Place:Walkaway, Western Australia, Australia

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NameWalkaway
TypeTown
Coordinates28.967°S 114.75°E
Located inWestern Australia, Australia
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Walkaway is a small town in the City of Greater Geraldton local government area of Western Australia. At the , Walkaway had a population of 270.

Its name is a corruption of the native "Wagga wah", referring to the bend in the nearby Greenough River, and was originally given to the railway station when a line was built from Geraldton in 1887.

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