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{{About|a local government area|the Perth suburb and former townsite|Wanneroo}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox Australian place | type = lga 
| name     = City of Wanneroo
| state    = wa
| image    = Wanneroo LGA WA.png
| image_upright = 0.9
| caption  = The City of Wanneroo within the Perth Metropolitan Area
| local_map   = yes
| zoom        = 9
| pop               = <!--leave blank to draw the latest automatically from Wikidata-->
| pop_year = 
| pop_footnotes = 
| poprank  = 27th
| area     = 685.8
| est      = 1902
| seat     = [[Wanneroo]]
| mayor    = Linda Aitken<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.elections.wa.gov.au/elections/local/election#/4b5bb626-1be6-479e-95da-471446ac825e/Wanneroo |title=2023 Ordinary Election - Wanneroo |last= |first= |date=2023 |website=www.elections.wa.gov.au |publisher=[[Western Australian Electoral Commission]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |quote=}}</ref>
| region   = North metropolitan [[Perth]]
| logo     = Wanneroologo2.svg
| logo_upright   = 1.2
| url      = http://www.wanneroo.wa.gov.au
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Wanneroo|Wanneroo]], [[Electoral district of Burns Beach|Burns Beach]], [[Electoral district of Butler|Butler]], [[Electoral district of Girrawheen|Girrawheen]], [[Electoral district of Mirrabooka|Mirrabooka]], [[Electoral district of West Swan|West Swan]]
| fedgov   = [[Division of Cowan|Cowan]], [[Division of Moore|Moore]], [[Division of Pearce|Pearce]]
| near-nw  = 
| near-n   = [[Shire of Gingin|Gingin]]
| near-ne  = [[Shire of Chittering|Chittering]]
| near-e   = [[City of Swan|Swan]]
| near-w   = ''Indian Ocean''
| near-sw  = 
| near-s   = [[City of Joondalup|Joondalup]]
| near-se  = [[City of Stirling|Stirling]]
}}

The '''City of Wanneroo''' is a [[Local government areas of Western Australia|local government area]] with city status in the northern [[List of Perth suburbs|suburbs]] of [[Perth]], Western Australia. It is centred approximately {{convert|25|km|mi|1}} north of [[Perth CBD|Perth's central business district]] and forms part of the northern boundary of the [[Perth metropolitan area]]. Wanneroo encompasses the [[federal division]]s of [[Division of Cowan|Cowan]], [[Division of Moore|Moore]] and [[Division of Pearce|Pearce]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/|title=Current federal electoral divisions|last=corporateName=Australian Electoral Commission; address=50 Marcus Clarke Street|first=Canberra ACT 2600; contact=13 23 26|website=Australian Electoral Commission|language=en-AU|access-date=2020-03-28}}</ref>

The city's main commercial and residential town centres are located at [[Wanneroo]] in the east and [[Clarkson, Western Australia|Clarkson]] in the north. Further urban centres are planned at [[Alkimos, Western Australia|Alkimos]], [[Yanchep]] and [[Two Rocks]] in the future to coincide with rapid metropolitan expansion and development in the area.<ref>[http://www.planning.wa.gov.au/dop_pub_pdf/plan_outer_metro_perth_peel_part3.pdf Draft Urban Expansion Plan], Department of Planning</ref> It is also home to the [[Yanchep National Park|Yanchep]] and [[Neerabup National Park|Neerabup]] [[Protected areas of Australia|National Parks]], as well as the Neerabup Industrial Estate in the north.

From the city's inception until July 1st 1998, it also incorporated the neighbouring [[City of Joondalup]] in its entirety.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wanneroo City to be split officially into two local govts on July 1 {{!}} Western Australian Government |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/Court%20Coalition%20Government/Wanneroo-City-to-be-split-officially-into-two-local-govts-on-July-1-19980331 |access-date=2025-10-23 |website=www.wa.gov.au |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
Wanneroo covers a land area totalling {{convert|685.8|km2|sqmi|1}}. The city is bounded by [[Beach Road, Perth|Beach Road]] and the [[City of Stirling]] to the south, [[Alexander Drive]] and the [[City of Swan]] to the east, [[Wanneroo Road]] and [[Lake Joondalup]] to the south-west, the [[Indian Ocean]] to the west and the [[Shire of Gingin]] to the north.

