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Waikiki
PerthWestern Australia
Waikiki Village Shopping Centre, September 2019 01.jpg
Waikiki Village Shopping Centre
Established 5 April 1974
Postcode(s) 6169
Area 10.2 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
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.

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