Spencer Park is a north-eastern suburb of Albany in southern Western Australia north-northeast of Albany's central business district. Its local government area is the City of Albany, and the suburb was gazetted in 1954.[2]
| Spencer Park Albany, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 35°00′21″S 117°54′00″E / 35.0057°S 117.900°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,445 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6330 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2.2 km2 (0.85 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 2.5 km (2 mi) from Albany | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Albany | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Albany | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
editThe suburb, named after Albany's first Government Resident Sir Richard Spencer RN and gazetted in 1954, is bounded by Ulster Road to the west and north, Collingwood Road to the southeast and North Road to the south. There are two housing estates in Spencer Park. Woodrise And Breaksea Estate. Woodrise is located in the southwest corner and Breaksea Estate is located in the northeast corner[3]
Facilities
editSpencer Park contains a shopping centre, fuel station, a retirement home and the Albany Regional Hospital, as well as two schools: St Joseph's College, a Catholic school and a public primary school, Spencer Park Primary School. Spencer Park has a median age of 43.[4]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Spencer Park (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Naming of Localities at Albany (per 8175/50)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 27 August 1954. p. 1954:1494.
- ^ Department of Land Information. StreetSmart Perth Street Directory (54th ed.). West Australian Newspapers Ltd. pp. Map A2. ISBN 978-0-909439-67-5.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Spencer Park (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
