# Karrinyup, Western Australia

Karrinyup is a suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located 12 km north of Perth's central business district. Its local government area is the City of Stirling.

## History

The name Karrinyup was originally derived from the word Careniup, a Noongar name for a nearby swamp, an Aboriginal word apparently meaning "the place where bush kangaroos graze". It may also mean "the place where spiders are". In the 1840s, Samuel Moore took up a grant of 780 acres (3.2 km$^2$) in the northern part of the suburb. Moore's grant, Swan Location 92 was surveyed by P Chauncey in 1844 and Chauncey recorded a large swamp just to the east of Karrinyup as Careniup Swamp.
In 1929, the foundation committee developing the Lake Karrinyup Country Club golf course opted to change the spelling.
While the area had been subdivided by Charles Stoneman in 1904 and roads built, the country club remained the only significant feature in the area, and rapid growth did not begin until 1957, with the part south of Karrinyup Road developing first. At this stage, the only access to the area from Perth was via Wanneroo Road and Balcatta Beach Road. The building of the Mitchell Freeway to Karrinyup Road in 1983-84 facilitated the growth of Karrinyup and nearby Stirling as a regional hub.

## Geography

Karrinyup is bounded by North Beach Road to the north (Reid Highway is located just a few hundred metres further north), Marmion Avenue to the west, Newborough Street to the south and Huntriss Road and the country club to the east. About one-third of Karrinyup's land area is reserve or bushland, or part of the suburb's two golf courses. Karrinyup Road links Marmion Avenue and West Coast Highway to Mitchell Freeway through the suburb.
At the 2016 Australian census, Karrinyup had a population of 9,283. Most of the houses in Karrinyup are relatively modern, though the prolonged period of development has resulted in a range of styles from various eras. Many of the homes within the suburb are of two storeys and the vast majority are of brick and tile construction.

## Facilities

The Karrinyup Shopping Centre contains a bus station, community centre and library as well as two major department stores. It was built in 1973 with 54,587 m$^2$ of retail accommodation with undercover and open-air parking. A major renovation was completed in 2021 when it expanded to 109,000 m² of retail space including cinemas and a new dining precinct, making Karrinyup Shopping Centre the largest in suburban Perth. Apartment towers in the north-east of the complex are expected to be finished by 2027. The complex is owned by the superannuation fund Unisuper and managed by AMP.
Karrinyup has two golf courses, Hamersley (public) and Lake Karrinyup (private). Open spaces exist at Lake Karrinyup and at the south-west of the suburb. Karrinyup contains three state primary schools (Karrinyup, Deanmore and Newborough) and a private college, St Mary's Anglican Girls' School, founded in 1921 at West Perth and relocated to Karrinyup in 1961.

## Transport

Karrinyup is served by the Karrinyup bus station, located at the shopping centre, with Transperth bus routes 422, 423, 424 and 425 providing a link to Stirling train station. Further west is a bus depot operated by Swan Transit. All services are operated by Swan Transit.

### Bus
#### Bus Stations

* Karrinyup Bus Station

#### Bus Routes

* 422 Stirling Station to Scarborough Beach Bus Station – serves Huntriss Road, Finnerty Street, Ramsay Street, Dean Street, Francis Avenue, Pascoe Street, Burroughs Road, Karrinyup Bus Station, Jeanes Road, Deanmore Road, Rinaldi Crescent, Rainer Street and Newborough Street
* 423 Stirling Station to Warwick Station – serves Huntriss Road, Karrinyup Road and Karrinyup Bus Station
* 424 Stirling Station to Karrinyup Bus Station – serves North Beach Road and Karrinyup Road
* 425 Stirling Station to Warwick Station – serves Karrinyup Road, Karrinyup Bus Station, Milverton Avenue and North Beach Road

