Wanneroo Road
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Wanneroo Road is an important arterial road in Perth
, Australia
. It is about 75 kilometres long. It links Perth with the City of Wanneroo, and the Towns of Yanchep and Lancelin
. It starts from Charles Street in the Perth CBD and then becomes Perth-Lancelin Road after Gingin Brook Road in Woodridge
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After the enactment of the Road Districts Act 1871, the Perth Road Board requested that the Legislative Council
proclaim eight public thoroughfares through its territory, and on 4 June 1872, Road No.3, intended as a route from Perth to Champion Bay (now Geraldton) via Wanneroo, was published in the Government Gazette. However, the act of proclaiming a road did not magically bring it into existence, and progress on surfacing the track occurred at a slow rate.
Originally a narrow and often country road with a single lane in each direction it has been periodically widened and (particularly north of Wanneroo) straightened. Around the Carabooda area the road has been realigned. Short sections of the original, narrow road remain providing access to properties along the road.
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Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is about 75 kilometres long. It links Perth with the City of Wanneroo, and the Towns of Yanchep and Lancelin
Lancelin, Western Australia
Lancelin is a small fishing and tourist town 110 km north of Perth, Western Australia. It is located in the Shire of Gingin at the end of Wanneroo Road , and a few kilometres from the start of the Indian Ocean Drive....
. It starts from Charles Street in the Perth CBD and then becomes Perth-Lancelin Road after Gingin Brook Road in Woodridge
Woodridge, Western Australia
Woodridge is a town and rural residential estate located north of the central business district of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, on the western side of Wanneroo Road near Guilderton. It is separated from Perth's residential area by a wide area of State Forest at Wilbinga...
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After the enactment of the Road Districts Act 1871, the Perth Road Board requested that the Legislative Council
Western Australian Legislative Council
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. Its central purpose is to act as a house of review for legislation passed through the lower house, the Legislative Assembly. It sits in Parliament House in the state...
proclaim eight public thoroughfares through its territory, and on 4 June 1872, Road No.3, intended as a route from Perth to Champion Bay (now Geraldton) via Wanneroo, was published in the Government Gazette. However, the act of proclaiming a road did not magically bring it into existence, and progress on surfacing the track occurred at a slow rate.
Originally a narrow and often country road with a single lane in each direction it has been periodically widened and (particularly north of Wanneroo) straightened. Around the Carabooda area the road has been realigned. Short sections of the original, narrow road remain providing access to properties along the road.
Important roads and areas
- Yanchep National ParkYanchep National ParkYanchep is a national park in Western Australia , north of Perth. The park is noted for its caves, native bush and koala colonies. It also offers cultural educational programmes offered in partnership with the local Nyoongar aboriginal people....
- WannerooWannerooWanneroo may refer to:* City of Wanneroo - a local government area in the north of Perth, Western Australia* Wanneroo - a suburb in that local government area* Wanneroo Road - an arterial road north of Perth...
- WangaraWangara, Western AustraliaWangara is a light industrial suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Wanneroo. According to the 2006 Census, It contains very few private dwellings.-Transport:...
- BalcattaBalcatta, Western AustraliaBalcatta is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling. It is a primarily middle-class suburb made up of mainly Italian Catholic, Greek and Macedonian Orthodox families, as well as many families from other European Orthodox religions. It is also one of...
- Reid HighwayReid HighwayReid Highway is a major arterial highway in Perth, Western Australia. It is allocated Route 3, and runs between Marmion Avenue, North Beach, and West Swan Road, West Swan, a distance of...
Major intersections
All major intersections are controlled by traffic lights except Pinjar Road and all roads north of Joondalup DriveJoondalup Drive
Joondalup Drive is a main road in the city of Perth, Western Australia. The road cuts through the City of Joondalup's central business district and extends for a few kilometres out towards neighbouring residential suburbs...
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Green Street and Walcott Street - to Mount LawleyMount Lawley, Western AustraliaMount Lawley is an inner suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Most of the suburb lies within the Local Government Area of the City of Stirling and small portions are in the City of Vincent and City of Bayswater...