Wanneroo's population is concentrated in three locations: at the southern end centred on [[Girrawheen, Western Australia|Girrawheen]]; in the region surrounding [[Wanneroo]] near the city's geographical centre; and along the northern Perth coastline centred on [[Clarkson, Western Australia|Clarkson]], separated from [[Joondalup]] by the rural localities of Neerabup and [[Tamala Park, Western Australia|Tamala Park]]. Land in the city's north and east remains predominantly rural in character.

The City of Wanneroo encompasses one of Perth's busiest industrial areas, [[Wangara, Western Australia|Wangara]]. It is situated roughly 20&nbsp;km north of the [[Perth central business district|central business district]], and is the industrial hub of the north side of Perth. The suburb of Wangara is a hub for commercial manufacturing, vehicle dealerships, industrial glaziers<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://glazewell.com.au/|title=Perth Glaziers}}</ref> and commercial distribution warehousing. It is also roughly 10&nbsp;km from [[Joondalup]], Perth's largest satellite city north of the [[Swan River (Western Australia)|Swan River]].

==History==
Prior to 1902, Wanneroo was part of the [[Perth Road District]], which eventually went on to become the [[City of Stirling]]. The '''Wanneroo Road District''' was established on 31 October 1902 under the ''Roads Act 1888''. The board was named after the Wanneroo wetlands in the area, first explored and recorded by John Butler in 1834.<ref>{{Gazette WA|title=Wanneroo Roads District|date=22 October 1902|page=1902:4213}}</ref>

With the passage of the ''Local Government Act 1960'', all road boards became shires effective from 1 July 1961,<ref>{{Gazette WA|title=Local Government Act, 1960. Names and Common Seals of Municipalities. Order in Council.|file=L.G. 824/60, 860/60|date=23 June 1961|page=1961:1995–2000}}</ref> and the '''Shire of Wanneroo''' came into being, encompassing everything north of [[Beach Road, Perth|Beach Road]] and west of [[Alexander Drive]]. With the development of and subsequent population growth surrounding [[Joondalup]], the Shire of Wanneroo attained City status on 31 October 1985.<ref>{{Gazette WA|title=Local Government Act 1960 – City of Wanneroo (City Status) Order 1985|date=19 July 1985|page=1985:2514}}</ref>

On 1 July 1998, on the recommendation of a report by the Local Government Advisory Committee, the City of Wanneroo was bifurcated. The southwestern section, encompassing the urban centre of [[Joondalup]], was separately incorporated as the new [[City of Joondalup]]. The remainder, including the inland suburbs east of [[Lake Joondalup]] and the coastal suburbs north of [[Burns Beach, Western Australia|Burns Beach]], formed a reduced '''Shire of Wanneroo''', which quickly regained City status on 1 July 1999.<ref>{{Gazette WA | title = City of Wanneroo (Reinstatement of Council) Order 1998 | page = 1998:3430 | date=26 June 1998}}<br />* {{Gazette WA | title = Joondalup and Wanneroo Order 1998 | page = 1998:3431–3444 | date=26 June 1998}}</ref> As this was before the local government elections to elect a mayor and councillors, the second incarnation of the Shire did not have a Shire President.<ref>WA Electoral Commission, ''Municipality Boundary Amendments Register'' (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.</ref>

