Carnarvon is a coastal town situated
approximately 900 kilometres north of Perth,
Western Australia. Carnarvon lies at the mouth
of the Gascoyne River on the Indian Ocean.
The popular Shark Bay world heritage area lies
to the south of the town and the Ningaloo Reef
and the popular tourist town of Exmouth lie to
the north.
At the 2011 census, Carnarvon had a population
of 4,559.
Carnarvon is a prosperous service town and
holiday destination surrounded by banana
plantations. It is located between Shark Bay and
the Ningaloo Reef. Since the 1930s it has
become famed for its produce with the rich flats
of the Gascoyne River being used to grow
bananas, avocados, coconuts, dates,
macadamia nuts, mangoes, pawpaws, pecans,
tomatoes, pineapples, melons and various
varieties of beans due to the aquifers on the
Gascoyne River.

Carnarvon lies 3.3 metres above sea level and
has an annual average rainfall of only 229 mm.