, JoondannaJoondanna, Western AustraliaJoondanna is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling.There is a Catholic church, St. Denis, in Joondanna, and a small Catholic primary school of the same name....
, Mount HawthornMount Hawthorn, Western AustraliaMount Hawthorn is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Vincent.The Mount Hawthorn area was first selected for urban development in 1887. In the late 1890s part of it was purchased by a syndicate of Edward Wittenoom, a politician and pastoralist; James Hicks and C. L. W....
, GlendaloughGlendalough, Western AustraliaGlendalough is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling, and is located about 6 kilometres from Perth's central business district along the Mitchell Freeway....
, Osborne ParkOsborne Park, Western AustraliaOsborne Park is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling.Osborne Park was named after William Osborne, a butcher who owned an abattoir on Wanneroo Road and was elected to the Perth Road Board , in 1875.The suburb was originally full of market gardens,...
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London Street - to Mount HawthornMount Hawthorn, Western AustraliaMount Hawthorn is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Vincent.The Mount Hawthorn area was first selected for urban development in 1887. In the late 1890s part of it was purchased by a syndicate of Edward Wittenoom, a politician and pastoralist; James Hicks and C. L. W....
, LeedervilleLeederville, Western AustraliaLeederville is a locality within the City of Vincent within the Perth metropolitan region of Western Australia.It is home to Aranmore Catholic College, The Schools of Isolated and Distance Education, Central Institute of Technology Leederville Campus and St Mary's Church.-External...
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Morley Drive - to DianellaDianella, Western AustraliaDianella is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling.Dianella was named after the botanical title of a small blue lily, Dianella revoluta, which is a narrow-leafed plant which was plentiful in the area prior to residential development. Dianella is home...
, YokineYokine, Western AustraliaYokine is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling.-History:The name Yokine was derived from the Aboriginal word meaning native dog. The name was chosen because the area is close to Dog Swamp. Its post code is 6060.Yokine was part of the grant...
, MorleyMorley, Western AustraliaMorley is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, situated approximately northeast of Perth's central business district within the City of Bayswater local government area. It contains the Centro Galleria, Perth's second-largest commercial shopping centre, constructed in 1994. The Morley bus station...
, NollamaraNollamara, Western AustraliaNollamara is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling.The name "Nollamara" is the Aboriginal word for the plant known as the Black Kangaroo Paw.-Transport:...
, StirlingStirling, Western AustraliaThe City of Stirling is a Local Government Area in the northern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located about north of Perth's central business district...
, InnalooInnaloo, Western AustraliaInnaloo is a suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and it is located 9 km from Perth's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling....
. - Main Street - to BalcattaBalcatta, Western AustraliaBalcatta is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling. It is a primarily middle-class suburb made up of mainly Italian Catholic, Greek and Macedonian Orthodox families, as well as many families from other European Orthodox religions. It is also one of...
, Tuart HillTuart Hill, Western AustraliaTuart Hill is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia.Tuart Hill is named after the Tuart tree that once grew extensively throughout the area, especially around Dog Swamp...
, Osborne ParkOsborne Park, Western AustraliaOsborne Park is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling.Osborne Park was named after William Osborne, a butcher who owned an abattoir on Wanneroo Road and was elected to the Perth Road Board , in 1875.The suburb was originally full of market gardens,...
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Balcatta Road - to BalcattaBalcatta, Western AustraliaBalcatta is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling. It is a primarily middle-class suburb made up of mainly Italian Catholic, Greek and Macedonian Orthodox families, as well as many families from other European Orthodox religions. It is also one of...
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Reid HighwayReid HighwayReid Highway is a major arterial highway in Perth, Western Australia. It is allocated Route 3, and runs between Marmion Avenue, North Beach, and West Swan Road, West Swan, a distance of...
- to MirrabookaMirrabooka, Western AustraliaMirrabooka is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling.Mirrabooka is the Aboriginal name for the constellation most commonly known as the Southern Cross....
