Nowergup, Western Australia

The suburb of Nowergup (sometimes spelled Nowgerup in earlier documents) takes its name from Lake Nowergup. The lake name was first recorded by Surveyor General John Septimus Roe in 1841, and is a Noongar Aboriginal word which possibly means "place of sweet water". It was approved as a suburb name in 1982.^[2]

[edit] Geography

Nowergup is bounded by Romeo Road/Karoborup Road to the north, the proposed Mitchell Freeway to the west, Pinjar Road to the east and Hester Avenue and Wattle Avenue to the south.^[3]

At the ABS 2001 census, Nowergup had a population of 225 people living in 76 dwellings.^[1]

[edit] Facilities

Nowergup is a sparsely populated agricultural suburb. Several plant nurseries, the Ocean View Tavern and the Nowergup Lake wetland and fauna sanctuary are situated along Wanneroo Road. The western strip between Wanneroo Road and the proposed Mitchell Freeway is approximately the northern half of the Neerabup National Park. The area also contains most of the Pinjar Pine Plantation, numerous sand and limestone quarries and a Water Corporation biosolids facility. Barbagallo Raceway, WA's premier motorsport facility, is located just beyond Nowergup's southern border.

The Nowergup Depot is located off Hester Avenue and currently marks the end of the Joondalup train line.^[3]

[edit] Transport

Nowergup is served by the 490 Transperth bus route between Clarkson train station and Two Rocks along Wanneroo Road.^[4] This service is operated by Path Transit.

[edit] Politics

Nowergup's political leanings are unclear due to its small size and the lack of a polling booth. The nearest large booths tend to favour the Australian Labor Party historically, although most have been won by the Coalition in recent times, especially at federal level.

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b 2001 Census Data by Location Name (State Suburbs), Australian Bureau of Statistics, released 19 November 2002. Accessed 2006-11-18
^ Department of Land Information. History of suburb names - N. Retrieved on 2007-01-17.
^ ^a ^b 2006 StreetSmart directory, Department of Lands and Surveys, Perth.
^ Northern 78 timetable, Transperth, effective 4 February 2007. Accessed 2007-02-22