Coogee, Western Australia

Coogee is a coastal, western suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Cockburn. Its postcode is 6166. The suburb takes its name from the lake, Lake Coogee, in the area, which translates to "Body of water" in the native Aboriginal Nyoongar language. Originally this lake was named Lake Munster after Prince William, the Earl of Munster, and later King William IV. The aboriginal name Kou-gee was recorded in 1841 by Thomas Watson and has been variously spelt Koojee, Coojee and Coogee.

Located 7 km south of Fremantle, Coogee overlooks Cockburn Sound with views of Garden Island, Carnac Island and Rottnest Island. First european settlement in the region occurred with the ill-fated settlement by Thomas Peel at the Clarence townsite behind Woodman Point in 1829. The townsite being abandoned in 1831. Settlement of the area commenced in the 1870's around Lake Coogee on Rockingham Road (the first road between Fremantle and Rockingham) and as at the 1st December, 2006 the suburb's population was 4,329.

To the west of the suburb lies Woodman Point, an "A" Grade reserve with several kilometres of beach frontage onto Cockburn Sound. Features of Woodman Point include a large jetty used during World War II for the transport of munitions. There are also a large number of disused but preservered munitions stores in the reserves. The Reserve also features large picnic areas and is a popular fishing locality.

Currently the Port Coogee development is underway, building a new marina and housing estate to compliment the existing suburb meanwhile parts of surrounding suburbs Spearwood and Hamilton Hill have surreptitiously turned into Coogee, in an attempt to garner the better image of Coogee and thus increase property value.

[edit] Transport

Transperth's 126 and 138 route buses pass through the suburb of Coogee, on their way to Henderson (138) and Rockingham (126) from outside Fremantle Train Station. Every second 126 route (leaving every 30 minutes) transforms into the 168 route, which allows passengers to travel as far south as Mandurah.

There is some speculation that once Port Coogee is completed, the Fremantle railway line will be extended along existing freight lines to a new Coogee station.

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