, MalagaMalaga, Western AustraliaMalaga is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, approximately 11 kilometres north of it. It is located in the City of Swan. The suburb is thought to be named after either the Spanish city of Málaga, or the Aboriginal word malaga which means ironstone. The name was approved in 1969.Malaga is an...
, BeechboroBeechboro, Western AustraliaBeechboro is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Swan.-History:The name Beechboro reflects the history of the first European owner of land in the area. In 1892 Henry Brockman subdivided land in the area. The Brockman Family were well established landowners in the Swan...
, CarineCarine, Western AustraliaCarine is a suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located north of Perth's central business district between Marmion Avenue and Mitchell Freeway. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling.-History:...
. - Beach RoadBeach Road, PerthBeach Road is a major east-west road in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, connecting Perth's inner northern beachside suburbs and inland state housing areas with shopping and public transport facilities at Warwick and the Malaga industrial area...
- to GirrawheenGirrawheen, Western AustraliaGirrawheen is a northern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Wanneroo.-History:...
, BalgaBalga, Western AustraliaBalga is a suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located north of Perth's central business district . Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling....
, KoondoolaKoondoola, Western AustraliaKoondoola is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Wanneroo. Its postcode is 6064.Koondoola is a relatively new suburb, with most of its infrastructure being built in the 1970s. For example, two of the area's focal points, Koondoola Primary School and Koondoola Plaza,...
, MirrabookaMirrabooka, Western AustraliaMirrabooka is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling.Mirrabooka is the Aboriginal name for the constellation most commonly known as the Southern Cross....
, WarwickWarwick, Western AustraliaWarwick is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Joondalup. Its postcode is 6024. The eastern third of the suburb is a native bushland area known as the Warwick Open Space....
, HamersleyHamersley, Western AustraliaHamersley is a residential suburb 14 kilometres north-northwest of the central business district of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, and six kilometres from the Indian Ocean. The suburb adjoins two major arterial roads—Mitchell Freeway to the west and Reid Highway to the...
, CarineCarine, Western AustraliaCarine is a suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located north of Perth's central business district between Marmion Avenue and Mitchell Freeway. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling.-History:...
, DuncraigDuncraig, Western AustraliaDuncraig is a large northern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, Australia, and is located north of Perth's central business district between Marmion Avenue and Mitchell Freeway...
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Warwick Road - to WarwickWarwick, Western AustraliaWarwick is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Joondalup. Its postcode is 6024. The eastern third of the suburb is a native bushland area known as the Warwick Open Space....
, GreenwoodGreenwood, Western AustraliaGreenwood, is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located in the City of Joondalup. The suburb is located 18 km from Perth's central business district.-History:...
, DuncraigDuncraig, Western AustraliaDuncraig is a large northern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, Australia, and is located north of Perth's central business district between Marmion Avenue and Mitchell Freeway...
. - Marangaroo Drive - to MarangarooMarangaroo, Western AustraliaMarangaroo is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. It is located approximately 18 km north of Perth City, and is home to the Marangaroo Golf Course and two primary schools - Rawlinson Primary School and Marangaroo Primary School....
, GirrawheenGirrawheen, Western AustraliaGirrawheen is a northern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Wanneroo.-History:...
, Alexander HeightsAlexander Heights, Western AustraliaAlexander Heights is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Wanneroo.Originally named "Alinjarra", an Aboriginal word for 'north' in 1977, this suburb was renamed Alexander Heights in 1987. The name is derived from Alexander Drive, the main arterial road into the area...
, KoondoolaKoondoola, Western AustraliaKoondoola is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Wanneroo. Its postcode is 6064.Koondoola is a relatively new suburb, with most of its infrastructure being built in the 1970s. For example, two of the area's focal points, Koondoola Primary School and Koondoola Plaza,...
, BallajuraBallajura, Western AustraliaBallajura is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, in the City of Swan local government area. Ballajura is located 14 km north of the Perth CBD...
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Hepburn Avenue - to MarangarooMarangaroo, Western AustraliaMarangaroo is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. It is located approximately 18 km north of Perth City, and is home to the Marangaroo Golf Course and two primary schools - Rawlinson Primary School and Marangaroo Primary School....
