[3] An elder of the Nyungar people, the traditional Aboriginal occupants of the area, has said that Cooloongup means "place of children".

Ennis Avenue (National Highway 1) bisects Cooloongup; this road provides vehicle access to Perth, Fremantle and Mandurah.

The Rockingham Kwinana Development Office is progressing plans to construct a second access road to Woodbridge.

[6] A number of Transperth bus routes service Cooloongup; all buses operate from Rockingham Train Station.

The club was re-located there in 1985 from its previous location on Patterson Road (Corner Read Street), Rockingham.