About Coral Bay
Coral Bay is a suburb of Northern, Western
Australia and is about 1001 kms north-northwest of
WA's capital city of Perth. In the 2011 Australian
census the population of Coral Bay was 255 when
there were 133 Females and 122 Males living there.
Coral Bay is a small town on the coast of Western
Australia. The main industries are tourism and
fishing. The electricity for the town is provided by a
wind-diesel hybrid system.
Coral Bay is a small settlement that lies protected
from the Indian ocean by the Ningaloo reef. It is
Australia's only fringing reef. In contrast to other
locations the coral starts right at the water's edge.