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Karnup
PerthWestern Australia
Peel Estate Wines, Karnup, November 2019 01.jpg
Winery in the predominantly rural suburb of Karnup
Population 1,371 (2016 census)
 • Density 42.58/km2 (110.3/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 6176
Area 32.2 km2 (12.4 sq mi)
LGA(s) City of Rockingham
State electorate(s) Warnbro
Federal Division(s) Brand
Suburbs around Karnup:
Port Kennedy Baldivis Hopeland
Secret Harbour and Golden Bay Karnup Keralup
Singleton Lakelands Stake Hill

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.

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