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Karrakup

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Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale WA, 6 Paterson St, Karrakup, WA 6122
08 9526 1111

Description

Karrakup is a locality southeast of Perth, Western Australia, within the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale.

Karrakup is a locality southeast of Perth, Western Australia, within the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale. The name derives from the Noongar name for the red-tailed black cockatoo and was adopted as a suburb name in 1997.Karrakup extends east from the town of Byford, along the ridge hill shelf and up over the Darling Scarp. It is bounded by Albany Highway to the east (bounding Jarrahglen), South Western Highway to the west and Jarrahdale Road to the south. Karrakup is nearby the pioneering regions of Cardup and Whitby.

This area has recently been subject to extensive rezoning and development, and community concern exists that this snapshot of Australian cultural history may soon be destroyed. The area contains state forest and tributaries from the Wungong and Serpentine catchments, supplying water to valuable bushland including the Brickwood Reserve.

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Type: Rural areas

Population: 101-1000

Time zone: UTC +08:00

Area: 82.854 km2

Elevation: 201-500 metres

Town elevation: 228 m

Population number: 190

Local Government Area: Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale

Location

Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale WA, 6 Paterson St, Karrakup, WA 6122

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Karrakup, Western Australia

Karrakup - Localista

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