Spalding, Western Australia

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


caption =
lga = City of Geraldton-Greenough
postcode = 6530
pop = 2,484 (2006 census)
area = 5
est =
stategov = Geraldton
fedgov = O'Connor
dist1 = 5 |dir1 = NE
location1= Geraldton
near-nw = Sunset Beach
near-n = Waggrakine
near-ne = Moresby
near-w = Bluff Point
near-e = Moresby
near-sw = Beresford
near-s = Webberton
near-se = Strathalbyncoord|-28.740|114.632|type:city(2484)_region:AU-WA_scale:30000|format=dms|display=title

Spalding is a northeastern suburb of Geraldton, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Geraldton-Greenough.

The suburb was gazetted in 1979. [Gazette WA | title = Naming of Localities - Town of Geraldton | file = 3038/71 | page = 1979:430 | date = 16 February 1979]

Geography

Spalding is located convert|5|km|mi|1 northeast of Geraldton's central business district and is bounded by North West Coastal Highway to the west, Bedford and Koojarra Streets to the south and the extent of the Chapman River Regional Park to the north and east. The Chapman River flows through the suburb.

Demographics

At the 2006 census, Spalding had a population of 2,484.Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC55586|name=Spalding (State Suburb)|accessdate=2007-06-30]

Facilities

Eadon Clarke Sports Centre and the Spalding Park Golf Course are located within the suburb.

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