Business categories in Exmouth, WA
Welcome to Exmouth, WA
Exmouth is a town on the tip of the North West Cape in Western Australia. It was established in 1967 to support the nearby United States Naval Communication Station Harold E. Holt and now has a population of over 2,200 people.
History
The location was used as a military base in World War II when a 500-ton unmotorised lighter was placed as a refuelling barge near the mouth of Exmouth Gulf.
In the late 1970s, the town began hosting U.S. Air Force personnel assigned to Learmonth Solar Observatory, a defence science facility.
Lifestyle and Entertainment
Exmouth is one of the few areas in Australia that can boast the ‘Range to Reef’ experience. The Cape Range National Park, which has spectacular gorges, is an area of 506 square kilometres and its main area is focused on the west coast of the Cape.
