Mandurah Road, Perth
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Mandurah Road is the name given to two roads in the cities of Perth
and Mandurah, Western Australia
, which link together at Stakehill Road, Karnup
.
Until 2005, the road changed name at the City of Mandurah
boundary line (between Singleton
and Madora Bay
) to "Fremantle Road", but this was changed by a decision of the City of Mandurah in September 2005. This change has been recognised by the Government in the 2007 Streetsmart street directory.
Former Fremantle Road:
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
and Mandurah, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, which link together at Stakehill Road, Karnup
Karnup, Western Australia
Karnup is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham....
.
- The northern part starts in the Kwinana BeachKwinana Beach, Western AustraliaKwinana Beach is an industrial suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Kwinana.Kwinana is firstly 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 onto Kwinana Beach. The...
industrial area. After 2 km and reaching the City of RockinghamCity of RockinghamThe City of Rockingham is a Local Government Area in the far southern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth.-History:In 1896, residents of Rockingham petitioned to establish a road board, which they proposed be called "Clarence" which was the name of the failed settlement of...
boundary, it becomes a semi-rural single carriageway road which runs past wetlands east of RockinghamRockingham, Western AustraliaRockingham is a suburb and primary centre in Western Australia south-west of the Perth city centre and south of Fremantle. It has a beachside location at Mangles Bay, the southern extremity of Cockburn Sound. To its north stretches the maritime and resource-industry installations of Kwinana and...
such as Lake Cooloongup and Lake Walyungup. It also provides access to the residential and rural-residential sections of the suburb of BaldivisBaldivis, Western AustraliaBaldivis is a semi-rural residential suburb south of the central business district of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, and southeast of the regional centre of Rockingham...
.
- The southern part starts at Stakehill Road and is a dual carriageway and part of National Highway 1Highway 1 (Australia)Australia's Highway 1 is a network of highways that circumnavigate the Australian continent, joining all mainland state capitals. At a total length of approximately it is the longest national highway in the world, longer than the Trans-Siberian Highway and the Trans-Canada Highway...
. It is actually a continuation of Ennis Avenue coming from RockinghamRockingham, Western AustraliaRockingham is a suburb and primary centre in Western Australia south-west of the Perth city centre and south of Fremantle. It has a beachside location at Mangles Bay, the southern extremity of Cockburn Sound. To its north stretches the maritime and resource-industry installations of Kwinana and...
. It continues to Mandurah, where it intersects with Mandjoogoordap DriveMandjoogoordap DriveMandjoogoordap Drive, meaning "meeting place of the heart" in the indigenous Noongar language, is a dual carriageway road which links the Western Australian city of Mandurah to the Kwinana Freeway. It was officially opened on the 7th October 2010...
at a roundabout before crossing Pinjarra Road and heading west to meet Old Coast RoadOld Coast RoadOld Coast Road is a Western Australian highway linking Mandurah, WA's second-largest city located 75 km south of Perth, with Bunbury, WA's third-largest city. It is signed as Route 1 for most of its length and is long.-Overview:...
which is the main road to BunburyBunbury, Western AustraliaThe port city of Bunbury is the third largest city in Western Australia after the State Capital Perth and Mandurah. It is situated south of Perth's central business district...
and South West of Western Australia.
Until 2005, the road changed name at the City of Mandurah
City of Mandurah
The City of Mandurah is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. It covers an area of approximately 174 km² in the Peel region of Western Australia just beyond the southern boundary of metropolitan Perth, and lies about 75 km south of the Perth central business district.It is bordered by the...
boundary line (between Singleton
Singleton, Western Australia
Singleton is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham. It is the southernmost suburb of the Perth Metropolitan Area and is actually closer to the regional city Mandurah than either Perth CBD or Rockingham....
and Madora Bay
Madora Bay, Western Australia
Not to be confused with Madura, Western Australia or Mandora StationMadora Bay is the northernmost suburb of Mandurah, located on the coast between Mandurah and Rockingham.-History:...
