Cape Burney, Western Australia Explained

Type:suburb
Cape Burney
City:Geraldton
State:wa
Lga:City of Greater Geraldton
Local Map:yes
Zoom:11
Postcode:6532
Stategov:Geraldton
Fedgov:Durack
Dist1:12
Dir1:S
Location1:Geraldton
Near-Nw:Tarcoola Beach
Near-N:Wandina
Near-Ne:Wandina
Near-W:Indian Ocean
Near-E:Rudds Gully
Near-Sw:Indian Ocean
Near-S:Indian Ocean
Near-Se:Greenough

-28.858°N 114.643°W

Cape Burney is a coastal town and locality 12km (07miles) 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.