Port Denison, Western Australia

Port Denison
Port Denison
Town
	Port Denison and its Boat Harbour, 2014
	Port Denison
	Interactive map of Port Denison
	Coordinates: 29°16′30″S 114°55′10″E / 29.27500°S 114.91944°E / -29.27500; 114.91944
Country	Australia
State	Western Australia
LGA	Shire of Irwin;
Location	4 km (2.5 mi) SSW of Dongara ; 365 km (227 mi) NNW of Perth ;
Established	1867
Government
• State electorate	Moore;
• Federal division	Durack;
Area
• Total	15 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (33 ft)
Population
• Total	1,452 (SAL 2021)
Postcode	6525

Town in Western Australia

Town in Western Australia, Australia

Port Denison is a town of 3000 residents in the Mid West region of Western Australia. Its local government area is the Shire of Irwin and it is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southwest of Dongara on the Indian Ocean coast.

History

Port Denison was initially known as Irwin Port in 1866 due to its position near the mouth of the Irwin River. However, when it was officially named and gazetted in 1867, it was renamed in honour of Sir William Denison, a former Governor of Tasmania who in 1851 had visited Western Australia in connection with transportation of convicts.^[3]

Economy

Port Denison is the home port of a number of commercial fishermen that catch lobster (known as crayfish locally).^[4]^[5]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Port Denison (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Port Denison (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "History of country town names – P". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
^ Keenan, Zoe (27 February 2018). "Cray boat the biggest". Midwest Times. Retrieved 23 January 2021 – via The West Australian website.
^ "New Crayboat Delivered to Geraldton Fisher". marinelink.com. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

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[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Port Denison (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[2] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Port Denison (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[3] "History of country town names – P". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2009.

[4] Keenan, Zoe (27 February 2018). "Cray boat the biggest". Midwest Times. Retrieved 23 January 2021 – via The West Australian website.

[5] "New Crayboat Delivered to Geraldton Fisher". marinelink.com. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.