Henderson
District of
Western Australia - Australia

Cockburn Sound

Cockburn Sound is an inlet of the Indian Ocean on the coast of Western Australia. It extends from the south of the mouth of the Swan River at Fremantle for about 25 km to Cape Peron near Rockingham and is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:32|10|14|S|115|43|26|E|type:waterbody_region:AU | |name= }}. The total area of the sound is about 100 km².

Located at -32.1706, 115.724 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7.707 miles away.
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Coastline of Western Australia, Cockburn Sound, Sounds of Australia

City of Cockburn

The City of Cockburn is a local government area in the southern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth about 8 kilometres south of Fremantle and about 24 kilometres south of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of 167.5 square kilometres and has a population of 89,683 (2011).

Located at -32.1667, 115.833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7.714 miles away.
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Local Government Areas of Western Australia, 1871 establishments in Australia

Yangebup, Western Australia

Yangebup is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Located in the City of Cockburn, the suburb takes its name from the nearby Yangebup Lake.

Located at -32.129, 115.819 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7.713 miles away.
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Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, Swan Coastal Plain, Australian Aboriginal placenames

The Spectacles, Western Australia

The Spectacles is a mixed use suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located in the Town of Kwinana The Spectacles is also a wetlands area within the suburb of 'The Spectacles' and is considered to be the most valuable asset of Kwinana's natural environment, covering 3.7 square kilometres. It is named 'The Spectacles' because it comprises two lakes connected by a drain, giving it the appearance of a pair of spectacles.

Located at -32.215, 115.834 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7.713 miles away.
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Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, Swan Coastal Plain, Protected areas of Western Australia

Hope Valley, Western Australia

Hope Valley is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Kwinana. Its postcode is 6165.

Located at -32.194, 115.8 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7.711 miles away.
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Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia

Kwinana Beach, Western Australia

Kwinana Beach is an industrial suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Kwinana. Kwinana is originally a local indigenous Australian word meaning either "young woman" or "pretty maiden". The ship SS Kwinana was wrecked on Cockburn Sound in 1922, and blown on to the beach.

Located at -32.247, 115.759 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7.708 miles away.
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Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, Kwinana, Western Australia

Mandogalup, Western Australia

Mandogalup is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Kwinana. Its postcode is 6167. The area of this suburb was originally referred to as "7 Mile Camp", but when a townsite was declared here in 1923 it was named "Balmanup". Lake Balmanup was an alternative name for Mandogalup Swamp. In 1945 it was found that the townsite was more commonly known as Mandogalup and it was changed to Mandogalup in 1946. It is an Aboriginal name, the meaning of which is unknown.

Located at -32.205, 115.815 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7.712 miles away.
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Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia

Medina, Western Australia

Not to be confused with Medina, Saudi Arabia.

Located at -32.232, 115.802 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7.711 miles away.
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Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia

Naval Base, Western Australia

Naval Base is a heavy industrial suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Kwinana.

Located at -32.196, 115.781 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7.710 miles away.
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Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia

Postans, Western Australia

Postans is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Kwinana. The suburb is named after George Postans who was one of the first settlers in the area. He arrived in the Colony as a convict in 1850 and after he was released he bought 100 acres of land in 1882. The suburb was formerly known as "Caledonia".

Located at -32.219, 115.813 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7.712 miles away.
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Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia

Beeliar, Western Australia

Beeliar is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Cockburn. The name refers to the Beeliar people, a tribe of Indigenous Australians who had land usage rights over the southern half of Perth's metropolitan area. The suburb contains the Thomsons Lake Nature Reserve.

Located at -32.138, 115.793 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7.712 miles away.
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Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia

Coogee, Western Australia

Coogee is a southern coastal suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Cockburn.

Located at -32.119, 115.766 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7.711 miles away.
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Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia

Henderson, Western Australia

Henderson is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Cockburn.

Located at -32.169, 115.781 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7.711 miles away.
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Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, Cockburn Sound

Munster, Western Australia

Munster is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Cockburn.

Located at -32.142, 115.798 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7.712 miles away.
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Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia

Wattleup, Western Australia

Wattleup is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Cockburn. As of 2001, it has been part of the Hope Valley-Wattleup development program, which has meant the demolition of most of the houses in the area for future industry. Wattleup had many market gardens in the past. They provided agricultural produce for the town of Fremantle.

