Waggrakine, Western Australia

Waggrakine is an outer northern suburb of Geraldton, Western Australia in the local government area of the City of Greater Geraldton.

Waggrakine Geraldton, Western Australia
Waggrakine
Coordinates	28°40′52″S 114°41′17″E
Population	2,679 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	6530
Area	31.2 km2 (12.0 sq mi)
Location	8 km (5 mi) NNE of Geraldton
LGA(s)	City of Greater Geraldton
State electorate(s)	Geraldton
Federal division(s)	Durack
Suburbs around Waggrakine: Glenfield Glenfield Waggrakine Moresby Sunset Beach Spalding Moresby

The suburb was gazetted in 1979.^[2]

In the 2006 census, Waggrakine had a population of 2,363.^[3]

History

In 1870, colonial governor Frederick Weld authorised the establishment of an experimental coffee plantation, based on observations by Charles Grenfell Nicolay that the local geography was similar to that of Brazil's coffee-growing districts. Nicolay was granted 640 acres (260 ha) of land, government funding of £100, and access to five ticket of leave convicts. However, by 1873 the plantation had proved unsuccessful, "due mainly to the persistently strong winds and lack of rainfall".^[4] A cottage and well on the site – known as the Coffee Pot – are heritage-listed.^[5]