Spencer Park, Western Australia
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| Spencer Park Albany, Western Australia |
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 Map of Spencer Park within Albany. |
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| Population: | 3,074 (2001 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 6330 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 2.3 km² (0.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 2.5 km (2 mi) from Albany | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Albany | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Albany | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | O'Connor | ||||||||||||
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Spencer Park is a north-eastern suburb of Albany in southern Western Australia, located north-northeast of Albany's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Albany, and the suburb was first gazetted in 1954.[1]
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[edit] Geography
The suburb, named after Albany's first Government Resident Sir Richard Spencer RN and gazetted in 1954, is bounded by Ulster Road to the west and north, Collingwood Road to the southeast and North Road to the south.[2]
[edit] Facilities
Spencer Park contains a shopping centre, primary school, several retirement homes and the Albany Regional Hospital, as well as St Joseph's College, a Catholic school. The suburb has a median age of 40.
[edit] References
- ^ "Naming of Localities at Albany (per 8175/50)", Western Australia Government Gazette, 27 August 1954, p. 1954:1494.
- ^ Department of Land Information. StreetSmart® Perth Street Directory, 49 (2008), West Australian Newspapers Ltd, Map A2. ISBN 978-1-921048-19-7.
[edit] External links
- Spencer Park, Western Australia is at coordinates Coordinates:
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