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Geraldton WA 6530

3,534 addresses · 88 streets

Durack Electorate › Greater Geraldton LGA › Geraldton · 373 km from Perth

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Living Here

Geraldton is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 3,246 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,142 a week, with median rent near $220 a week. Most homes are houses. About 53% of households own their home and 44% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

3,246Population
47Median age
$1,142Median household income / wk
$220Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Geraldton statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Geraldton itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Transwa Geraldton, 700 m north · Airport: Geraldton Airport, 8.7 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs3/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 4.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Geraldton

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Geraldton WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20215.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.5% · Labour-force participation 50.6%

Population by age in Geraldton
Population by age, Geraldton WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4143
5-14314
15-19183
20-24187
25-34353
35-44364
45-54356
55-64438
65-74352
75-84321
85+232
Dwelling types in Geraldton
Dwelling types, Geraldton WA (ABS Census 2021)
House828
Townhouse391
Apartment55
Other9
Households by weekly income in Geraldton
Households by weekly income, Geraldton WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650337
$650-1,499371
$1,500-2,999286
$3,000+171
Top ancestries in Geraldton
Top ancestries, Geraldton WA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,115
Australian1,092
Ancestry NS406
Irish361
Scottish277
Other264
Housing tenure in Geraldton
Housing tenure, Geraldton WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned394
Mortgage276
Rented555
Other32
Cars per household in Geraldton
Cars per household, Geraldton WA (ABS Census 2021)
0158
1571
2373
3114
4+46
Commute to work in Geraldton
Commute to work, Geraldton WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car888
Train0
Bus18
Tram/ferry0
Walked100
Bicycle21
Home58
Top countries of birth in Geraldton
Top countries of birth, Geraldton WA (ABS Census 2021)
England123
New Zealand63
Philippines53
India44
South Africa38
Italy29
Languages used at home in Geraldton
Languages used at home, Geraldton WA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin28
Filipino26
Italian23
Vietnamese23
Australian Indigenous22
Afrikaans21

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,272 bird observations recorded near Geraldton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Geraldton

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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