Waikiki, Western Australia
| Waikiki Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Waikiki Village Shopping Centre | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°19′19″S 115°46′08″E / 32.322°S 115.769°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 12,453 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 5 April 1974 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6169 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 10.2 km2 (3.9 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Rockingham | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Kwinana, Rockingham, Baldivis | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Brand | ||||||||||||||
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Waikiki is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. It adjoins and is closely associated with Safety Bay in the City of Rockingham. A prime landmark is the Waikiki Village shopping centre on Read Street, the main road linking Rockingham with Warnbro and Port Kennedy.
The suburb is named after the Honolulu neighbourhood of Waikiki and was chosen by the developer of the area. The name was officially gazetted on 5 April 1974.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Waikiki (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Waikiki (State Suburb)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "History of metropolitan suburb names – W". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
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