Shoalwater, Western Australia
- Shoalwater, Western Australia
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Shoalwater
city = Perth
state = wa
caption =
lga = City of Rockingham
postcode = 6169
est =
pop = 2963 (2006 census)[Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC52281|name=Shoalwater (State Suburb)|quick=on|accessdate=2008-10-05] ]
area =
propval =
stategov = Rockingham
fedgov = Brand
near-nw =
near-n = Peron
near-ne = Rockingham
near-w =
near-e = Rockingham
near-sw =
near-s =
near-se = Safety Bay
dist1 =
location1= coord|-32.295|115.706|type:city(2963)_region:AU-WA_scale:30000|format=dms|display=title
Shoalwater is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham.
Shoalwater is located within the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park which includes Shoalwater Bay, Warnbro Sound, Cape Peron and several small islands being Penguin island, Seal Island and Shag Rock.
The name 'Shoalwater' was used by the original settlers on the basis of the shallow waters in the area.
External links
* [http://www.naturebase.net/component/option,com_hotproperty/task,view/id,10/Itemid,755/ Shoalwater Islands Marine Park] (Department of Environment and Conservation)
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