Wandi, Western Australia

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Wandi
Kwinana, Western Australia
Population: 782 (2006)
Postcode: 6167
LGA: Town of Kwinana
Federal Division: Division of Brand
Suburbs around Wandi:
Wattleup Banjup Forrestdale
Hope Valley Wandi Oakford
The Spectacles Anketell Oakford

Wandi is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Kwinana. Its postcode is 6167. The suburb was approved on 14 March 1978. It is located South-East of Perth about 30 minutes drive from the city of Perth.

The suburb is Special Rural, which prevents the loss of trees from clearing. The land of Wandi is bushland, some apart of the Jandakot Regional Park.

Wandi was named after a highly regarded Aboriginal stockman, who drove sheep into Cockburn Sound for anchorage butchers in the 1920s.

Wandi is also known for the amount of diverse alpacas that live there; many of which often escape. These alpacas are usually joked about among the locals as being "rogue alpacas".


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Coordinates: 32°11′34″S 115°52′50″E / -32.19278, 115.88056 (Wandi)