The Hotel is situated in Greenough
Western Australia, in the Area known as the Midwest, between
Dongara and the City
of Geraldton. Both
rapidly expanding places. Greenough is a picturesque area and one of the earliest settlements in
Western Australia.
The Hampton
Arms Inn was named after the first governor and was opened by him on May
1st. 1863.and retains all of it's original architecture and form
Shire of Irwin
The present population is approximately 3500 with 2700 of these residing in the twin towns of Dongara and Port Denison. The annual growth for the previous 10 years was around 6.5% however, increased at a rate of over 11% between 1994 and 1997. The Shire of Irwin Council is currently planning for services and facilities to cater for a population of 5000 in the year 2010 and 10,000 in the year 2020
The Midwest:
The City of Geraldton and the Shire of Greenough accounts for 32635 or more than 65% of the region's population. Between 2000 and 2005 coastal municipalities (Geraldton, Greenough, Chapman Valley and Irwin) have shown a strong growth, including 2.4% average annual average growth in the Shire of Chapman Valley to the north of the greater Geraldton / Greenough area.