| Bluff Point Geraldton, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Bluff Point | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 28°44′06″S114°37′23″E / 28.735°S 114.623°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,381 (SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6530 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1.6 km2 (0.62 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 5 km (3 mi) N of Geraldton | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Greater Geraldton | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Geraldton | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||||||||
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Bluff Point is a northern coastal suburb of Geraldton, Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Greater Geraldton.
The suburb was gazetted in 1972. [2]
Bluff Point is located 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Geraldton's central business district on the south bank of the Chapman River, between the North West Coastal Highway and the Indian Ocean. [3]
In the 2006 census, Bluff Point had a population of 1,319. [4]
Bluff Point residents had a median age of 46, well above the Geraldton median of 35, and 25.4% of residents were aged 65 or over. The median individual income was above average for the region — $523 per week compared with $461 per week. The population of Bluff Point was predominantly Australian-born - 80.7% as at the 2006 census - while 5.61% were born in the United Kingdom. 3.78% reported one or more parents of Italian birth. In the 2006 census, 2.81% of residents identified as Indigenous Australians.
The most common religious affiliations in descending order in the 2001 census were Roman Catholic, Anglican, no religion and Uniting.
Bluff Point contains a recreation ground, community shopping centre, primary school , a CWA and several retirement homes. Geraldton Camp School and St Lawrence's School are located within the suburb.
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