 The district was based in the northern suburbs of Perth, and named for the suburb of Innaloo.It also included all or parts of the suburbs of Balcatta, Doubleview, Gwelup, Karrinyup, Osborne Park, Scarborough, Stirling and Trigg.Innaloo was created in the 1994 redistribution, essentially replacing the abolished seat of Scarborough and incorporating part of the former Glendalough, and was first contested at the 1996 state election.