[3][4][5] Prior to being part of the suburb of Munster from 1954, the district had been known as South Coogee since the 1870s and this earlier name remains in use by older settlers of the area.

The district is one of the earliest parts of Western Australia to be settled by Europeans and the remains of the cottages built by the Pensioner Guards in the 1880s can still be seen around the Lake Coogee reserve.

The suburb is bounded by Troode and Barrington Streets to the north, Stock Road and Rockingam Road to the east, Frobisher Avenue to the south and the Beeliar Regional Park Lake Coogee reserve to the west.

The main recreational area in the suburb is Santich Park, which was named after Arthur Santich for his volunteer work within the Council (whose descendants still live in the area), is the home of the Yangebup Little Athletics Club and the South Coogee Junior Football Club.

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