Gnangara, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Gnangara
city = Perth
state = wa


caption =
lga = City of Wanneroo
postcode = 6065
est =
pop = 1,193 (2006 census)
area = 14
stategov = Wanneroo
fedgov = Cowan
near-nw = Wanneroo
near-n = Jandabup
near-ne = Melaleuca
near-w = Wanneroo
near-e = Lexia
near-sw = Wangara
near-s = Landsdale
near-se = Cullacabardee
dist1 = 24 | dir1 = N | location1= Perth
dist2 = 8 | dir2 = SE | location2= Wanneroocoord|-31.773|115.861|type:city(1193)_region:AU-WA_scale:50000|format=dms|display=title

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. [ [http://www.lakelandscc.com.au/ Lakelands Country Club] home page]

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.Streetsmart WA|maps=Maps 252-253]

At the 2001 census, Gnangara had a population of 1,097.Census 2001 AUS|id=5032103|name=5032103 (Census Collection District)|accessdate=2007-05-01|
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Education

Gnangara contains the Aboriginal Community College (K-12), founded in 1979 with a current enrolment of 72 students. It is one of two independent Indigenous schools in the metropolitan area. [cite web|url=http://www.aics.wa.edu.au/content/theschools/info/aboriginal_community_college.shtm|title=Aboriginal Community College|author=Association of Independent Schools (AICS Support Unit)|accessdate=2006-12-21]

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