, MadeleyMadeley, Western AustraliaMadeley is a suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located north of Perth's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Wanneroo. Previously part of Landsdale, much of the suburb was rural in character until the 1990s, with market gardening a common...
, DarchDarch, Western AustraliaDarch is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Wanneroo approximately north of Perth's central business district. Previously part of Landsdale, much of the suburb was rural in character until the late 1990s. It was named after an early settler family in the area, with...
, KingsleyKingsley, Western AustraliaKingsley is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Joondalup. Kingsley is bounded to the north by Whitfords Avenue, to the south by Hepburn Avenue, to the west by the Mitchell Freeway and to the east by Wanneroo Road....
, GreenwoodGreenwood, Western AustraliaGreenwood, is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located in the City of Joondalup. The suburb is located 18 km from Perth's central business district.-History:...
, DuncraigDuncraig, Western AustraliaDuncraig is a large northern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, Australia, and is located north of Perth's central business district between Marmion Avenue and Mitchell Freeway...
, PadburyPadbury, Western AustraliaPadbury is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Joondalup. Its postcode is 6025. The suburb was named in 1971 after the notable Western Australian settler Walter Padbury...
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Gnangara Road - to MadeleyMadeley, Western AustraliaMadeley is a suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located north of Perth's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Wanneroo. Previously part of Landsdale, much of the suburb was rural in character until the 1990s, with market gardening a common...
, WangaraWangara, Western AustraliaWangara is a light industrial suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Wanneroo. According to the 2006 Census, It contains very few private dwellings.-Transport:...
, LandsdaleLandsdale, Western AustraliaLandsdale is a northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia located within the local government area of the City of Wanneroo. It is mixed use, with residential, commercial and light manufacturing areas.-History:...
, GnangaraGnangara, Western AustraliaGnangara 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:...
, EllenbrookEllenbrook, Western AustraliaEllenbrook is a northeastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, about 21 km from Perth's Central business district , located within the City of Swan. Ellenbrook, and its neighbouring suburbs of The Vines and Aveley, are unusual for Perth in being a significant distance from neighbouring suburbs...
, Henley BrookHenley Brook, Western AustraliaHenley Brook is an outer rural suburb of Perth, Western Australia, part of the Swan Valley wine region. The Ellen brook and Swan River meet in the northeastern corner of the suburb. This is also the farthest upstream Captain Stirling's 1827 exploration reached before deciding on the settlement...
. - Whitfords Avenue - to WoodvaleWoodvale, Western AustraliaWoodvale is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Joondalup and the City of Wanneroo. Its postcode is 6026.Woodvale is bounded to the south by Whitfords Avenue, to the west by the Mitchell Freeway, to the north by Ocean Reef Road and to the east by Wanneroo Road...
, KingsleyKingsley, Western AustraliaKingsley is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Joondalup. Kingsley is bounded to the north by Whitfords Avenue, to the south by Hepburn Avenue, to the west by the Mitchell Freeway and to the east by Wanneroo Road....
, PadburyPadbury, Western AustraliaPadbury is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Joondalup. Its postcode is 6025. The suburb was named in 1971 after the notable Western Australian settler Walter Padbury...
, CraigieCraigie, Western AustraliaCraigie is located in the northern suburbs of the Perth metropolitan area. Craigie was chosen as a suburb name in 1970 and honours an early councillor of the City of Wanneroo who did much work in developing the City...
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Ocean Reef Road - to WangaraWangara, Western AustraliaWangara is a light industrial suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Wanneroo. According to the 2006 Census, It contains very few private dwellings.-Transport:...
, PearsallPearsall, Western AustraliaPearsall is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Wanneroo. Until the late 1990s it was the southernmost part of the suburb of Wanneroo....
, WoodvaleWoodvale, Western AustraliaWoodvale is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Joondalup and the City of Wanneroo. Its postcode is 6026.Woodvale is bounded to the south by Whitfords Avenue, to the west by the Mitchell Freeway, to the north by Ocean Reef Road and to the east by Wanneroo Road...
, EdgewaterEdgewater, Western AustraliaEdgewater is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located north of Perth's central business district. Edgewater was approved as a suburb name in 1974, and its local government area is the City of Joondalup...
