Waikiki, Western Australia

Waikiki Perth, Western Australia
Waikiki Village Shopping Centre
Coordinates	32.322°S 115.769°E / -32.322; 115.769
Population	12,453 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	5 April 1974
Postcode(s)	6169
Area	10.2 km^2 (3.9 sq mi)[2]
LGA(s)	City of Rockingham
State electorate(s)	Kwinana, Rockingham, Baldivis
Federal division(s)	Brand
Suburbs around Waikiki: Safety Bay Cooloongup Hillman Waikiki Baldivis Warnbro Port Kennedy

Waikiki is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. It adjoins and is closely associated with Safety Bay in the City of Rockingham. A prime landmark is the Waikiki Village shopping centre on Read Street, the main road linking Rockingham with Warnbro and Port Kennedy.

The suburb is named after the Honolulu neighbourhood of Waikiki and was chosen by the developer of the area. The name was officially gazetted on 5 April 1974.^[3]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Waikiki (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Waikiki (State Suburb)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
3. "History of metropolitan suburb names – W". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2021.