Wandina, Western Australia Explained

Type:suburb
Wandina
City:Geraldton
State:wa
Lga:City of Greater Geraldton
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Coordinates:-28.824°N 114.635°W
Postcode:6530
Elevation:43.8
Stategov:Geraldton
Fedgov:Durack
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 Greater Geraldton.

The suburb was gazetted in 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.

Demographics

In the, Wandina had a population of 1,352, up from 898 (33.58%) at the 2001 census.

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.