Oakajee, Western Australia

Town in Western Australia

28°36′07″S 114°36′43″E / 28.602°S 114.612°E / -28.602; 114.612Population0 (SAL 2016)^[1]^[2]Established1996Postcode(s)6532Area32.5 km² (12.5 sq mi)Location

450 km (280 mi) N of Perth
26 km (16 mi) N of Geraldton

LGA(s)Shire of Chapman Valley State electorate(s)Moore Federal division(s)Durack

Oakajee is a locality in the Mid West region of Western Australia, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of the city of Geraldton.^[3]

Oakajee was a location on the Northampton railway line between 1879 and 1957.^[4]

The area was associated with the Oakajee Port proposal, a project with a long history of attempts to secure funding for construction, the most recent having stalled in 2014.^[5]^[6]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Oakajee (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Oakajee (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "Oakajee". Gazetteer of Australia. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
^ "Military Camp at Oakagee". Geraldton Guardian (WA : 1906 - 1928). WA: National Library of Australia. 26 October 1906. p. 3. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
^ Saunders, Amanda. "Padbury shares plunge 79% as Oakajee fail comes back to bite". www.smh.com.au. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
^ "Oakajee Port and Rail to build new Mid-West iron ore port". Government Media Office. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2008.^{[permanent dead link]}