Sunset Beach, Western Australia

Sunset Beach is an outer northern coastal suburb of Geraldton, Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Greater Geraldton.

Sunset Beach
Geraldton, Western Australia
Population1,466 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density916/km2 (2,370/sq mi)
Postcode(s)6530
Area1.6 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Location6 km (4 mi) N of Geraldton
LGA(s)City of Greater Geraldton
State electorate(s)Geraldton
Federal Division(s)Durack
Suburbs around Sunset Beach:
Glenfield
Indian Ocean Sunset Beach Glenfield
Bluff Point Spalding

The suburb was gazetted in 1977.[2]

Geography

Sunset Beach is bounded by the Chapman River to the south, Chapman Road to the east and the Indian Ocean to the west.[3]

Demographics

In the 2006 census, Sunset Beach had a population of 1,043.[4]

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.

gollark: > hears about worse thing> insists on using it
gollark: Surprisingly, yes.
gollark: COBOL is like Java, but not actually similarly designed and significantly worse.
gollark: *Why* are you *learning* COBOL?
gollark: *Somehow* VS Code has a plugin.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sunset Beach (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  2. "Naming of Locality - Sunset Beach - Town of Geraldton (per 3038/71)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 25 March 1977. p. 1977:849.
  3. Department of Land Information. StreetSmart Perth Street Directory (54th ed.). West Australian Newspapers Ltd. pp. Map G1. ISBN 978-0-909439-67-5.
  4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Community Profile Series : Sunset Beach (State Suburb)". 2006 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 29 June 2007.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.