Greenough, Western Australia

Greenough
Western Australia
Leaning tree, Greenough
Greenough is located in Western Australia
Greenough
Greenough
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Coordinates28°56′38″S 114°44′38″E / 28.944°S 114.744°E / -28.944; 114.744
Population344 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)6532
Elevation21 m (69 ft)
Area67.5 km2 (26.1 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)City of Greater Geraldton
State electorate(s)Geraldton
Federal division(s)Durack
Bootenal Springs
Greenough Museum and Gardens

Greenough /ˈɡrɛnəf/ is a historical settlement situated in a floodplain (the Greenough Flats) 400 kilometres north of Perth, Western Australia and 24 kilometres south of Geraldton on the Brand Highway. The settlement's historical buildings are mostly built of local limestone and date to the second half of the 19th century. A sizeable collection of these are owned and managed by the National Trust of Australia. A remarkable feature of the Greenough Flats is its windswept trees, some of which are bent 90 degrees due to the prevailing coastal winds.

The mouth of the Greenough River is about 10 km to the north of the town.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Greenough (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata