What is the population of Green Head, Western Australia?

Green Head has a population of approximately 293 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Green Head, Western Australia located?

Green Head is located in Western Australia, Australia, at approximate coordinates -30.0691°, 114.9666°.

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Green Head

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Green Head

Total population

293

Elevation4 m

Land area116 km²

Coordinates-30.07°, 114.97°

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Elevation

4 m

Area

116 km²

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Overview

Green Head is a small Australian coastal town in the Shire of Coorow. The town is situated between Geraldton and Perth in the Mid West region of Western Australia along Indian Ocean Drive, with a small population of only 289 people. It is the home of what was a significant, but now declining, rock lobster industry.

History & geography

History

The first Europeans known to visit the Green Head coast were Dutch sailors in the 1600s, sailing to Indonesia for trade. Several Dutch ships were wrecked on the Western Australian reefs, among them (). Abraham Leeman and crew from Waeckende Boey, while searching in the ship's small boat for survivors of Vergulde Draeck, were marooned on Fishermans Island just south of Green Head in 1658. The town was named after the nearby headland, which was originally named in 1875 by Staff-Commander William Edwin Archdeacon, who was in charge of the Admiralty survey of the coast of Western Australia. The name is descriptive. Land was set aside for a camping reserve in 1946 and the popularity of the area led to a demand for building blocks in the 1950s. Lots were surveyed in 1959 and the townsite was gazetted on 7 January 1966.

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