==Demographics==
The City of Wanneroo has experienced significant population growth of almost 110,000 persons in the 15 years between the [[2001 Australian census|2001 Census]] and [[2016 Australian census|2016 Census]]. The city also has the second largest population of any local government area in greater Perth.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="6" |Selected historical census data for Wanneroo local government area
!
|-
! colspan="2" |Census year !!2001<ref name="Census2001">{{Census 2001 AUS|id=LGA58760 |name=Wanneroo (C) |accessdate=3 December 2017 |quick=on}}</ref>!!2006<ref name="Census2006">{{Census 2006 AUS|id=LGA58760 |name=Wanneroo (C) |accessdate=3 December 2017 |quick=on}}</ref>!!2011<ref name="Census2011">{{Census 2011 AUS|id=LGA58760 |name=Wanneroo (C) |accessdate=3 December 2017 |quick=on}}</ref>!!2016<ref name="Census2016">{{Census 2016 AUS|id=LGA58760 |name=Wanneroo (C) |accessdate=26 November 2017 |quick=on}}</ref>
!2021
|-
| rowspan="4" |Population ||Estimated residents on [[Census in Australia|census night]] ||align="right"|{{formatnum:80008}} ||align="right"|{{formatnum:110940}} ||align="right"|{{formatnum:152077}} ||align="right"|{{formatnum:188212}}
|209,111
|-
|align="right"|LGA rank in terms of size within Western Australia ||align="right"| ||align="right"|3{{small|rd}} ||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;3{{small|rd}} ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;2{{small|nd}}
|2nd
|-
|align="right"|% of Western Australia population ||align="right"|4.37% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;5.66% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;6.79% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;7.60%
|
|-
|align="right"|% of Australian population ||align="right"|0.43% ||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;0.56% ||align="right"|{{profit}}&nbsp;0.71% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;0.80%
|
|-
! colspan="2" |Cultural and language diversity !! !! !! !!
!
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[Ancestor|Ancestry]],<br />top responses ||[[English people|English]]||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|31.0% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;29.5%
|39.7%
|-
|[[Australians|Australian]]||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|21.5% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;19.9%
|26.3%
|-
|[[Scottish people|Scottish]]||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|6.2% ||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;6.2%
|8.5%
|-
|[[Irish people|Irish]]||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|5.7% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;6.2%
|8.5%
|-
|[[Italian people|Italian]]||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|3.6% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;3.3%
|4.6%
|-
| rowspan="9" |Language,<br />top responses<br />(other than [[Australian English|English]]) ||[[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]]||align="right"|3.8% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;3.1% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;2.7% ||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;2.7%
|2.6%
|-
|[[Italian language|Italian]]||align="right"|1.8% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;1.4% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;1.1% ||align="right"|
|
|-
|[[Macedonian language|Macedonian]]||align="right"|1.4% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;1.2% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;1.0% ||align="right"|
|
|-
|[[Arabic]]||align="right"|0.6% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;0.8% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;1.0% ||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;1.0%
|1.0%
|-
|[[Polish language|Polish]]||align="right"|0.5% ||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|
|
|-
|[[Spanish language|Spanish]]||align="right"| ||align="right"|0.5% ||align="right"| ||align="right"|
|
|-
|[[Afrikaans]]||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|1.3% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;1.6%
|1.5%
|-
|[[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|0.9%
|1.3%
|-
|[[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]]||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|0.9%
|0.8%
|-
! colspan="2" |Religious affiliation !! !! !! !!
!
|-
| rowspan="7" |[[Religion in Australia|Religious]] affiliation,<br />top responses |||[[Roman Catholic Church in Australia|Catholic]]||align="right"|25.3% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;23.4% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;23.3% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;20.9%
|18.1%
|-
|[[Anglican Church of Australia|Anglican]]||align="right"|21.3% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;20.6% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;19.6% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;14.3%
|10.1%
|-
|[[Irreligion|No religion]]||align="right"|19.3% ||align="right"|{{profit}}&nbsp;21.7% ||align="right"|{{profit}}&nbsp;23.8% ||align="right"|{{profit}}&nbsp;31.8%
|42.0%
|-
|[[Buddhism]]||align="right"|3.5% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;3.0% ||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;3.0% ||align="right"|
|
|-
|[[Uniting Church in Australia|Uniting]]||align="right"|2.6% ||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;2.6% ||align="right"| ||align="right"|
|
|-
|Not Stated
|
|
|
|
|5.5%
|-
|Christian, nfd
|
|
|
|
|4.3%
|-
! colspan="2" |Median weekly incomes !! !! !! !!
!
|-
| rowspan="2" |Personal income ||Median weekly personal income|| align="right" | || align="right" |{{AUD}}491 || align="right" |{{AUD}}662 || align="right" |{{AUD}}724
|A$817
|-
| align="right" |% of Australian median income|| align="right" | || align="right" |105.4% || align="right" |114.7% || align="right" |109.4%
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |Family income  ||Median weekly family income|| align="right" | || align="right" |{{AUD}}1184 || align="right" |{{AUD}}1722 || align="right" |{{AUD}}1910
|A$2,148
|-
| align="right" |% of Australian median income|| align="right" | || align="right" |101.1% || align="right" |116.2% || align="right" |110.2%
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |Household income ||Median weekly household income|| align="right" | || align="right" |{{AUD}}1094 || align="right" |{{AUD}}1415 || align="right" |{{AUD}}1595
|A$1,894
|-
| align="right" |% of Australian median income|| align="right" | || align="right" |106.5% || align="right" |114.7% || align="right" |110.9%
|
|-
|}
With less than 53% of the population having been born in Australia at the [[2016 Australia Census|2016 Census]], Wanneroo has a large immigrant populace. Over 13% of Wanneroo's residents were born in the [[United Kingdom]], compared to less than 4.0% nationwide. [[New Zealand]]ers, [[Vietnamese people|Vietnamese]] and [[South Africans]] compose the city's most significant minority populations.<ref>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=LGA58760|name=Wanneroo (C) (Local Government Area)|accessdate=4 December 2017|quick=on}}</ref>