, BeldonBeldon, Western AustraliaBeldon is a small suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Joondalup, to the north of Craigie. Beldon contains two schools — Beldon Primary School and Belridge Senior High School....
, Heathridge. - Dundebar Road - to WannerooWannerooWanneroo may refer to:* City of Wanneroo - a local government area in the north of Perth, Western Australia* Wanneroo - a suburb in that local government area* Wanneroo Road - an arterial road north of Perth...
, SinagraSinagra, Western AustraliaSinagra is an outer northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Wanneroo.This suburb, formerly part of Wanneroo, is named after the Sinagra family, migrants from Italy who arrived in the Wanneroo area in the 1920s. Sam Sinagra owned a shop in Wanneroo, and the family...
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Pinjar Road - to AshbyAshby, Western AustraliaAshby is a suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located north of Perth's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Wanneroo....
, TappingTapping, Western AustraliaTapping is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Wanneroo. It came into being in the early 1990s as a subdivision of Wanneroo, originally as part of the Carramar estate....
, MariginiupMariginiup, Western AustraliaMariginiup is an outer northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Wanneroo....
, Banksia GroveBanksia Grove, Western AustraliaBanksia Grove is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Wanneroo. Its postcode is 6031, and it was until the late 1990s part of Neerabup. The suburb is approximately 27km to Perth CBD, 9km from the coast and 5km from Joondalup CBD....
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Joondalup DriveJoondalup DriveJoondalup Drive is a main road in the city of Perth, Western Australia. The road cuts through the City of Joondalup's central business district and extends for a few kilometres out towards neighbouring residential suburbs...
- to Joondalup, EdgewaterEdgewater, Western AustraliaEdgewater is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located north of Perth's central business district. Edgewater was approved as a suburb name in 1974, and its local government area is the City of Joondalup...
, Burns BeachBurns Beach, Western AustraliaBurns Beach is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located north of Perth's central business district at the northern fringe of the City of Joondalup...
, CarramarCarramar, Western AustraliaCarramar is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Wanneroo and it is situated 29 km from the Perth CBD. Its postcode is 6031, and it came into being, together with Tapping to the south, in 1995 as a subdivision of Neerabup....
, TappingTapping, Western AustraliaTapping is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Wanneroo. It came into being in the early 1990s as a subdivision of Wanneroo, originally as part of the Carramar estate....
, Banksia GroveBanksia Grove, Western AustraliaBanksia Grove is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Wanneroo. Its postcode is 6031, and it was until the late 1990s part of Neerabup. The suburb is approximately 27km to Perth CBD, 9km from the coast and 5km from Joondalup CBD....
. - Hester Avenue - to ClarksonClarkson, Western AustraliaClarkson is an outer northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located 34 kilometres north of Perth's central business district. It is part of the City of Wanneroo local government area. While mostly a residential area, it also functions as a town centre, serving many surrounding areas with a...
, RidgewoodRidgewood, Western AustraliaRidgewood is an outer suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located 37 kilometres north of Perth's central business district. Is is part of the City of Wanneroo local government area.-Geography:...
, MerriwaMerriwa, Western AustraliaMerriwa is an outer suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located 36 kilometres north of Perth's central business district. It is part of the City of Wanneroo local authority...
. - Yanchep Beach Road - to Yanchep.
- Breakwater Drive - to Two RocksTwo Rocks, Western AustraliaTwo Rocks is an outer suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located 61 kilometres north of Perth's central business district. It is part of the City of Wanneroo local authority and straddles the northernmost boundaries of the Perth metropolitan area....
. - Gingin Brook Road (WoodridgeWoodridge, Western AustraliaWoodridge is a town and rural residential estate located north of the central business district of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, on the western side of Wanneroo Road near Guilderton. It is separated from Perth's residential area by a wide area of State Forest at Wilbinga...
) - to GinginGingin, Western AustraliaGingin is an agricultural town in Western Australia. The town is located north of Perth along the Brand Highway.The town is well suited for agriculture with a mild climate and available water sources...