Moresby, Western Australia

Moresby Geraldton, Western Australia
Population:	746 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode:	6530
Location:	10 km (6 mi) NE of Geraldton
LGA:	City of Greater Geraldton
State District:	Geraldton
Federal Division:	Durack
Suburbs around Moresby: Waggrakine Waggrakine Spalding Moresby Moonyoonooka Strathalbyn Woorree Deepdale

Coordinates: 28°44′06″S 114°40′19″E / 28.735°S 114.672°E / -28.735; 114.672

Moresby is a locality northeast of Geraldton, Western Australia, on the north bank of the Chapman River. Its Local Government Area is the City of Greater Geraldton.

The locality was gazetted in 1980.^[2]

Demographics

At the 2006 census, Moresby had a population of 746.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Community Profile Series : Moresby (State Suburb)". 2006 Census of Population and Housing. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/ProductSelect?newproducttype=Community+Profiles&collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC54846&breadcrumb=LP&currentaction=201&action=401. Retrieved 2007-06-22.  Map
2. ^ "Naming of Locality - Shire of Greenough (per 3231/71)". Western Australia Government Gazette: p. 1980:2588. 1 August 1980.