Located at -32.17, 115.824 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7.713 miles away.
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Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia

Spearwood, Western Australia

Spearwood is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Cockburn. It was named by colonial settlers who noticed the native tea trees, scientific name Melaleuca lancialata chipolata, being used for spears by the Yugul Aboriginal people.

Located at -32.106, 115.783 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7.712 miles away.
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Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia

Cockburn Power Station

Cockburn Power Station (CKB) is a power station in Cockburn, Western Australia. It has one natural gas powered gas turbine and one steam turbine that together generate a total capacity of 240 MW of electricity. The station was commissioned in 2003. It has a 160 MW combined cycle gas turbine which provides steam to a 80 MW steam turbine.

Located at -32.2, 115.774 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7.710 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Perth, Western Australia, Natural gas-fired power stations in Western Australia

Beeliar Wetlands

The Beeliar Wetlands are made up of two chains of lakes and wetlands that run parallel to the west coast of Western Australia. They are situated on the coastal plan between the Darling Escarpment and the Indian Ocean. The name "Beeliar" was the name given to the area by the Aboriginal people that lived and hunted in the area. The first chain of lakes and wetlands lies about 1–3 km inland from the Indian Ocean.

Located at -32.1331, 115.819 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7.713 miles away.
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Swan Coastal Plain, Parks in Western Australia

Perth Motorplex

Perth Motorplex is a motorsport venue located at Kwinana Beach, Western Australia. It caters mainly for drag racing and speedway, although other events are held there regularly. Over 275,000 patrons attend the venue each year to many varied events. The Perth Motorplex holds rounds of the ANDRA Drag Racing Championship and World Series Sprintcars championship.

Located at -32.2167, 115.788 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7.710 miles away.
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Motorsport venues in Australia, Sports venues in Perth, Western Australia, Drag racing venues in Australasia, Sports venues in Western Australia, Dirt track racing in Australia, Speedway venues in Australia

Spearwood railway station

Spearwood railway station is a former railway station at the end of the Fremantle Line. It is located in the town of Spearwood, adjacent to the rail yard. The remaining parts of the station are a few metal stalks, used to hold the station up. Built after the line is a private railway leading to other factories and companies. The Fremantle to Spearwood section of the Fremantle–Armadale railway line was originally constructed in April 1906.

Located at -32.1039, 115.782 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7.712 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Western Australia

Thomsons Lake

Thomsons Lake is a lake nature reserve in the City of Cockburn, Western Australia, approximately 25 km south of the central business district of Perth, the state capital, and on the southern fringes of the Perth metropolitan area. It in the suburb of Beeliar, 7 km south-west of Jandakot Airport.

Located at -32.15, 115.829 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7.714 miles away.
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Lakes of Western Australia, Nature reserves in Western Australia, Ramsar sites in Australia, Birdwatching, Swan Coastal Plain

Canning Land District

Canning Land District is a land district (cadastral division) of Western Australia, located within the South West Division in the eastern and south-eastern suburbs of metropolitan Perth.

Located at -32.1667, 115.833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7.714 miles away.
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Land districts of Western Australia

Gilmore College

Gilmore College formerly known as Kwinana Senior High School is a public co-educational high school in Western Australia. The school is located on Meares Avenue in the suburb of Orelia. The school was established in 1956 and caters for students in Year 7 to 12. The number of student enrolments have been erratic over the last five years. The school enrolled 780 students in 2007, then 1204 in 2008, to 1075 in 2009, then fell to 986 in 2010 and to 957 in 2011.

Located at -32.237, 115.815 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7.711 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1956, Public schools in Western Australia, High schools in Western Australia, Schools in Perth, Western Australia

Kwinana Oil Refinery

The Kwinana Refinery, operated by BP, is located on the shore of Cockburn Sound at Kwinana, near Fremantle, Western Australia. It was constructed by the then Anglo-Iranian Oil Company and completed in 1955. It is the largest oil refinery in Australia, with a capacity of 138,000 barrels/day.

Located at -32.2295, 115.765 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7.709 miles away.
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Oil refineries in Australia, Cockburn Sound, Kwinana, Western Australia

HNLMS K VIII

HNLMS K VIII was one of the three K VIII-class submarines of the Royal Netherlands Navy, built to serve as patrol vessel for the Dutch colonies. Launched in 1922 the boat saw service at the start of World War II, before being decommissioned in 1942.

Located at -32.1419, 115.759 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7.710 miles away.
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1922 ships, Ships built in the Netherlands, K VIII-class submarines, World War II submarines of the Netherlands