==Suburbs==
The suburbs of the City of Wanneroo with population and size figures based on the [[most recent Australian census|most recent]] [[Census in Australia|Australian census]]:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://maps.slip.wa.gov.au/landgate/locate/ |title=SLIP Map |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=maps.slip.wa.gov.au |publisher=[[Landgate]] |access-date=1 January 2023 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://nationalmap.gov.au/ |title=NationalMap |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=nationalmap.gov.au |publisher=[[Geoscience Australia]] |access-date=1 January 2023 |quote=}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Suburb
!data-sort-type=number|Population
!data-sort-type=number|Area
!Map
|-
| [[Alexander Heights, Western Australia|Alexander Heights]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q4719109}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q4719109}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q4719109|zoom=12|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Alkimos, Western Australia|Alkimos]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q4727703}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q4727703}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q4727703|zoom=12|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Ashby, Western Australia|Ashby]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q4804697}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q4804697}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q4804697|zoom=12|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Banksia Grove, Western Australia|Banksia Grove]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q4856530}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q4856530}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q4856530|zoom=12|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Butler, Western Australia|Butler]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q5002555}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q5002555}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q5002555|zoom=12|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Carabooda, Western Australia|Carabooda]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q5037352}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q5037352}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q5037352|zoom=11|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Carramar, Western Australia|Carramar]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q5046010}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q5046010}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q5046010|zoom=12|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Clarkson, Western Australia|Clarkson]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q5127629}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q5127629}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q5127629|zoom=12|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Darch, Western Australia|Darch]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q5222326}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q5222326}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q5222326|zoom=12|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Eglinton, Western Australia|Eglinton]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q5348065}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q5348065}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q5348065|zoom=12|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Girrawheen, Western Australia|Girrawheen]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q5564821}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q5564821}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q5564821|zoom=12|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Gnangara, Western Australia|Gnangara]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q5574076}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q5574076}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q5574076|zoom=12|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Hocking, Western Australia|Hocking]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q14935812}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q14935812}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q14935812|zoom=12|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Jandabup, Western Australia|Jandabup]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q6150915}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q6150915}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q6150915|zoom=12|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Jindalee, Western Australia|Jindalee]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q6202095}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q6202095}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q6202095|zoom=12|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
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| [[Koondoola, Western Australia|Koondoola]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q6430673}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q6430673}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q6430673|zoom=12|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
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| [[Landsdale, Western Australia|Landsdale]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q6485146}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q6485146}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q6485146|zoom=12|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
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| [[Madeley, Western Australia|Madeley]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q14935857}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q14935857}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q14935857|zoom=12|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Marangaroo, Western Australia|Marangaroo]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q14935860}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q14935860}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q14935860|zoom=12|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
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| [[Mariginiup, Western Australia|Mariginiup]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q6763274}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q6763274}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q6763274|zoom=12|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Merriwa, Western Australia|Merriwa]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q6820375}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q6820375}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q6820375|zoom=12|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
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| [[Mindarie, Western Australia|Mindarie]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q21924252}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q21924252}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q21924252|zoom=12|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
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| [[Neerabup, Western Australia|Neerabup]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q14935877}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q14935877}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q14935877|zoom=11|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
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| [[Nowergup, Western Australia|Nowergup]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q21961312}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q21961312}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q21961312|zoom=11|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
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| [[Pearsall, Western Australia|Pearsall]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q7158280}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q7158280}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q7158280|zoom=12|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
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| [[Pinjar, Western Australia|Pinjar]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q7195912}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q7195912}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q7195912|zoom=10|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
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| [[Quinns Rocks, Western Australia|Quinns Rocks]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q7272319}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q7272319}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q7272319|zoom=12|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
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| [[Ridgewood, Western Australia|Ridgewood]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q7332842}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q7332842}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q7332842|zoom=12|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
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| [[Sinagra, Western Australia|Sinagra]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q14935909}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q14935909}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q14935909|zoom=12|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
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| [[Tamala Park, Western Australia|Tamala Park]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q7680582}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q7680582}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q7680582|zoom=12|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
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| [[Tapping, Western Australia|Tapping]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q7684803}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q7684803}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q7684803|zoom=12|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
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| [[Two Rocks]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q7859203}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q7859203}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q7859203|zoom=11|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
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| [[Wangara, Western Australia|Wangara]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q7967819}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q7967819}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q7967819|zoom=12|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Wanneroo]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q4018131}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q4018131}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q4018131|zoom=11|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Woodvale, Western Australia|Woodvale]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q8033498}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q8033498}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q8033498|zoom=12|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Yanchep]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q3571528}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q3571528}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q3571528|zoom=10|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|}

