Wandina, Western Australia
- Wandina, Western Australia
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Wandina
city = Geraldton
state = wa
caption =
lga = City of Geraldton-Greenough
postcode = 6530
pop = 1,352 (2006 census)
area = 8.5
est =
elevation= 43.8
stategov = Geraldton
fedgov = O'Connor
dist1 = 7 |dir1 = S
location1= Geraldton
near-nw = Tarcoola Beach
near-n = Mount Tarcoola
near-ne = Karloo
near-w = Tarcoola Beach
near-e = Rudds Gully
near-sw = Cape Burney
near-s = Cape Burney
near-se = Rudds Gully
Wandina is an outer southern suburb of Geraldton, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Geraldton-Greenough.
The suburb was gazetted in 1985. [Gazette WA | title = Naming of Localities - Shire of Greenough | file = 3231/71 | page = 1985:3207 | date = 1 November 1985]
Geography
Wandina is located at the southern extremity of Geraldton's metropolitan area, and extends south-southeast from Mount Tarcoola along the eastern side of Brand Highway.[Streetsmart WA|maps=Map G5] ]Demographics
At the 2006 census, Wandina had a population of 1,352,[Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC55831|name=Wandina (State Suburb)|accessdate=2007-06-22|]
] up from 898 (33.58%) at the 2001 census.[Census 2001 AUS|id=5022322|name=5022322 (Census Collection District)|accessdate=2007-06-22|]
] Wandina residents had a median age of 32, and median incomes were above-average for the region — $651 per week compared with $461 per week. Key occupations of Wandina residents (2001) were retail (17%), property and business services, education, personal services and construction. The population of Wandina was predominantly Australian-born - 82.9% as at the 2001 census - while 4.70% were born in the United Kingdom. 6.37% reported one or more parents of Italian birth.
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