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The local community describes Karrinyup as a beautiful, clean and safe neighbourhood. To better understand what is means to be ‘a local’ our suburb profile seeks to understand the local stories Koora (past), Yeyi (present), Boordawan (future) and respond to Ngalang Maya (our place). This snapshot identifies the unique character of Karrinyup’s neighbourhood and helps the City rethink how we deliver services with a local focus.
Karrinyup is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning 'the place where bush kangaroos graze'. Rapid growth began in 1957 and most of the houses are relatively modern.
What it means to be a 'local'
The name "Karrinyup" was derived from the name of a local swamp called "Careniup", an Aboriginal word apparently meaning 'the place where bush kangaroos graze'. It was modified to its present form by the Lake Karrinyup Country Club in 1929.
Land at Karrinyup was first granted to Samuel Moore in the early 1840s. The property passed through many hands in the 19th Century until being acquired by W. Maley in 1909. Charles Stoneman subdivided another grant in the Karrinyup area into sixth-of-an acre lots in 1904. Many of these blocks were sold over the next ten years, however no roads were built and few houses constructed.
Development of a golf course began in the late 1920s on land previously owned by Maley. For many years, the Lake Karrinyup Country Club was the only significant development in the area.
Local sporting clubs
- Karrinyup Cricket Club
- Karrinyup Little Athletics Club
- North Beach Amateur Football Club
- Scarborough Junior Cricket Club
- Stirling Junior Football Club
- Metropolitan Veterans Cricket Association
- Hamersley Public Golf Course
- Lake Karrinyup Country Club
- Stirling Junior Football Club.
Connections with neighbours
- Neighbourhood sausage sizzles
- Street Christmas parties
- Helpful neighbours.
Local markets
Local schools
What you have told us so far
Facts
Karrinyup population
7,445
Average number of people per household
2
The average age in Karrinyup is 41 years old
31
Top five birthplaces
Australia (69%), England (7%), South Africa (2%), New Zealand (2%), Scotland (1%)
Median weekly household income
$1,843
86% of residents are satisfied with liveability
65%
Local plans
Rapid growth in Karrinyup did not begin until 1957, when the 1904 subdivision was redesigned to allow extensive residential development. The dominant forms of dwellings in Karrinyup are single detached residences. The western sector of the suburb also contains a substantial number of duplex and unit developments.
Most of the houses in Karrinyup are relatively modern, though the prolonged period of development has resulted in a range of styles from various eras. Many of the homes within the suburb are of 2 storeys and the vast majority are of brick-and-tile construction.
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