Summary
Nowergup is a rural locality about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Perth, Western Australia. It is in the local government area of the City of Wanneroo.
| Nowergup Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 31°38′13″S 115°44′46″E / 31.637°S 115.746°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 189 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6032 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 40 km2 (15.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 40 km (25 mi) N of Perth City | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Wanneroo | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mindarie | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Pearce | ||||||||||||||
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History edit
The suburb of Nowergup (sometimes spelled Nowgerup in earlier documents) takes its name from Lake Nowergup. The lake name was first recorded by Surveyor General John Septimus Roe in 1841, and is a Noongar word which possibly means "place of sweet water". It was approved as a suburb name in 1982.[2]
Geography edit
Nowergup is bounded by Romeo Road/Karoborup Road to the north, the Mitchell Freeway to the west, Pinjar Road to the east and Hester Avenue and Wattle Avenue to the south.[3]
At the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2011 census, Nowergup had a population of 212 people living in 81 dwellings.[4]
Facilities edit
Nowergup is a sparsely populated agricultural suburb. Several plant nurseries, the Ocean View Tavern and the Nowergup Lake wetland and fauna sanctuary are situated along Wanneroo Road. The western strip between Wanneroo Road and the Mitchell Freeway is approximately the northern half of the Neerabup National Park. The area also contains most of the Pinjar Pine Plantation, numerous sand and limestone quarries and a Water Corporation biosolids facility. Barbagallo Raceway, WA's premier motorsport facility, is located just beyond Nowergup's southern border.
The Nowergup railway depot is located off Hester Avenue.
References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nowergup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "History of metropolitan suburb names – N". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2007.
- ^ Department of Land Information. StreetSmart Perth Street Directory (54th ed.). West Australian Newspapers Ltd. pp. Maps 129–130, 159–161. ISBN 978-0-909439-67-5.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: State Suburbs: Nowergup". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
