Cape Burney

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Cape Burney

Total population

500

Land area19.1 km²

Coordinates-28.86°, 114.65°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Cape Burney is a coastal town and locality 12 kilometres (7 mi) 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.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

David Thorne

Australian humorist, satirist, graphic designer, web personality and writer

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Todd Pearson

Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist

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Ben Pepper

Australian basketball player (born 1975)

Xavier Herbert

Australian writer (1901–1984)

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Justin Norris

Australian swimmer, Olympic bronze medallist

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Randolph Stow

Twentieth century Australian novelist and poet (1935–2010)

Edith Cowan

Australian politician

Brett Sheehan

Australian rugby union player

Geoff Gallop

Australian politician

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John Sanderson

Governor of Western Australia

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Alex Carey

Australian psychologist

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Arthur Griffith

Australian politician

Bertie Johnston

politician in Western Australia (1880–1942)

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Chris Mainwaring

Australian rules footballer

Glencora Ralph

Australian female water polo player

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Craig Burrows

Australian footballer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Recently spotted species

Weeping Toadfish

Torquigener pleurogramma

Seen 2026-09-24

scaly small star

Bellastraea squamifera

Seen 2026-09-24

Turbo kenwilliamsi

Turbo kenwilliamsi

Seen 2026-09-24

Galah

Eolophus roseicapilla

Seen 2026-09-22

Blue-spotted Hawker

Adversaeschna brevistyla

Seen 2026-09-22

Southwestern Shingleback

Tiliqua rugosa rugosa

Seen 2026-09-22

Sandplain lupine

Lupinus cosentinii

Seen 2026-09-19

Sea Box

Alyxia buxifolia

Seen 2026-09-16

Tall Labichea

Labichea lanceolata

Seen 2026-09-05

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).