Pinjar is a rural locality in Perth

Perth, Western Australia

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, Western Australia

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. Its Local Government Area

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 is the City of Wanneroo.

History

The suburb of Pinjar is named after the large swampy lake of this name located north east of Wanneroo

Wanneroo

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. The lake name is shown on government plans from 1868, and the name is of Noongar

Noongar

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 Aboriginal

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 origin. The meaning of Pinjar is unknown, but could be "tadpole" or "swampy lake".

Geography

Pinjar is bounded by Pinjar Road/Old Yanchep Road to the west and Neaves Road to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are not gazetted.

Facilities

Pinjar is a sparsely populated agricultural suburb, most of which is pine plantation and wetland. At the ABS

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2001 census, Pinjar had a population of 109 people living in 38 dwellings.