Wattleup, Western Australia

Wattleup is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Cockburn. In the mid-1990s to the early 2000s, planning was undertaken to redevelop the suburb as part of the Hope Valley-Wattleup Redevelopment Project, also known as "Latitude 32".^[3][4] This was to involve the acquisition and demolition of the townsite, and its rezoning and redevelopment for industrial use.^[5] The townsite of Wattleup was located at the western end of the suburb, at the intersection of Wattleup Road and Rockingham Road.^[6] Wattleup had many market gardens in the past. They provided agricultural produce for the town of Fremantle.^[7]

Wattleup Perth, Western Australia
The former townsite of Wattleup in 2011
Coordinates	32.170°S 115.824°E / -32.170; 115.824
Population	443 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	6166
Area	11.4 km2 (4.4 sq mi)[2]
LGA(s)	City of Cockburn
State electorate(s)	Cockburn
Federal division(s)	Fremantle
Suburbs around Wattleup: Munster Beeliar Success Henderson Wattleup Hammond Park Naval Base Hope Valley Mandogalup

The suburb's name originates from Wattleup Road which dates back to 1931. The name of Wattleup was approved for the suburb in May 1962.^[8]

Transport

Bus

•    534 Wattleup to Aubin Grove Station – serves Collis Road, Lorimer Road and Russell Road^[9]
•    549 Fremantle Station to Rockingham Station – serves Rockingham Road^[10]