Moonyoonooka, Western Australia
Moonyoonooka | |
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Moonyoonooka | |
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| Coordinates: 28°46′56″S 114°43′20″E / 28.78222°S 114.72222°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Western Australia |
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| Area | |
• Total | 158.9 km2 (61.4 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 286 (SAL 2021)[2] |
| Postcode | 6532 |
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.[3]
Moonyoonooka is the site of Glengarry Homestead, the birthplace of Edith Cowan, the first Australian woman to serve as a member of parliament.[4]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Moonyoonooka (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Moonyoonooka (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Moonyoonooka (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Municipal Inventory of Heritage Places Place Record: Glengarry" (PDF). City of Greater Geraldton. 13 December 2018. p. 4. Retrieved 5 May 2019.