Moonyoonooka is a rural locality on the eastern margin of
Geraldton
Geraldton (Wajarri language, Wajarri: ''Jambinu'', Wilunyu language, Wilunyu: ''Jambinbirri'') is a coastal city in the Mid West (Western Australia), Mid West region of Western Australia, north of the state capital, Perth.
As of the , Geraldt ...
, in the
Mid West
The Mid West region is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. It is a sparsely populated region extending from the west coast of Western Australia, about north and south of its administrative centre of Geraldton and inland to east of W ...
region of
Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
. It contains
Geraldton Airport
Geraldton Airport is an airport located east of Geraldton, Western Australia, in Moonyoonooka, Western Australia, Moonyoonooka along the Geraldton – Mount Magnet Road.
During 2020–2022, on average 65,861 passengers used the airport annua ...
. At the
2016 census, Moonyoonooka had a population of 245. Of employed people, 22.4% worked in the vegetable horticulture industry. Notably 9.1% of residents speak Vietnamese at home, eight times the national average.
Moonyoonooka is the site of Glengarry Homestead, the birthplace of
Edith Cowan
Edith Dircksey Cowan (' Brown; 2 August 1861 – 9 June 1932) was an Australian social reformer who worked for the rights and welfare of women and children. She is best known as the first Australian woman to serve as a member of parliament. C ...
, the first Australian woman to serve as a member of parliament.
References
Mid West (Western Australia)
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