Karnup Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Winery in the predominantly rural suburb of Karnup | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 32°22′05″S 115°49′37″E / 32.368°S 115.827°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 2,096 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6176 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 32.2 km2 (12.4 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Rockingham | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Warnbro | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Brand | ||||||||||||||
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Karnup is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham. It is named after the Karnup townsite, which was declared in 1924 and which, in turn, took its name from an Indigenous name of unknown meaning.[3]