Moonyoonooka, Western Australia

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.[2]

Moonyoonooka
Western Australia
Moonyoonooka is located in Western Australia
Moonyoonooka
Moonyoonooka
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Coordinates28°46′56″S 114°43′20″E / 28.78222°S 114.72222°E / -28.78222; 114.72222
Population286 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)6532
Area158.9 km2 (61.4 sq mi)
LGA(s)City of Greater Geraldton
State electorate(s)Geraldton
Federal division(s)Durack

Moonyoonooka is the site of Glengarry Homestead, the birthplace of Edith Cowan, the first Australian woman to serve as a member of parliament.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Moonyoonooka (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Moonyoonooka (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 May 2019.  
  3. ^ "Municipal Inventory of Heritage Places Place Record: Glengarry" (PDF). City of Greater Geraldton. 13 December 2018. p. 4. Retrieved 5 May 2019.