Moresby, Western Australia

Moresby Geraldton, Western Australia
Moresby
Coordinates	28°44′06″S 114°40′19″E
Population	944 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	6530
Area	26 km^2 (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
Suburbs around Moresby: Waggrakine Waggrakine Spalding Moresby Moonyoonooka Strathalbyn Woorree Deepdale

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]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Moresby (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "Naming of Locality - Shire of Greenough (per 3231/71)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 1 August 1980. p. 1980:2588.
3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Community Profile Series: Moresby (State Suburb)". 2006 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 22 June 2007. Map
4. Bayens, Dominique; Bruce, Zach (31 August 2019). "Foreign investor plan to create 'rural Chinatown' in WA's Midwest". ABC News. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
5. Van Aken, Elise (19 December 2020). "Chinatown hold-up alters focus on development". Geraldton Guardian. Retrieved 3 January 2022.