The boundaries include land extending from the coastline of the south-eastern end of Rivoli Bay in the west to the Southern Ports Highway in the north and to Lake Frome in the east including the government town of Southend and the former Southend Shack Site.

[1][4] The Southend Caravan Park is in very close proximity to the white beaches of Rivoli Bay.

The Bluff, less than a five-minute drive from Southend, is a popular scenic destination for locals and tourists.

[citation needed] The locality includes the following protected areas – Canunda National Park which occupies land in its south including the coastline up to Cape Buffon and Lake Frome Conservation Park which overlaps most of Lake Frome.

[11] Southend is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of MacKillop and the local government area of the Wattle Range Council.