Webberton is an

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northeast 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

City of Greater Geraldton The City of Greater Geraldton is a local government area in the Mid West region of Western Australia, north of the state capital, Perth on the Indian Ocean. It covers an area of , and its seat of government is the town of Geraldton. It was e ...

. The suburb was gazetted in 1972.

Geography

Webberton is located northeast of Geraldton's

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, inland from Beresford. It is bounded by

North West Coastal Highway North West Coastal Highway is a generally north-south Western Australian highway which links the coastal city of Geraldton with the town of Port Hedland. The road, constructed as a sealed two-lane single carriageway, travels through remote and ...

to the west, Place Road to the south, Fallowfield Street to the east and Bedford and Koojarra Streets to the north.

References

{{Towns Mid West WA Suburbs of Geraldton