PDF version of the Kwinana electorate map
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Area (sq km): 150
Number of Electors: 28,992
Source:
Western Australian Electoral Commission.Origin of the Name:
The name "Kwinana" is taken from the wreck of the S.S. Kwinana which today lies on the shore at Kwinana Beach in Cockburn Sound. The name came from the Aboriginal word for "Pretty Maiden" and the ship was damaged by fire near Carnarvon in December 1920 and was brought to Fremantle. In May 1922 while at Careening Bay, Garden Island, she was blown ashore during a storm to the place where it rests today. The area in the vicinity of the wreck soon became known as Kwinana and in 1937, the Kwinana townsite was gazetted to cover the area now known as Kwinana Beach.
Source: Western Australia. Department of Land Administration. Names and Places.
Suburbs and Towns with the Electorate:
Anketell; Aubin Grove; Banjup; Bertram; Calista; Casuarina; Hammond Park; Henderson *; Hope Valley; Kwinana Beach; Kwinana Town Centre; Leda; Mandogalup; Medina; Naval Base; Orelia; Parmelia; Postans; The Spectacles; Wandi; Wattleup; Wellard *
* = Suburb/Town split between more than one Electorate.
Source: Western Australian Electoral Commission.