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Casuarina Perth, Western Australia
Marri Park Tavern and Golf Course, Casuarina
Coordinates	32°15′36″S 115°52′52″E / 32.260°S 115.881°E / -32.260; 115.881
Population	1,987 (SAL 2021)
Postcode(s)	6167
Area	10 km (3.9 sq mi)
LGA(s)	City of Kwinana
State electorate(s)	Kwinana
Federal division(s)	Brand
Suburbs around Casuarina: The Spectacles Anketell Oakford Bertram Casuarina Oldbury Wellard Wellard Oldbury

Casuarina is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia and located within the City of Kwinana.

Casuarina is one of the Kwinana suburbs named after a ship. Casuarina, under the command of Louis de Freycinet, was a 30-ton cutter used in the French exploration of the Western Australian coast in 1802–03. The suburb name was also chosen because a type of casuarina tree is found in the area.

Casuarina Prison is located in the suburb. Opened in June 1991, it is the main maximum-security prison for male prisoners, particularly long-term prisoners, in Western Australia. It replaced the 130-year-old Fremantle Prison as the State's main maximum-security prison.

Aside from an 18-hole public golf course, "Marri Park Golf Course", and some nature reserve the balance of the suburb is divided into small lots classified as "special rural". Land owners may build dwellings on their lots but are required to maintain a designated minimum amount of natural vegetation on their lots.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Casuarina (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Casuarina (State Suburb)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

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