Geraldton - East

Geraldton - East is a growing region in WA with 8,599 residents.

SA2 code: 511041286
State: WA

Population

8,599

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+4.9%

3yr: +4.5% · 10yr: +4.9%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$225/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,553/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Geraldton - East (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +4.5%5yr: +4.9%10yr: +4.9%Total: +24.0%

Population grew from 6,934 to 8,599 over 24 years, averaging 0.9% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 2.4%

Almost entirely detached houses (95.7%), owner-occupied (75.3%), built for families (43% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 95.7%

2,390 houses105 townhouses3 apartments

Tenure

Owned 31.7%

Mortgage 43.6%

Renting 21.1%

Owned 31.7%Mortgage 43.6%Renting 21.1%Other / NS 3.6%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

31 (1.2%)

2 bed

163 (6.6%)

3 bed

1,066 (42.9%)

4 bed

1,032 (41.5%)

5 bed

152 (6.1%)

6+ bed

40 (1.6%)