Sunset Beach, Western Australia
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| Sunset Beach Geraldton, Western Australia |
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| Population: | 1,043 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 6530 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 1.6 km² (0.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $357,000 [2] | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 6 km (4 mi) N of Geraldton | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Geraldton-Greenough | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Geraldton | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | O'Connor | ||||||||||||
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Sunset Beach is an outer northern coastal suburb of Geraldton, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Geraldton-Greenough.
The suburb was gazetted in 1977.[3]
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[edit] Geography
Sunset Beach is bounded by the Chapman River to the south, Chapman Road to the east and the Indian Ocean to the west.[4]
[edit] Demographics
At the 2006 census, Sunset Beach had a population of 1,043.[1]
Sunset Beach residents had a median age of 37, and median incomes were average for the Geraldton region — $473 per week compared with $461 per week. The population of Sunset Beach was predominantly Australian-born - 78.1% as at the 2006 census - and 4.5% of residents identified as Indigenous Australians. 5.18% were born in the United Kingdom.
The most popular religious affiliations in descending order in the 2006 census were Anglican, Roman Catholic, no religion and Uniting.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Community Profile Series : Sunset Beach (State Suburb). 2006 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved on 2007-06-29.
- ^ domain.com.au (Fairfax Digital) (June 2007). Suburb Profiles - Sunset Beach. Retrieved on 2007-06-22.
- ^ "Naming of Locality - Sunset Beach - Town of Gerladton (per 3038/71)", Western Australia Government Gazette, 25 March 1977, p. 1977:849.
- ^ Department of Land Information. StreetSmart® Perth Street Directory, 49 (2008), West Australian Newspapers Ltd, Map G1. ISBN 978-1-921048-19-7.
[edit] External links
- Sunset Beach, Western Australia is at coordinates Coordinates:
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