Moresby
WA 6530 · Greater Geraldton
944 (2021) → 1,049 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Moresby is a high growth suburb in Greater Geraldton, WA 6530, about 375km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Moresby are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Moresby has an overall score of 11/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 5/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (5.4%), New Zealand (2.01%), South Africa (1.38%), Zimbabwe (0.85%), Germany (0.42%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (1.48%), German (0.64%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.53%), Italian (0.42%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
WAdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the police-region average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same region share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: WA Police (regional aggregate) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 927 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Geraldton Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 3.4kmICSEA 997
- Waggrakine Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.8kmICSEA 876
- Bluff Point Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.9kmICSEA 805
- St Lawrence's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.1kmICSEA 1008
- Meekatharra School Of The AirPrimary · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 1061
- Allendale Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 890
- Geraldton Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · 6kmICSEA 1078
- Geraldton Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · Catholic · 6.5kmICSEA 741
- Rangeway Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.5kmICSEA 726
- St John's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 6.9kmICSEA 907
- Leaning Tree Steiner School - Glenfield CampusCombined · Independent · 7.1km
- Leaning Tree Steiner SchoolCombined · Independent · 7.2kmICSEA 985
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Moresby
Is Moresby safe?
Moresby has a residential safety score of 5/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 84,294 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Moresby from Perth CBD?
Moresby is about 375.3 km from Perth CBD.
What schools are in Moresby?
Moresby has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Moresby?
Moresby has a transport score of 0/100.