Gnangara, Western Australia

Gnangara Perth, Western Australia
Gnangara
Coordinates	31°46′23″S 115°51′40″E / 31.773°S 115.861°ECoordinates: 31°46′23″S 115°51′40″E / 31.773°S 115.861°E
Population	1,191 (2011 census)[1]
• Density	85.1/km^2 (220/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	6077
Area	14 km^2 (5.4 sq mi)
Location	24 km (15 mi) N of Perth CBD 8 km (5 mi) SE of Wanneroo
LGA(s)	City of Wanneroo
State electorate(s)	Wanneroo
Federal Division(s)	Cowan
Suburbs around Gnangara: Wanneroo Jandabup Melaleuca Wanneroo Gnangara Lexia Wangara Landsdale Cullacabardee

Gnangara is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Wanneroo. Gnangara is also the name for an underground water mound with a 117-hectare surface feature called Lake Gnangara.

Facilities

Much of the suburb's area is semi rural, with residential estate developed in the early 1990s by Midland Brick and centred on Lakelands Drive borders includes the private 18-hole golf course Lakelands Country Club, established in 1984 on 70 hectares.^[2] The Perth International Telecommunications Centre is located near and often associated with Gnangara.

Location

Gnangara is bounded by Ocean Reef Road and Gnangara Road to the south, Badgerup Road and Ross Road to the west and the Gnangara Pine Plantation to the northeast and east. While the plantation is named for the suburb, only a few hectares of it are within the suburb's boundaries, with the majority in Lexia to the east.^[3]

At the 2006 census, Gnangara had a population of 1,193.^[4]

Education

Gnangara contained the Aboriginal Community College (K-12), founded in 1979 and closed in 2008. It was one of two independent Indigenous schools in the metropolitan area.^[5]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Gnangara (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
2. Lakelands Country Club home page
3. Department of Land Information. StreetSmart® Perth Street Directory (54 (2013) ed.). West Australian Newspapers Ltd. pp. Maps 252–253. ISBN 978-0-909439-67-5.
4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Gnangara (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 July 2011. Map
5. Association of Independent Schools (AICS Support Unit). "Aboriginal Community College". Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-13.