==Population==
===Pre-1998 composition===
{{historical populations|cols=2|align=none
| percentages=pagr
| 1911 | 197 
| 1921 | 312
| 1933 | 694
| 1947 | 947
| 1954 | 1,299 
| 1961 | 1,732
| 1966 | 2,437
| 1971 | 8,620
| 1976 | 55,328
| 1981 | 93,611
| 1986 | 126,053
| 1991 | 167,176 
| 1996 | 201,853
}}

===1998-Present composition===
{{historical populations|cols=1|align=none
| percentages=pagr
| 1991 | 45,024 
| 1996 | 61,660
| 2001 | 80,008 
| 2006 | 110,940
| 2011 | 152,077
| 2016 | 188,212
| 2021 | 209,111
}}

==Transport==
The City of Wanneroo is served by two major north–south arterial roads, [[Wanneroo Road]] and [[Marmion Avenue]]. The two roads run parallel to each other through Wanneroo's eastern and western suburbs respectively. A third north–south arterial route, the [[Mitchell Freeway]], extends north from Joondalup to terminate in the south of [[Alkimos, Western Australia|Alkimos]].

The City of Wanneroo has five railway stations in [[Clarkson, Western Australia|Clarkson]], [[Butler, Western Australia|Butler]], [[Alkimos, Western Australia|Alkimos]], [[Eglinton, Western Australia|Eglinton]] and [[Yanchep]], which are all served by the [[Yanchep line]].

==Governance==
{{See also|List of mayors of Wanneroo}}
The Wanneroo City Council operates out of the Council Chambers on Dundebar Road, Wanneroo.

The current mayor is Linda Aitken,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.elections.wa.gov.au/elections/local/election#/3161EF49-B87C-4630-9069-2327ABD65D08/Wanneroo |title=City of Wanneroo Extraordinary Election – 2 September 2022 |access-date=6 September 2022}}</ref> who was elected in September 2022.

