Touring Kwinana
Kwinana in Kwinana (Western Australia) with it's 30,433 residents is a town located in Australia about 1,918 mi (or 3,087 km) west of Canberra, the country's capital place.
Time in Kwinana is now 11:51 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Australia / Perth with an UTC offset of 8 hours. We know of 8 airports nearby Kwinana, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Australia is Perth Jandakot Airport in a distance of 11 mi (or 17 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
We collected 1 points of interest near this location. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Rockingham, City of Cockburn, Perth, and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 24°C / 75 °F
Morning Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
Evening Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
Night Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 43% |
Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 72% of sky |
General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
21°C (69 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
22°C (72 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
20°C (69 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Few clouds, fresh breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Amawind Apts Rockingham
Anchorage Guest House
Ocean Clipper Inn
Leisure Inn
Quest Rockingham
Videos from this area
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Top Fuel Drag 1/4 mile - 8000 HP - Kwinana Motorplex - Awesome Header Flames - December 2008
Top Fuel Kwinana Motorplex - December 2008 - Awesome header flames- one 4 second pass with one 5 second pass and an engine detonation. Filmed on day 1 of a 2 day meet.
Kwinana Performance VN2NV @ Badass burnouts Motorplex 2012
Kwinana Performance VN2NV Rips a killer skid in first big comp at the BADASS BURNOUT comp at the perth motorplex 2012.
Kwinana Performance VY SS Commodore ''PURPLEHAZE Burnout at Holden vs Ford 2013
Kwinana Performance 400HP VY SS Drift/Track Commodore doing its first burnout at the annual Kwinana Performance Holden vs Ford at Perth Motorplex.
Nitro Funny Cars - Kwinana Motorplex Speedway
Anthony Begley in the Chemical Warfare Chev Camaro vs Mark Sheehan (Closest to Camera) in the Red Ford Mustang Kwinana Motorplex Nitro Funny Cars Rocked up for my first drag meet, took...
[SS-092] - VP SS Burnout @ Whoop Ass Wednesday, Kwinana Motorplex
'92 VP SS, stock V8 5L with strengthened gearbox and locked-out rear brakes.
S13 Silvia Drag Race Redback Nissan RB26 Perth Motorplex Pro Stock. Kwinana Oct 2009
My Nissan S13 Silvia competing in the pro stock event October 2009.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
City of Kwinana
The City of Kwinana is a local government area of Western Australia. It covers an area of approximately 118 square kilometres in metropolitan Perth, and lies about 38 km south of Perth's central business district, via the Kwinana Freeway. Kwinana maintains 287 km of roads and has a population of 30,433 (2011).
Calista, Western Australia
Calista is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Kwinana. Calista is one of the Kwinana suburbs named after a ship. The Calista was one of the first ships to bring settlers to the Swan River Colony. She arrived with 73 passengers on 5 August 1829 under the command of Captain S. Hawkins. Two of the most notable passengers on the ship were Lionel and William Samson.
Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
Kwinana Beach is an industrial suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Kwinana. Kwinana is originally a local indigenous Australian word meaning either "young woman" or "pretty maiden". The ship SS Kwinana was wrecked on Cockburn Sound in 1922, and blown on to the beach.
Medina, Western Australia
Not to be confused with Medina, Saudi Arabia.
East Rockingham, Western Australia
East Rockingham is an industrial suburb within the Kwinana Industrial Area, part of Perth and located within the City of Rockingham. It is home to two caravan parks. The suburb developed as a rural community in the 1850s when various pioneers took up land and settled in the area along Mandurah Road; however, the community declined following the opening of the port at Rockingham in 1872. The Rockingham Road Board's offices were located in East Rockingham between 1905 and 1929.
Cockburn Power Station
Cockburn Power Station (CKB) is a power station in Cockburn, Western Australia. It has one natural gas powered gas turbine and one steam turbine that together generate a total capacity of 240 MW of electricity. The station was commissioned in 2003. It has a 160 MW combined cycle gas turbine which provides steam to a 80 MW steam turbine.
Perth Motorplex
Perth Motorplex is a motorsport venue located at Kwinana Beach, Western Australia. It caters mainly for drag racing and speedway, although other events are held there regularly. Over 275,000 patrons attend the venue each year to many varied events. The Perth Motorplex holds rounds of the ANDRA Drag Racing Championship and World Series Sprintcars championship.
Kwinana Oil Refinery
The Kwinana Refinery, operated by BP, is located on the shore of Cockburn Sound at Kwinana, near Fremantle, Western Australia. It was constructed by the then Anglo-Iranian Oil Company and completed in 1955. It is the largest oil refinery in Australia, with a capacity of 138,000 barrels/day.