Karnup
Karnup is in the City of Rockingham on the Mandurah Line corridor, between Warnbro and Lakelands. It is mostly rural land today, with a railway station and large housing areas in planning.
The housing
Most of Karnup is not yet zoned for suburban housing. Lots have been released on Redwood Avenue off Mandurah Road, and most of the planned growth depends on the district structure plan described below.
Parks and open space
Paganoni Swamp and the land around it on Mandurah Road is a landscape place on the City of Rockingham Heritage List, classified by the National Trust in 1994.
Getting around
Mandurah Road and Paganoni Road are the main roads. The Mandurah Line passes through without stopping, and the nearest stations are Warnbro and Lakelands.
What is coming
On 2 August 2026 the State Government committed $10 million to final planning, design and approvals for Karnup Station at Paganoni Road and Mandurah Road, with works expected to start in 2028. The plans include a bus interchange and more than 400 parking bays, and a 39 hectare housing precinct next to the station is expected to provide more than 800 dwellings. DevelopmentWA and Mirvac are planning the first 1,500 dwellings of a larger community that is to include a primary school and a local centre. The City of Rockingham’s Karnup District Structure Plan covers about 2,000 hectares from Stakehill Road to Paganoni Road; the draft is waiting for Planning Commission consent to be advertised, with community consultation expected by mid 2027.
The history of Karnup
How Karnup got its name and how it grew: read our Karnup history.
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