Banjup, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Banjup
city = Perth
state = wa


caption =
lga = City of Cockburn
postcode = 6164
est = 1900s
pop = 1291 (2006 census)Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC51086|name=Banjup (State Suburb)|quick=on|accessdate=2008-10-05]
pop_footnotes =
area =
area_footnotes =
propval =
stategov = Jandakot
fedgov = Canning
near-nw = Jandakot
near-n = Canning Vale
near-ne = Forrestdale
near-w = Atwell and Aubin Grove
near-e = Forrestdale
near-sw = Wattleup and Hope Valley
near-s = Wandi
near-se = Oakford
dist1 =
location1= coord|-32.124|115.876|type:city(1291)_region:AU-WA_scale:30000|format=dms|display=title

Banjup is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Cockburn. Its postcode is 6164.

History

Named in the mid 1950s from the lake in the District. During the survey of the Jandakot Agricultural Area in 1889, surveyor James Oxley recorded the name of "Lake Bangup". [LandInfo WA|m|B|2008-10-02] A siding on the Fremantle-Armadale railway line was named "Banjupp" in 1907 and this name was altered to "Banjup" in the 1930s.

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