Emu Point, Western Australia Explained

Type:suburb
Emu Point
City:Albany
State:wa
Image Upright:1.2
Lga:City of Albany
Local Map:yes
Zoom:13
Postcode:6330
Area:1.9
Stategov:Albany
Fedgov:O'Connor
Near-Nw:Collingwood Heights
Near-N:Collingwood Heights
Near-Ne:Oyster Harbour
Near-W:Collingwood Heights
Near-E:King George Sound
Near-Sw:Collingwood Park
Near-S:King George Sound
Near-Se:King George Sound
Dist1:8
Location1:Albany

-34.9977°N 117.843°W

Emu Point is a north-eastern suburb of Albany in southern Western Australia, north-east of Albany's central business district. Its part of the local government area of the City of Albany.

As of the 2021 census, it had a median age of 71.

History

It was the location of a spring associated with the visit of George Vancouver in the 1790s.[1]

Emu Point was named by a survey ship in 1815.[2]

In the early twentieth century it became a popular camping location,[3] and has since continued as one with Big4 Emu Beach being established in 2014.[4]

It was gazetted as a suburb in 1979.

Geography

Emu Point is a promontory that juts into the water at the channel that connects Oyster Harbour to its north with King George Sound.[5] These two bodies of water respectively form the suburb's north-east and south-east boundaries. Its northern boundary is Yakamia Creek and in the west by Lower King Road.

Emu Beach is the largest stretch of beach in Emu Point at 2.9km (01.8miles) long along King George Sound. The beach has been rated as one of Australia's cleanest beaches.

The northern part of the suburb is the Boronia Reserve.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Vancouver Well. . XXXIV . 3,713 . Western Australia . 11 September 1937 . 31 October 2023 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  2. Web site: Guide . Copyright-The World Beach . Emu Point Beach / Western Australia / Australia . 2023-11-02 . World Beach Guide . en.
  3. News: Emu Point. . . XXVII . 1679 . Western Australia . 16 December 1937 . 31 October 2023 . 44 . National Library of Australia.
  4. Web site: Emu Beach Holidays » BIG4 Emu Beach . 2023-11-02 . www.big4emubeach.com.au.
  5. Web site: Emu Point - Attraction - Tourism Western Australia . 2023-11-02 . Western Australia . en.
  6. Web site: Arthur River - Destination - Tourism Western Australia . 2023-11-02 . Western Australia . en.