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Greater Geraldton

Western Australia · Western Australia - Outback (South) · 39,670 people · 57 suburbs · 7 postcodes

Greater Geraldton at a glance

Map shows the Greater Geraldton LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Federal electorate boundaries can be toggled on the map. Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021 CED boundaries.

Greater Geraldton is a Local Government Area in Western Australia, in the Perth region. It covers 57 suburbs across 7 postcodes and an area of 9,922 km². Greater Geraldton has a population of 39,670 , ranking #19 most populous in WA. The most populous suburb is Wandina (4,375 residents).About 14.2% of residents were born overseas and 7.6% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

How they live

Work and learning

Schools in Greater Geraldton

23 schools across Greater Geraldton: 60.9% Government, 26.1% Catholic, 13.0% Independent. The WA average is 71.4% / 14.1% / 14.5%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 921 (range 692 to 1073). WA median is 1006; national mean is 1000.

All 23 schools in Greater Geraldton, sorted by enrolment:

School	Sector	Type	Suburb	Students	ICSEA
Nagle Catholic College	Catholic	Secondary	Geraldton	1,209	1017
Champion Bay Senior High School	Government	Secondary	Geraldton	847	914
Geraldton Senior High School	Government	Secondary	Geraldton	786	883
Geraldton Grammar School	Independent	Combined	Geraldton	693	1073
St Lawrence's Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Geraldton	563	990
Geraldton Christian College	Independent	Combined	Strathalbyn	475	985
Wandina Primary School	Government	Primary	Wandina	449	978
Geraldton Primary School	Government	Primary	Geraldton	397	990
Waggrakine Primary School	Government	Primary	Waggrakine	395	875
St Francis Xavier Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Geraldton	394	1008
Mount Tarcoola Primary School	Government	Primary	Geraldton	390	938
Allendale Primary School	Government	Primary	Geraldton	363	893
Rangeway Primary School	Government	Primary	Rangeway	261	712
Bluff Point Primary School	Government	Primary	Bluff Point	218	797
St John's School	Catholic	Primary	Geraldton	180	921
Beachlands Primary School	Government	Primary	Geraldton	154	801
Leaning Tree Steiner School	Independent	Combined	Glenfield	111	982
Geraldton Flexible School	Catholic	Special	Geraldton	106	763
Mullewa District High School	Government	Combined	Mullewa	83	692
Holland Street School	Government	Special	Geraldton	70	920
Walkaway Primary School	Government	Primary	Walkaway	65	977
Meekatharra School Of The Air	Government	Primary	Bluff Point	61	975
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School	Catholic	Primary	Mullewa	35	872

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Greater Geraldton. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

Suburbs in Greater Geraldton

Greater Geraldton contains 57 suburbs and 7 postcodes. Sorted by population.

Suburb	Postcode	Population	Median income	Median age
Wandina	6530	4,375	$2,238/wk	34
Mount Tarcoola	6530	3,257	$1,792/wk	39
Geraldton	6530	3,246	$1,142/wk	47
Waggrakine	6530	2,679	$1,605/wk	36
Spalding	6530	1,992	$1,061/wk	40
Rangeway	6530	1,871	$921/wk	36
Wonthella	6530	1,711	$1,061/wk	43
Drummond Cove	6532	1,605	$2,134/wk	33
Sunset Beach	6530	1,558	$1,740/wk	37
Utakarra	6530	1,467	$1,345/wk	34
Beresford	6530	1,463	$1,441/wk	45
Beachlands	6530	1,400	$1,177/wk	45
Bluff Point	6530	1,381	$1,359/wk	52
Tarcoola Beach	6530	1,360	$2,157/wk	43
Woorree	6530	1,295	$2,050/wk	45
Strathalbyn	6530	1,165	$2,261/wk	43
Glenfield	6532	1,009	$1,973/wk	35
Deepdale	6532	973	$2,671/wk	37
Moresby	6530	944	$2,224/wk	43
Mahomets Flats	6530	806	$1,406/wk	41
Cape Burney	6532	538	$1,380/wk	51
West End	6530	536	$744/wk	61
Karloo	6530	495	$1,233/wk	33
Mullewa	6630	356	$828/wk	45
Greenough	6532	344	$1,892/wk	45
Moonyoonooka	6532	286	$1,875/wk	43
Rudds Gully	6532	238	$2,295/wk	35
Walkaway	6528	222	$1,235/wk	47
Meru	6530	219	$1,625/wk	35
Webberton	6530	158	$1,350/wk	37
South Greenough	6528	116	$1,312/wk	53
Georgina	6532	80	$1,687/wk	45
Tenindewa	6632	54	$1,812/wk	40
Bootenal	6532	48	$1,375/wk	48
Narngulu	6532	44	$1,687/wk	54
East Chapman	6532	43	$2,166/wk	56
Mount Hill	6528	41	$1,812/wk	51
Minnenooka	6532	40	$3,625/wk	42
West Casuarinas	6630	29	$1,999/wk	45
Wongoondy	6630	29	$5,250/wk	38
Bringo	6532	25	$1,124/wk	59
Ellendale	6532	25	$2,083/wk	48
Tardun	6628	23	$900/wk	37
Nunierra	6630	22	$2,750/wk	46
Kojarena	6532	21	$1,437/wk	63
Devils Creek	6630	16	$3,250/wk	31
Ambania	6632	15	$1,625/wk	35
Pindar	6631	13	$3,250/wk	62
Northern Gully	6532	10	$1,875/wk	53
Sandsprings	6532	9	$1,875/wk	41
Eradu South	6532	5	$1,375/wk	46
Wicherina	6532	4	$2,749/wk	36
Burma Road	6532	3	$3,750/wk	36
Eradu	6532	3	$1,999/wk	58
Tibradden	6532	3	$824/wk	66
Houtman Abrolhos	6530
Wicherina South	6532

Postcodes covered

6528, 6530, 6532, 6628, 6630, 6631, 6632

Compare Greater Geraldton with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Greater Geraldton and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA	Population	Median age	SEIFA IRSAD	% renting	% overseas-born
Greater Geraldton (WA)	39,670	40.5	942	30.6%	14.2%
Chapman Valley	1,389	42.1	1003	10.1%	12.9%
Irwin	3,680	52.8	931	25.4%	12.4%
Morawa	655	42.5	931	26.0%	7.6%

Services and amenities

Frequently asked questions about Greater Geraldton

What is the population of Greater Geraldton?

The 2021 Census recorded 39,670 people living in Greater Geraldton, across 57 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Greater Geraldton?

Greater Geraldton contains 57 suburbs. The most populous are Wandina, Mount Tarcoola, Geraldton, Waggrakine, Spalding.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Greater Geraldton?

Greater Geraldton covers 7 postcodes: 6528, 6530, 6532, 6628, 6630, 6631, 6632.

How many schools are in Greater Geraldton?

Greater Geraldton has 23 schools, including 14 government, 6 Catholic, and 3 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Greater Geraldton?

Greater Geraldton has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 942, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.