Lancelin is situated on the coast 120 kilometres north of Perth. The Lancelin community services the local rock-lobster fishing industry and tourism. Other industries include mining and various forms of agriculture. With the ocean on one side and the dunes the other, there are many recreational activities that include surfing, windsurfing, fishing and off-road vehicles.

Lancelin Primary School provides an inclusive education for approximately 140 students from Kindergarten through to Year 6. The school services the town of Lancelin and the surrounding communities of Seaview Park, Ledge Point, Ocean Farms, Seabird and Redfield Park. The school opened in 1960 but has had additions to the original buildings. It now includes a five-classroom teaching block, an Early Childhood Education block, a purpose-built library resource centre, Science and Arts block and a covered assembly area. Natural vegetation, trees, well-kept ovals and gardens make the school an environmentally pleasant place in which to learn and work.