Merriwa, Western Australia

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Merriwa
Perth, Western Australia
Population: 4,052 (2001 census)
Established: 1980s
Postcode: 6030
Property Value: AUD $345,000 (Q1 2007)[1]
Location: 36 km (22 mi) from Perth
LGA: City of Wanneroo
State District: Wanneroo
Federal Division: Pearce
Suburbs around Merriwa:
Quinns Rocks Butler Ridgewood
Quinns Rocks Merriwa Ridgewood
Mindarie Clarkson Clarkson

Merriwa is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Wanneroo. Its postcode is 6030. The suburb was proposed to be named "Hester" after an early land owner, but was changed because of duplication to an Aboriginal word meaning "a good place" in 1980.[2]

Bordered to the north by the Lukin Drive right-of-way, to the south by Hester Avenue, to the east by Connolly Drive, and to the west by Marmion Avenue, it has been extensively developed since the 1990s.[3]

Two RAAFA retirement estates are located within the suburb, as are two schools: Merriwa Primary School and Kingsway Christian College.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (2006). Suburb Profile - Merriwa. Retrieved on 2007-06-22.
  2. ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. History of metropolitan suburb names - M. Retrieved on 2007-05-01.
  3. ^ Department of Land Information. StreetSmart® Perth Street Directory, 49 (2008), West Australian Newspapers Ltd, Map 159. ISBN 978-1-921048-19-7. 
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Coordinates: 31.669° S 115.712° E