Spencer Park, Western Australia

Spencer Park
Albany, Western Australia

Map of Spencer Park within Albany.
Population: 3,313 (2006 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
Suburbs around Spencer Park:
Collingwood Heights Collingwood Heights Collingwood Park
Yakamia Spencer Park Seppings
Centennial Park Mira Mar Mira Mar

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]

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]

Facilities

Spencer Park contains a shopping centre, fuel station, a retirement home and the Albany Regional Hospital, as well as two schools: St Joseph's College, a Catholic school and a public primary school, Spencer Park Primary School. The suburb has a median age of 40.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Naming of Localities at Albany (per 8175/50)". Western Australia Government Gazette: p. 1954:1494. 27 August 1954. 
  2. ^ Department of Land Information. StreetSmart® Perth Street Directory (50 (2009) ed.). West Australian Newspapers Ltd. pp. Map A2. ISBN 978-1-921048-28-9. 
  3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Spencer Park (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC55596&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2010-04-30. 
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