The station occupies an area of 3,144 square kilometres (1,214 sq mi) and has a carrying capacity of 21,000 sheep.
[1] The station is composed of open grassland and saltbush with no salt lakes or heavy scrub, all divided into 44 well fenced paddocks that respond quickly after rain.
[2] There are a total of 12 bores with 127 kilometres (79 mi) of piping to distribute water about the property.
In 2003 a field trial involving the making of hay out of the native grass, speargrass (Austrostipa scabra), at Kanandah station had bales sent to Arubiddy to be used as feed for wethers.
The station owners and managers, the Brown family, conducted the trial and found the feed to have environmental and economic benefits.