Moonyoonooka, Western Australia

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Moonyoonooka
Western Australia
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Moonyoonooka
Coordinates 28°46′56″S114°43′20″E / 28.78222°S 114.72222°E / -28.78222; 114.72222 Coordinates: 28°46′56″S114°43′20″E / 28.78222°S 114.72222°E / -28.78222; 114.72222
Population245 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 6532
LGA(s) City of Greater Geraldton
State electorate(s) Geraldton
Federal division(s) Durack

Moonyoonooka is a rural locality on the eastern margin of Geraldton, in the Mid West region of Western Australia. It contains Geraldton Airport. At the 2016 census, Moonyoonooka had a population of 245. Of employed people, 22.4% worked in the vegetable horticulture industry. Notably 9.1% of residents speak Vietnamese at home, eight times the national average. [1]

Moonyoonooka is the site of Glengarry Homestead, the birthplace of Edith Cowan, the first Australian woman to serve as a member of parliament. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Moonyoonooka (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 May 2019. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Municipal Inventory of Heritage Places Place Record: Glengarry" (PDF). City of Greater Geraldton. 13 December 2018. p. 4. Retrieved 5 May 2019.