## Politics

Karrinyup is a reasonably affluent suburb with many "mortgage belt" families and socially liberal voters. It consistently supports the Liberal Party at both federal and state elections, although the part south of Karrinyup Road leans more towards the Australian Labor Party.
Summary of the Karrinyup voting poll results :
| Election Year | Candidates | Party | Votes | % | Swing (%) |
| 2022 Federal Election | Celia Hammond | Liberal | 639 | 39.11 | -18.01 |
| 2022 Federal Election | Kate Chaney | Independent | 436 | 26.68 | +26.68 |
| 2022 Federal Election | Yannick Spencer | Labor | 266 | 16.28 | -7.60 |
| 2022 Federal Election | Cameron Pidgeon | The Greens (WA) | 186 | 11.38 | -2.03 |
| 2022 Federal Election | Dale Marie Grillo | Pauline Hanson's One Nation | 37 | 2.26 | +0.49 |
| 2022 Federal Election | Ladeisha Louise Verhoeff | United Australia Party | 33 | 2.02 | +0.95 |
| 2022 Federal Election | Judith Cullity | Australian Federation Party | 21 | 1.29 | +1.29 |
| 2022 Federal Election | Bill Burn | Western Australia Party | 16 | 0.98 | -0.60 |
| 2019 Federal Election | Vince Connelly | Liberal | 1,227 | 57.12 | -4.35 |
| 2019 Federal Election | Melita Markey | Australian Labor Party | 513 | 23.88 | +3.47 |
| 2019 Federal Election | Judith Cullity | The Greens (WA) | 288 | 13.41 | +0.34 |
| 2019 Federal Election | Angus Young | Pauline Hanson's One Nation | 38 | 1.77 | +1.77 |
| 2019 Federal Election | Elizabeth Re | Western Australia Party | 34 | 1.58 | +1.58 |
| 2019 Federal Election | Kevin Host | Australian Christians | 25 | 1.16 | -1.27 |
| 2019 Federal Election | Dorothy Hutton | United Australia Party | 23 | 1.07 | +1.07 |
| 2016 Federal Election | Michael Keenan | Liberal | 1,364 | 61.47 | +1.09 |
| 2016 Federal Election | Robert Pearson | Australian Labor Party | 453 | 20.41 | -0.81 |
| 2016 Federal Election | Tom Webster | The Greens (WA) | 290 | 13.07 | +1.11 |
| 2016 Federal Election | Kevin Host | Australian Christians | 54 | 2.43 | +0.70 |
| 2016 Federal Election | Kim Mubarak | Independent | 33 | 1.49 | +0.26 |
| 2016 Federal Election | Alison L Rowe | Rise Up Australia Party | 25 | 1.13 | +0.63 |
| 2013 Federal Election | Michael Keenan | Liberal | 1,323 | 60.38 | +2.76 |
| 2013 Federal Election | Dan Caddy | Labor | 465 | 21.22 | -5.85 |
| 2013 Federal Election | Tim Clifford | The Greens (WA) | 262 | 11.96 | +0.50 |
| 2013 Federal Election | Kevin Host | Australian Christians | 38 | 1.73 | +1.73 |
| 2013 Federal Election | Wayne Gordon Thompson | Palmer United Party | 62 | 2.83 | +2.83 |
| 2013 Federal Election | Kim Mubarak | Independent | 27 | 1.23 | +1.23 |
| 2013 Federal Election | Alison Rowe | Rise Up Australia Party | 11 | 0.50 | +0.50 |
| 2013 Federal Election | Matueny Marial Luke | Family First Party | 3 | 0.14 | -0.21 |
| 2010 Federal Election | Michael Keenan | Liberal | 1,305 | 57.46 | +1.33 |
| 2010 Federal Election | Louise Durack | Labor | 617 | 27.17 | -5.33 |
| 2010 Federal Election | Chris Martin | The Greens (WA) | 261 | 11.49 | +2.93 |
| 2010 Federal Election | Elizabeth Re | Independent | 45 | 1.98 | +1.98 |
| 2010 Federal Election | Jenny Whately | Christian Democratic Party | 35 | 1.54 | +0.39 |
| 2010 Federal Election | Peter Clifford | Family First | 8 | 0.35 | -0.25 |
| 2007 Federal Election | Michael Keenan | Liberal | 1,326 | 56.16 | -2.17 |
| 2007 Federal Election | Peter Tinley | Labor | 767 | 32.49 | +2.79 |
| 2007 Federal Election | Tamara Desiatov | The Greens | 202 | 8.56 | +1.20 |
| 2007 Federal Election | Ray Moran | Christian Democratic Party | 27 | 1.14 | -0.68 |
| 2007 Federal Election | Symia Hopkinson | Family First | 14 | 0.59 | +0.59 |
| 2007 Federal Election | Denise Hynd | What Women Want (Australia) | 10 | 0.42 | +0.42 |
| 2007 Federal Election | Sam Ward | LDP | 7 | 0.30 | +0.30 |
| 2007 Federal Election | Alex Patrick | One Nation | 6 | 0.25 | -0.24 |
| 2004 Federal Election | Michael Keenan | Liberal | 1,316 | 58.33 | +4.08 |
| 2004 Federal Election | Jann McFarlane | Labor | 670 | 29.70 | +0.94 |
| 2004 Federal Election | Katrina Bercov | The Greens | 166 | 7.36 | +1.96 |
| 2004 Federal Election | Ray Moran | CDP Christian Party | 41 | 1.82 | +0.55 |
| 2004 Federal Election | Giuseppe Coletti | Australian Democrats | 31 | 1.37 | -4.62 |
| 2004 Federal Election | Marcus Anderson | Independent | 18 | 0.80 | +0.80 |
| 2004 Federal Election | Leone Pearson | Citizens Electoral Council | 3 | 0.13 | +0.13 |
| 2004 Federal Election | Alex K Patrick | Pauline Hanson's One Nation | 11 | 0.49 | -2.57 |
| 2022 Source: AEC - House of Representatives, Division of Stirling - First Preferences 2019 Source: AEC - House of Representatives, Division of Stirling - First Preferences 2016 Source: AEC - House of Representatives, Division of Stirling - First Preferences 2013 Source: AEC - House of Representatives, Division of Stirling - First Preferences 2010 Source: AEC - House of Representatives, Division of Stirling - First Preferences 2007 Source: AEC - House of Representatives, Division of Stirling - First Preferences 2004 Source: AEC - House of Representatives, Division of Stirling - First Preferences ||||||

## Notable residents

* Peter Dowding, former Premier of Western Australia (1988 to 1990)
* Dennis Lillee, former Australian cricketer
* Emma Matthews, soprano
* Jeff Newman, former television presenter
* Tim Winton, novelist and National Living Treasure, grew up in Gwelup Street