) to "Fremantle Road", but this was changed by a decision of the City of Mandurah in September 2005. This change has been recognised by the Government in the 2007 Streetsmart street directory.
Major intersections
- Wellard Road - to LedaLeda, Western AustraliaLeda is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Kwinana. Leda is one of the five main suburbs of Kwinana.Leda is one of the Kwinana suburbs named after a ship. The brig Leda brought settlers to the new Swan River Colony in January 1830...
, ParmeliaParmelia, Western AustraliaParmelia is a suburb of Kwinana, Western Australia, located in the Town of Kwinana.Parmelia is one of the Kwinana suburbs named after a ship. The "Parmelia" was the first ship to arrive in June 1829 bringing settlers to establish the new colony at the Swan River in Western Australia. Its passengers...
and WellardWellard, Western AustraliaWellard is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Kwinana.The suburb name commemorates an early settler, John Wellard, who in 1860 owned Serpentine Farm about 7.5 km southeast of the suburb. A government townsite with his name was declared in 1923 but cancelled in...
. - Dixon Road/Gilmore Avenue:
- West to Rockingham Trade Centre and Murdoch UniversityMurdoch UniversityMurdoch University is a public university based in Perth, Australia. It began operations as the state's second university in 1973, and accepted its first students in 1975...
Rockingham Campus - East to WellardWellard, Western AustraliaWellard is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Kwinana.The suburb name commemorates an early settler, John Wellard, who in 1860 owned Serpentine Farm about 7.5 km southeast of the suburb. A government townsite with his name was declared in 1923 but cancelled in...
and KwinanaKwinanaKwinana may refer to:*Town of Kwinana, a Local Government Area in Western Australia*Kwinana Beach, Western Australia, a suburb in Western Australia*Kwinana Freeway, a major road in Western Australia...
- West to Rockingham Trade Centre and Murdoch University
- Kerosene Lane to the Kwinana FreewayKwinana FreewayThe Kwinana Freeway is a major arterial road in Perth, Western Australia, linking Perth with the southern suburbs and then further on towards Mandurah, a distance of . It has a speed limit of , except in central Perth and south of Lakes Road . Like all Western Australian freeways, the minimum...
intersection with Mundijong Road. - Safety Bay Road:
- West to Safety BaySafety Bay, Western AustraliaSafety Bay is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located on the coast within the City of Rockingham.-History:...
- East to BaldivisBaldivis, Western AustraliaBaldivis is a semi-rural residential suburb south of the central business district of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, and southeast of the regional centre of Rockingham...
and Kwinana FreewayKwinana FreewayThe Kwinana Freeway is a major arterial road in Perth, Western Australia, linking Perth with the southern suburbs and then further on towards Mandurah, a distance of . It has a speed limit of , except in central Perth and south of Lakes Road . Like all Western Australian freeways, the minimum...
- West to Safety Bay
- Stakehill Road - to Karnup Nature Reserve.
- Anstey Road - to Secret HarbourSecret Harbour, Western AustraliaSecret Harbour is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham on the Indian Ocean coast at Comet Bay.- History :...
- Dampier Drive - to Golden BayGolden Bay, Western AustraliaGolden Bay is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham.Originally known as Peelhurst the locality name was officially changed in 1985....
, Secret HarbourSecret Harbour, Western AustraliaSecret Harbour is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham on the Indian Ocean coast at Comet Bay.- History :...
and WarnbroWarnbro, Western AustraliaWarnbro is a southern outer suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located on Warnbro Sound within the City of Rockingham... - Paganoni Road
- Singleton Beach Road - to SingletonSingleton, Western AustraliaSingleton is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham. It is the southernmost suburb of the Perth Metropolitan Area and is actually closer to the regional city Mandurah than either Perth CBD or Rockingham....
Former Fremantle Road:
- Madora Beach Road - to Madora BayMadora Bay, Western AustraliaNot to be confused with Madura, Western Australia or Mandora StationMadora Bay is the northernmost suburb of Mandurah, located on the coast between Mandurah and Rockingham.-History:...
