Joondalup: sleeping in your car

Council rules: unknown

This site has not read Joondalup's own rules, so it claims nothing about what this council permits or prohibits. Unknown does not mean permitted.

Signs override this page. Whatever is signed at the site is the rule that applies, no matter what is written here.

What applies here regardless

Western Australia answers most of this at state level, before any council does, and the state answer is restrictive.

In Western Australia a person may camp only at a site in a licensed caravan park or camping ground, or in accordance with regulation 11. The penalty is a fine of $1 000.

In these regulations camping includes camping in a vehicle, so sleeping in a car, van or motorhome is covered by the same rule as pitching a tent.

Nearest places with a published rule

The state road network has no mapped rest area inside Joondalup. The closest 8 places this site holds start 168 km away, in a straight line rather than by road.

• Rest area near Roelands (319CE48E)168 km S in a straight line
• Wubin Rtaa204 km NE in a straight line
• Rest area near Darradup (468D8897)265 km S in a straight line
• Albany Lake Grace Road Heavy Vehicle Truck Bays, Stirling Range National Park363 km SE in a straight line
• Jerramungup Roadhouse (Ampol)380 km SE in a straight line
• Kirkalocka Station, Daggar Hills404 km NE in a straight line
• Koorarawalyee (Boorabbin) 24 Hr Rest Area407 km E in a straight line
• Galena South, Ajana451 km N in a straight line

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Where this comes from

• “A person may camp only — (a) at a site in a caravan park or camping ground, as appropriate, licensed under the Act; or (b) in accordance with regulation 11. Penalty: a fine of $1 000.” — Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Regulations 1997 (WA), current compilation, Western Australian Parliamentary Counsel's Office. Retrieved 30 Aug 2026.
• “camp when used as a verb, includes to camp in a vehicle.” — Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Regulations 1997 (WA), current compilation, Western Australian Parliamentary Counsel's Office. Retrieved 30 Aug 2026.