. All services are operated by Swan Transit.

Bus Stations

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  •    Karrinyup Bus Station

Bus Routes

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Politics

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Karrinyup is a reasonably affluent suburb with many "mortgage belt" families and socially liberal voters. It consistently supports the Liberal Party at both federal and state elections, although the part south of Karrinyup Road leans more towards the Australian Labor Party.

Summary of the Karrinyup voting poll results
Election Year Candidates Party Votes % Swing (%)
2022 Federal Election[12] Celia Hammond Liberal 639 39.11 -18.01
Kate Chaney Independent 436 26.68 +26.68
Yannick Spencer Labor 266 16.28 -7.60
Cameron Pidgeon The Greens (WA) 186 11.38 -2.03
Dale Marie Grillo Pauline Hanson's One Nation 37 2.26 +0.49
Ladeisha Louise Verhoeff United Australia Party 33 2.02 +0.95
Judith Cullity Australian Federation Party 21 1.29 +1.29
Bill Burn Western Australia Party 16 0.98 -0.60
2019 Federal Election Vince Connelly Liberal 1,227 57.12 -4.35
Melita Markey Australian Labor Party 513 23.88 +3.47
Judith Cullity The Greens (WA) 288 13.41 +0.34
Angus Young Pauline Hanson's One Nation 38 1.77 +1.77
Elizabeth Re Western Australia Party 34 1.58 +1.58
Kevin Host Australian Christians 25 1.16 -1.27
Dorothy Hutton United Australia Party 23 1.07 +1.07
2016 Federal Election[13] Michael Keenan Liberal 1,364 61.47 +1.09
Robert Pearson Australian Labor Party 453 20.41 -0.81
Tom Webster The Greens (WA) 290 13.07 +1.11
Kevin Host Australian Christians 54 2.43 +0.70
Kim Mubarak Independent 33 1.49 +0.26
Alison L Rowe Rise Up Australia Party 25 1.13 +0.63
2013 Federal Election[14] Michael Keenan Liberal 1,323 60.38 +2.76
Dan Caddy Labor 465 21.22 -5.85
Tim Clifford The Greens (WA) 262 11.96 +0.50
Kevin Host Australian Christians 38 1.73 +1.73
Wayne Gordon Thompson Palmer United Party 62 2.83 +2.83
Kim Mubarak Independent 27 1.23 +1.23
Alison Rowe Rise Up Australia Party 11 0.50 +0.50
Matueny Marial Luke Family First Party 3 0.14 -0.21
2010 Federal Election[15] Michael Keenan Liberal 1,305 57.46 +1.33
Louise Durack Labor 617 27.17 -5.33
Chris Martin The Greens (WA) 261 11.49 +2.93
Elizabeth Re Independent 45 1.98 +1.98
Jenny Whately Christian Democratic Party 35 1.54 +0.39
Peter Clifford Family First 8 0.35 -0.25
2007 Federal Election Michael Keenan Liberal 1,326 56.16 -2.17
Peter Tinley Labor 767 32.49 +2.79
Tamara Desiatov The Greens 202 8.56 +1.20
Ray Moran Christian Democratic Party 27 1.14 -0.68
Symia Hopkinson Family First 14 0.59 +0.59
Denise Hynd What Women Want (Australia) 10 0.42 +0.42
Sam Ward LDP 7 0.30 +0.30
Alex Patrick One Nation 6 0.25 -0.24
2004 Federal Election Michael Keenan Liberal 1,316 58.33 +4.08
Jann McFarlane Labor 670 29.70 +0.94
Katrina Bercov The Greens 166 7.36 +1.96
Ray Moran CDP Christian Party 41 1.82 +0.55
Giuseppe Coletti Australian Democrats 31 1.37 -4.62
Marcus Anderson Independent 18 0.80 +0.80
Leone Pearson Citizens Electoral Council 3 0.13 +0.13
Alex K Patrick Pauline Hanson's One Nation 11 0.49 -2.57
2022 Source: AEC - House of Representatives, Division of Stirling - First Preferences

2019 Source: AEC - House of Representatives, Division of Stirling - First Preferences

2016 Source: AEC - House of Representatives, Division of Stirling - First Preferences

2013 Source: AEC - House of Representatives, Division of Stirling - First Preferences

2010 Source: AEC - House of Representatives, Division of Stirling - First Preferences

2007 Source: AEC - House of Representatives, Division of Stirling - First Preferences

2004 Source: AEC - House of Representatives, Division of Stirling - First Preferences

Notable residents

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References

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  2. ^ Collard, Len. "Karrinyup". Boodjar Nyungar Placenames - Western Australia. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  3. ^ "History of metropolitan suburb names – K". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2007.
  4. ^ City of Stirling. "Suburbs - Karrinyup". Archived from the original on 18 September 2006. Retrieved 15 September 2006.
  5. ^ Department of Land Information. StreetSmart Perth Street Directory (48 (2007) ed.). West Australian Newspapers Ltd. Maps 310–311. ISBN 1-921048-10-7.
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "State Suburbs: Karrinyup". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 June 2019.  
  7. ^ Northern 62 timetable Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Transperth, effective 8 August 2005. Accessed 17 January 2007.
  8. ^ "Route 422". Bus Timetable 62 (PDF). Transperth. 12 June 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
  9. ^ "Route 423". Bus Timetable 62 (PDF). Transperth. 12 June 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
  10. ^ "Route 424". Bus Timetable 61 (PDF). Transperth. 8 May 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
  11. ^ "Route 425". Bus Timetable 62 (PDF). Transperth. 12 June 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
  12. ^ Australian Electoral Commission. "Division of Sturt - First Preferences by Polling Place". 2019 Australian Federal Election. Retrieved May 7, 2023, from https://results.aec.gov.au/27966/Website/HousePollingPlaceFirstPrefs-27966-8187.htm
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  15. ^ Australian Electoral Commission. "Division of Brisbane - First Preferences by Candidate and Party". 2010 Australian Federal Election. Retrieved May 7, 2023, from https://results.aec.gov.au/15508/Website/HouseDivisionFirstPrefs-15508-246.htm.
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