- Meadow Springs Drive - to Meadow SpringsMeadow Springs, Western AustraliaMeadow Springs is a suburb of Mandurah, immediately northeast of Mandurah's central area. Alongside some of Mandurah's most recent land estates, it contains a large golf course, Catholic primary school, Anglican co-educational school, and a war veterans' estate.-Shopping:Meadow Springs also...
- Mandurah Terrace - to MandurahMandurah, Western AustraliaMandurah is the second-largest city in Western Australia and is located approximately south of the state capital, Perth.The city attracts a large number of tourists, including many international visitors...
Foreshore - Gordon Road - to GreenfieldsGreenfields, Western AustraliaGreenfields is a suburb of Mandurah, located east of Mandurah's central area. It includes several aged care residences and a large recreation oval and centre....
, NambeelupNambeelup, Western AustraliaNambeelup is a small town and dormitory suburb of the city of Mandurah in the Peel Region of Western Australia.Named after Nambeelup Brook, it is of a predominantly rural land use although it is home to several residential and industrial subdivisions through the St Davids development which, due to...
and eventually South Western HighwaySouth Western HighwaySouth Western Highway is a highway in the South West region of Western Australia connecting Perth's southeast with Walpole. It is a part of the National Highway 1 network for most of its length...
at North DandalupNorth Dandalup, Western AustraliaNorth Dandalup is a small town in the Peel region of Western Australia along the South Western Highway between Serpentine and Pinjarra. Its local government area is the Shire of Murray... - Mandjoogoordap DriveMandjoogoordap DriveMandjoogoordap Drive, meaning "meeting place of the heart" in the indigenous Noongar language, is a dual carriageway road which links the Western Australian city of Mandurah to the Kwinana Freeway. It was officially opened on the 7th October 2010...
, Stake HillStake Hill, Western AustraliaStake Hill is a northeastern rural residential suburb of Mandurah, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Murray. At the 2006 census, Stake Hill had a population of 670.-History:...
, direct link to the Kwinana FreewayKwinana FreewayThe Kwinana Freeway is a major arterial road in Perth, Western Australia, linking Perth with the southern suburbs and then further on towards Mandurah, a distance of . It has a speed limit of , except in central Perth and south of Lakes Road . Like all Western Australian freeways, the minimum...
to PerthPerth, Western AustraliaPerth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
/BunburyBunbury, Western AustraliaThe port city of Bunbury is the third largest city in Western Australia after the State Capital Perth and Mandurah. It is situated south of Perth's central business district...
. - Allnutt Street/Murdoch Drive - Mandurah railway station, Peel Health Campus
- Pinjarra RoadPinjarra RoadPinjarra Road is a major west-east road connecting the two major centres of the Peel Region, Mandurah and Pinjarra. Mostly a dual carriageway, it also forms the termini of both the Kwinana Freeway and Forrest Highway.-Major intersections:...
:- West to MandurahMandurah, Western AustraliaMandurah is the second-largest city in Western Australia and is located approximately south of the state capital, Perth.The city attracts a large number of tourists, including many international visitors...
Foreshore and Halls HeadHalls Head, Western AustraliaHalls Head is a coastal suburb of Mandurah, immediately west of Mandurah's central area. It is largely residential and contains several canal estates developed since the 1980s.... - East to GreenfieldsGreenfields, Western AustraliaGreenfields is a suburb of Mandurah, located east of Mandurah's central area. It includes several aged care residences and a large recreation oval and centre....
, CoodanupCoodanup, Western AustraliaCoodanup is a northern suburb of Mandurah, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Mandurah.-History:The name "Coodanup" is of unknown origin, although clearly a Noongar word - the WA gazetteer states that in 1836, Lieutenant Henry Bunbury noted "Colanup" was the local name for...
and PinjarraPinjarra, Western AustraliaPinjarra is a town in the Peel region of Western Australia along the South Western Highway, from the state capital, Perth and south-east of the coastal city of Mandurah. Its local government area is the Shire of Murray. At the 2006 census, Pinjarra had a population of 3,279.Pinjarra is an area...
- West to Mandurah