Spalding is a northeastern suburb of

Geraldton Geraldton (Wajarri: ''Jambinu'', Wilunyu: ''Jambinbirri'') is a coastal city in the Mid West region of the Australian state of Western Australia, north of the state capital, Perth. At June 2018, Geraldton had an urban population of 37,648. ...

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. Its

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is the

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. The suburb was gazetted in 1979.

Geography

Spalding is located northeast of Geraldton's central business district and is bounded by

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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

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flows through the suburb.

Demographics

In the , Spalding had a population of 2,484.

Facilities

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

References

{{Towns Mid West WA Suburbs of Geraldton