Wannanup, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Wannanup
city = Mandurah
state = wa


caption =
lga = City of Mandurah
postcode = 6210
est = 1990s
pop = 1,958 (2006 census)
area = 2.6
propval =
stategov = Dawesville
fedgov = Canning
near-nw = "Indian Ocean"
near-n = Falcon
near-ne = Falcon
near-w = "Indian Ocean"
near-e = "Harvey Estuary"
near-sw = Dawesville
near-s = Dawesville
near-se = "Harvey Estuary"
dist1 = 87 | dir1 = SSW | location1 = Perth
dist2 = 12 | dir2 = SW | location2 = Mandurahcoord|-32.598|115.644|type:city(1958)_region:AU-WA_scale:50000|format=dms|display=title

Wannanup is a residential suburb in Western Australia, located convert|12|km|mi|0 southwest of Mandurah and convert|87|km|mi|0 south-southwest of the state capital, Perth. It is surrounded on three sides by water — the Indian Ocean to the west, the Harvey Estuary to the east and the Dawesville Channel to the south — and is home to the Port Bouvard development.

Demographics

At the 2006 census, Wannanup had a population of 1,958 peopleCensus 2006 AUS|id=SSC52451|name=Wannanup (State Suburb)|accessdate=2007-06-29] — up from 754 at the 2001 census.Census 2001 AUS|id=SSC52396|name=Wannanup (State Suburb)|accessdate=2007-06-29]

Politics

Wannanup did not have a polling place at the election, but at the 2004 federal election, the nearest polling place at Dawesville recorded a 60.59% primary vote for the centre-right Liberal Party, [cite web|url=http://results.aec.gov.au/12246/results/HousePollingPlaceFirstPrefs-12246-7482.htm|title=Polling Place - Dawesville (Canning)|author=Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)|date=9 November 2005|accessdate=2007-06-29] while at the 2005 state election, the Liberals received 43.8% of the vote compared to 36.8% for the centre-left Australian Labor Party and 9.2% for the Nationals. [cite web|url=http://www.electionswa.com/content/Polling_Dawesville.htm|title=District of Dawesville - Polling Place Results|author=Western Australian Electoral Commission|date=30 November 2005|accessdate=2007-06-29]

References

ee also

* Dawesville Channel