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| Coordinates: 28°49′26″S 114°38′06″E / 28.824°S 114.635°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| City | Geraldton | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 43.8 m (144 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 4,375 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6530 | ||||||||||||
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Wandina is an outer southern suburb of Geraldton, Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Greater Geraldton.
The suburb was gazetted in 1985.[2]
Geography
[edit]Wandina is located at the southern extremity of Geraldton's metropolitan area, and extends south-southeast from Mount Tarcoola along the eastern side of Brand Highway.[3]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2006 census, Wandina had a population of 1,352,[4] up from 898 (33.58%) at the 2001 census.[5]
Wandina residents had a median age of 32, and median incomes were above-average for the region — $651 per week compared with $461 per week. Key occupations of Wandina residents (2001) were retail (17%), property and business services, education, personal services and construction. The population of Wandina was predominantly Australian-born - 82.9% as at the 2001 census - while 4.70% were born in the United Kingdom. 6.37% reported one or more parents of Italian birth.
References
[edit]- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wandina (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ↑ "Naming of Localities - Shire of Greenough (per 3231/71)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 1 November 1985. p. 1985:3207.
- ↑ Department of Land Information. StreetSmart Perth Street Directory (54th ed.). West Australian Newspapers. pp. Map G5. ISBN 978-0-909439-67-5.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Community Profile Series: Wandina (State Suburb)". 2006 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 22 June 2007. Map
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (19 November 2002). "2001 Community Profiles: 5022322 (Census Collection District)". 2001 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 22 June 2007.
