Shoalwater, Western Australia
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Shoalwater Western Australia |
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Population: | 2,963 (2006) | ||||||||||||
Postcode: | 6169 | ||||||||||||
LGA: | City of Rockingham | ||||||||||||
Federal Division: | Brand | ||||||||||||
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Shoalwater is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham.
Shoalwater is located within the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park which includes Shoalwater Bay, Warnbro Sound, Point Peron and several small islands being Penguin island, Seal Island and Shag Rock.
The name 'Shoalwater' was used by the original settlers on the basis of the shallow waters in the area.
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[edit] External links
- Shoalwater Islands Marine Park (Department of Environment and Conservation)