Rangeway, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Rangeway
city = Geraldton
state = wa


caption =
lga = City of Geraldton-Greenough
postcode = 6530
pop = 2,303 (2006 census)
area = 1.6
est =
stategov = Geraldton
fedgov = O'Connor
dist1 = 3 | dir1 = SE
location1= Geraldton
near-nw = Geraldton
near-n = Wonthella
near-ne = Utakarra
near-w = Geraldton
near-e = Utakarra
near-sw = Mount Tarcoola
near-s = Mount Tarcoola
near-se = Karloocoord|-28.783|114.630|type:city(2303)_region:AU-WA_scale:30000|format=dms|display=title

Rangeway is an inner eastern suburb of Geraldton, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Geraldton-Greenough.

The suburb was gazetted in 1972. [Gazette WA | title = Land Act 1933-1969 – Naming of Localities | file = 3862/68 | page = 1972:1376 | date = 26 May 1972]

Geography

Rangeway is located convert|3|km|mi|0 southeast of Geraldton's central business district. It is bounded on the west by the North West Coastal Highway and Scott Road, on the north by Eastward Road, and on the east by Blencowe Road and Assent Street.Streetsmart WA|maps=Map G3]

Demographics

At the 2006 census, Rangeway had a population of 2,303.Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC55406|name=Rangeway (State Suburb)|accessdate=2007-06-30]

Rangeway residents had a median age of 28, and the median individual income was well below average for the Geraldton region — $328 per week compared with $461 per week. The population of Rangeway was predominantly Australian-born - 76.1% as at the 2006 census - while 3.82% were born in the United Kingdom. At the 2006 census, 21.6% of residents identified as Indigenous Australians.

The most popular religious affiliations in descending order in the 2006 census were no religion, Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Uniting. 36.9% of Rangeway residents lived in Homeswest accommodation.

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