| Moresby Geraldton, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Moresby | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 28°44′06″S 114°40′19″E / 28.735°S 114.672°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 944 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6530 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 26 km2 (10 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 10 km (6 mi) NE of Geraldton | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Greater Geraldton | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Geraldton | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||||||||
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Moresby is a locality northeast of Geraldton, Western Australia, on the north bank of the Chapman River. Its local government area is the City of Greater Geraldton.
The locality was gazetted in 1980.[2]
In the 2016 census, Moresby had a population of 870.[3]
In 2019, Singapore-based developer Pip Holdings proposed to build a "rural Chinatown" in the suburb, with up to 1,500 houses, a commercial centre, and a school, all designed for Chinese immigrants.[4] The project was suspended indefinitely in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Moresby (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Naming of Locality - Shire of Greenough (per 3231/71)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 1 August 1980. p. 1980:2588.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Community Profile Series: Moresby (State Suburb)". 2006 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 22 June 2007. Map
- ^ Bayens, Dominique; Bruce, Zach (31 August 2019). "Foreign investor plan to create 'rural Chinatown' in WA's Midwest". ABC News. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ Van Aken, Elise (19 December 2020). "Chinatown hold-up alters focus on development". Geraldton Guardian. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
