Place names and addressing
Learn about the rich history of Western Australia’s capital city, suburbs and country towns. Discover curious facts about our unusual place names and find out more about the strict criteria used for naming roads and features.
What is Landgate’s role?
Under the legislated delegated authority of the Minister for Lands, Landgate administers all official naming actions for WA.
We maintain the official register for all named places in WA and oversee the naming and registration of:
- roads
- features
- localities in the state.
What is GEONOMA?
GEONOMA is the authoritative register of all official WA names assigned under the Land Administration Act 1997 and previous Acts. It also includes other unofficial names that have been recorded where they are in common use to support location finding. Historic and superseded names are also retained in the register.
Find out more about place naming in WA
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For communityExplore fascinating detail about WA place names, their history, and discover how new names are decided and assigned.
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For local governmentGet to know the process for new road naming and submitting online proposals via our toolkit for local government.
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Aboriginal Place NamingLearn about the connections that original place names hold with Aboriginal people’s history and our Aboriginal Naming guidelines.
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Geographic Names CommitteeDiscover more about this independent body providing expert advice to Landgate on complex geographic naming issues.