Lake Coogee
Perth, Western Australia
Lake Coogee, after which the suburb is named
Coordinates32°07′41″S 115°46′44″E / 32.128°S 115.779°E / -32.128; 115.779
Population4,768 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established30 March 2020
Postcode(s)6166
Area3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi)[2]
LGA(s)City of Cockburn
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Fremantle
Suburbs around Lake Coogee:
Coogee Spearwood Bibra Lake
Henderson Lake Coogee Yangebup
Beeliar
Henderson Henderson Munster

Lake Coogee is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Cockburn, and named after Lake Coogee, located within the suburb.

History

In 2019, the City of Cockburn approved a split of the suburb of Munster, whereby the north-western part of the suburb became the new suburb of Lake Coogee, while another part, in the south-west, was added to the suburb of Henderson. Only the eastern part of Munster remained part of the existing suburb. The changes came into effect on 30 March 2020.[3][4][5]

Prior to being part of the suburb of Munster from 1954, the district had been known as South Coogee since the 1870s and this earlier name remains in use by older settlers of the area. The district is one of the earliest parts of Western Australia to be settled by Europeans and the remains of the cottages built by the Pensioner Guards in the 1880s can still be seen around the Lake Coogee reserve.

Geography

The suburb is bounded by Troode and Barrington Streets to the north, Stock Road and Rockingam Road to the east, Frobisher Avenue to the south and the Beeliar Regional Park Lake Coogee reserve to the west.[6] after which the suburb takes its name.

Facilities

There is one school in the area, Saint Jeromes School, a Catholic primary school.

The main recreational area in the suburb is Santich Park, which was named after Arthur Santich for his volunteer work within the Council (whose descendants still live in the area), is the home of the Yangebup Little Athletics Club and the South Coogee Junior Football Club.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lake Coogee (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "2021 Community Profiles: Lake Coogee (State Suburb)". 2021 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "New Suburb and Boundary Changes: Lake Coogee, Munster and Henderson". Comment on Cockburn. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "Locality Boundary Amendments". City of Cockburn. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  5. ↑ Ben Smith (5 November 2019). "Suburb name change could boost property prices". Communitynews.com.au. Cockburn Gazette. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "Project Update: September 2019".
  7. ↑ City of Cockburn Club Sports Register

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