Dongara, Western Australia
Dongara | |
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Main Street of Dongara – Moreton Terrace | |
Dongara | |
Interactive map of Dongara | |
| Coordinates: 29°15′04″S 114°56′02″E / 29.251°S 114.934°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Western Australia |
| LGA | |
| Location | |
| Established | 1871 |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,393 (SAL 2021) |
| Postcode | 6525 |
Dongara is a town 351 kilometres (218 mi) north-northwest of Perth, Western Australia on the Brand Highway. The town is located at the mouth of the Irwin River. The area is marketed as the 'Rock lobster capital of Australia'.
Dongara is the seat of the Shire of Irwin. At the 2016 census the shire had a population of 3,569, with 2,782 residing in the contiguous towns of Dongara and Port Denison.