Suburb of Geraldton, Western Australia
| Cape Burney Geraldton, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Southgate Beach | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 538 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6532 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 19.1 km (7.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 12 km (7 mi) S of Geraldton | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Greater Geraldton | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Geraldton | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||||||||
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28°51′29″S 114°38′35″E / 28.858°S 114.643°E / -28.858; 114.643
Cape Burney is a coastal town and locality 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Geraldton, Western Australia at the mouth of the Greenough River. Its local government area is the City of Greater Geraldton. At the 2016 census, Cape Burney had a population of 500.
The locality was gazetted in 1985.
Cape Burney contains a caravan park, popular with surfers and recreational fishermen, as well as the Southgate Dunes to the north of the settlement which separate the settlement from Geraldton.
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cape Burney (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cape Burney (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cape Burney (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- "Naming of Localities - Shire of Greenough (per 3231/71)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 1 November 1985. p. 1985:3207.
| Cities, towns and localities in the Mid West region of Western Australia | |
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| City of Greater Geraldton | |
| Shire of Carnamah | |
| Shire of Chapman Valley | |
| Shire of Coorow | |
| Shire of Cue | |
| Shire of Irwin | |
| Shire of Meekatharra | |
| Shire of Mingenew | |
| Shire of Morawa | |
| Shire of Mount Magnet | |
| Shire of Murchison | |
| Shire of Northampton | |
| Shire of Perenjori | |
| Shire of Sandstone | |
| Shire of Three Springs | |
| Shire of Yalgoo | |
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