Cape Burney, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Cape Burney
city = Geraldton
state = wa


caption =
lga = City of Geraldton-Greenough
postcode = 6532
pop = 397
area = 7
est =
propval =
stategov = Geraldton
fedgov = O'Connor
dist1 = 12 | dir1 = S
location1= Geraldton
near-nw = Tarcoola Beach
near-n = Wandina
near-ne = Wandina
near-w = "Indian Ocean"
near-e = Rudds Gully
near-sw = "Indian Ocean"
near-s = "Indian Ocean"
near-se = Greenoughcoord|-28.858|114.643|type:city(400)_region:AU-WA_scale:50000|format=dms|display=title

Cape Burney, also known as Greenough-on-Sea, is a coastal town and locality convert|12|km|mi|0|lk=on south of Geraldton, Western Australia at the mouth of the Greenough River. Its Local Government Area is the City of Geraldton-Greenough.

The locality was gazetted in 1985. [Gazette WA | title = Naming of Localities - Shire of Greenough | file = 3231/71 | page = 1985:3207 | date = 1 November 1985]

Cape Burney contains a caravan park, popular with surfers and recreational fishermen, as well as the Southgate Dunes to the north of the settlement which separate the settlement from Geraldton.

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