Carabooda, Western Australia
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| Carabooda Perth, Western Australia |
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| Population: | 377 (2001 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 6033 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 19.1 km² | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 45 km from Perth | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Wanneroo | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Wanneroo | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Pearce | ||||||||||||
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Carabooda (; post code: 6033) is a rural locality in Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Wanneroo, Western Australia.
The region gives its name to a distinctive form of building limestone called Carabooda limestone. An abandoned theme park is located on Karoborup Road - it was known as Dizzy Lamb Park, and specialised in vintage cars and military vehicles until its closure in 2000.
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[edit] History
The suburb of Carabooda (spelled Karoborup or Karroborup in earlier documents) takes its name from the lake nearby. The lake name was first recorded by J.W. Gregory in January 1843, and is a Noongar Aboriginal word. The current spelling was in use by 1867, and it was approved as a suburb name in 1982.[2] The name "Karoborup" survives in a regional road through the suburb.
[edit] Geography
Carabooda is bounded by Romeo Road/Karoborup Road to the south, the proposed Mitchell Freeway to the west, Cutler Road and Old Yanchep Road to the east and Walding Road (near the Yanchep turnoff) to the north.[3]
At the ABS 2001 census, Carabooda had a population of 377 people living in 137 dwellings.[4] Carabooda is a sparsely populated agricultural suburb, and several plant nurseries and wineries and a wildlife park are located in the area.[3]
[edit] Transport
Carabooda is served by the 490 bus between Clarkson train station and Two Rocks along Wanneroo Road.[5] This service is operated by the Public Transport Authority.
[edit] Politics
Carabooda's political leanings are unclear due to its small size and the lack of a polling booth. The nearest large booths tend to favour the Australian Labor Party historically, although most have been won by the Coalition in recent times, especially at federal level.
[edit] References
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- ^ Department of Land Information. History of suburb names - C. Retrieved on 2007-01-17.
- ^ a b 2007 StreetSmart directory, Department of Land Information, Perth.
- ^ 2001 Census Data by Location Name (State Suburbs), Australian Bureau of Statistics, released 19 November 2002. Accessed 2006-11-18
- ^ Northern 78 timetable, Transperth, effective 8 August 2005. Accessed 2007-01-17
[edit] External links
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- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
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