Lagrange Bay Western Australia | |
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Coordinates | 18°41′04″S 121°46′39″E / 18.68442°S 121.77748°E |
Population | 617 ( 2016 census) [1] |
Postcode(s) | 6725 |
Location | 190 km (118 mi) S of Broome, Western Australia |
LGA(s) | Shire of Broome |
State electorate(s) | Kimberley |
Federal division(s) | Durack |
Lagrange Bay is located 200 kilometres (120 mi) south of Broome, Western Australia in the Kimberley region. It is the site of the Catholic Pallottine La Grange Mission, [2] and the Aboriginal community of Bidyadanga. [3] It was the location of the La Grange massacre and expedition in 1865.