Elections are held every four years, for a mayor and 14 councillors across the city's seven electoral wards, covering 36 suburbs. Two councillors are elected to each of the wards.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wanneroo.wa.gov.au/citywards |title=Wards |author=City of Wanneroo |access-date=28 September 2022}}</ref>

===Local government wards===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Ward !! Councillors !! Suburbs
|-
| North || 
* Alex Figg
* Sonet Coetzee 
|| [[Alkimos, Western Australia|Alkimos]], [[Carabooda]], [[Eglinton, Western Australia|Eglinton]], [[Jindalee, Western Australia|Jindalee]], [[Two Rocks]], [[Yanchep]]
|-
| North-East ||
* Glynis Parker
* Bronwyn Smith
|| [[Butler, Western Australia|Butler]], [[Merriwa, Western Australia|Merriwa]], [[Ridgewood, Western Australia|Ridgewood]], [[Clarkson, Western Australia|North Clarkson]], [[Nowergup]]
|-
| Central-West ||
* Helen Berry
* Phil Bedworth
|| [[Quinns Rocks]], [[Mindarie, Western Australia|Mindarie]], [[Tamala Park]], South Clarkson, [[Neerabup]]
|-
| Central-East ||
* Marizane Moore
* [[Paul Miles (politician)|Paul Miles]]
|| [[Pinjar, Western Australia|Pinjar]], [[Carramar, Western Australia|Carramar]], [[Banksia Grove, Western Australia|Banksia Grove]], [[Tapping, Western Australia|Tapping]], [[Ashby, Western Australia|Ashby]], [[Mariginiup]], [[Jandabup]]
|-
| Central ||
* Jacqui Huntley
* Jordan Wright
|| [[Wanneroo]], [[Sinagra, Western Australia|Sinagra]], [[Hocking, Western Australia|Hocking]], [[Pearsall, Western Australia|Pearsall]], [[Gnangara]]
|-
| South-West ||
* Natalie Herridge
* Vinh Nguyen
|| [[Woodvale, Western Australia|East Woodvale]], [[Wangara, Western Australia|Wangara]], [[Madeley, Western Australia|Madeley]], [[Darch, Western Australia|Darch]], [[Landsdale]], [[Marangaroo|North-West Marangaroo]]
|-
| South ||
* James Rowe (Deputy Mayor)
* Eman Seif
|| Marangaroo, [[Alexander Heights]], [[Girrawheen]], [[Koondoola]]
|-
|}

==Sister cities==
Wanneroo has three [[sister cities]]. It was also formerly twinned with [[Sorrento]] in Italy, but this association was broken with the bifurcation of Wanneroo in 1998, when the Wanneroo suburb of [[Sorrento, Western Australia|Sorrento]] was incorporated into the City of Joondalup.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wanneroo.wa.gov.au/files/f8fe9c1b-9e23-46f3-a9af-9e2b00c5867a/20%20March.pdf |title=Sister City Arrangements – Council Minutes – 20 March 2001 |author=City of Wanneroo |access-date=27 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321125058/http://www.wanneroo.wa.gov.au/files/f8fe9c1b-9e23-46f3-a9af-9e2b00c5867a/20%20March.pdf |archive-date=21 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*{{flagicon|Italy}} '''[[Sinagra, Sicily|Sinagra]]''', [[Sicily]], Italy
*{{flagicon|Greece}} '''[[Kastoria]]''', [[Greece]] (1992)

==Heritage listed places==
{{main|List of State Register of Heritage Places in the City of Wanneroo}}
{{As of|2024}}, 149 places are heritage-listed in the City of Wanneroo,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Search/Results?newSearch=True&placeNameContains=&streetNameContains=&suburbOrTownContains=&lgaContains=Wanneroo&isCurrentlyStateRegistered=false|title=City of Wanneroo Heritage Places|author=<!--Not stated--> |website=inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au |publisher=Heritage Council of Western Australia |access-date=2 March 2024}}</ref> of which 34 are on the [[State Register of Heritage Places]], a large number of those located in [[Yanchep National Park]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Search/Results?newSearch=True&placeNameContains=&streetNameContains=&suburbOrTownContains=&lgaContains=Wanneroo&isCurrentlyStateRegistered=true&isCurrentlyStateRegistered=false|title=City of Wanneroo State Register of Heritage Places|author=<!--Not stated--> |website=inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au |publisher=Heritage Council of Western Australia |access-date=2 March 2024}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website}}

{{City of Wanneroo suburbs}}
{{Local Government Areas of Western Australia}}
{{Authority control}}
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