Pinjar, Western Australia
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Pinjar Perth, Western Australia |
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Population: | 109 | ||||||||||||
Postcode: | 6065 | ||||||||||||
Area: | 27.4 km² (10.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Location: | 40 km (25 mi) from Perth | ||||||||||||
LGA: | City of Wanneroo | ||||||||||||
State District: | Wanneroo | ||||||||||||
Federal Division: | Pearce | ||||||||||||
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Pinjar (post code: 6065) is a rural locality in Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Wanneroo.
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[edit] History
The suburb of Pinjar is named after the large swampy lake of this name located north east of Wanneroo. The lake name is shown on government plans from 1868, and the name is of Noongar Aboriginal origin. The meaning of Pinjar is unknown, but could be "tadpole" or "swampy lake".[1]
[edit] Geography
Pinjar is bounded by Pinjar Road/Old Yanchep Road to the west and Neaves Road to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are not gazetted.[2]
[edit] Facilities
Pinjar is a sparsely populated agricultural suburb, most of which is pine plantation and wetland. At the ABS 2001 census, Pinjar had a population of 109 people living in 38 dwellings.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. History of metropolitan suburb names - P. Retrieved on 2007-01-17.
- ^ 2007 StreetSmart directory, Department of Lands and Surveys, Perth, with info from Battye Library.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (19 November 2002). Community Profile Series : 5030617 (Census Collection District). 2001 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved on 2007-06-30. Map
[edit] External links
- Pinjar, Western Australia is at coordinates Coordinates:
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