Cardup, Western Australia

Suburb of Perth, Western Australia

32°17′02″S 115°58′23″E / 32.284°S 115.973°E / -32.284; 115.973Population1,163 (SAL 2021)^[1]Established1927Postcode(s)6123Area19.0 km² (7.3 sq mi)Location

48 km (30 mi) from Perth
4 km (2 mi) from Mundijong

LGA(s)Shire of Serpentine-JarrahdaleState electorate(s)Darling Range Federal division(s)Canning

Suburbs around Cardup:
Oakford	Oakford	Byford
Oldbury	Cardup	Karrakup
Oldbury	Mundijong	Whitby

Cardup is an outer suburb of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located in the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale to the north of the town Mundijong. In the 2011 census, it had a population of 972 people.^[2]

History

In 1844, surveyor Robert Austin recorded that Cockburn Sound Location 22 was called Cardoup. The brook joining the northern boundary of this location has been shown at various times as either Cardoup or Cadup Brook. In 1851, the location was purchased by H. Mead, who gave his address as Cardup and this spelling was used for the brook on most subsequent plans and surveys. By 1927, a railway siding had been erected nearby and was called Cardup after the brook and although the siding is no longer in use, the place still retains the name. Cardup is an Aboriginal name said to mean "place of the racehorse goanna" (Kurda).^[3]

Transport

Bus

252 Mundijong to Armadale Station – serves Soldiers Road^[4]
253 Jarrahdale to Armadale Station – serves Soldiers Road^[5]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cardup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Cardup (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
^ "History of Metropolitan Suburb Names". Landgate. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
^ "Route 252". Bus Timetable 21 (PDF). Transperth. 7 September 2023 [effective from 28 January 2024].
^ "Route 253". Bus Timetable 21 (PDF). Transperth. 7 September 2023 [effective from 28 January 2024].