Spalding
WA 6530 · Greater Geraldton
1,992 (2021) → 1,990 est. (2025) · Stable
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Spalding is a stable suburb in Greater Geraldton, WA 6530, about 376km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Spalding are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 29/100, and is right by the coast. Spalding has an overall score of 30/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 5/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Top countries of birth: England (2.36%), New Zealand (1.71%), Philippines (0.8%), Thailand (0.55%), Germany (0.5%)
Top languages: Vietnamese (0.95%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.5%), Filipino (0.5%), Afrikaans (0.45%), Mandarin (0.3%)
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.
Commercial & services hub. This suburb is a major employment and services centre, drawing a significant daily influx of workers and visitors from surrounding areas. Crime figures are recorded by incident location and include offences involving commuters and visitors, not just residents, so the per-resident crime rates below may overstate the risk for people who live here.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
Totals include incidents involving commuters and visitors, not just residents.
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
Limited school choices
Below average for school access — fewer schools nearby, and families may need to travel for preferred options.
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)
- Bluff Point Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.4kmICSEA 805
- Waggrakine Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 876
- St Lawrence's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.8kmICSEA 1008
- Meekatharra School Of The AirPrimary · Government · 1.9kmICSEA 1061
- Geraldton Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 2.1kmICSEA 997
- Allendale Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 890
- Geraldton Grammar SchoolCombined · Independent · 3.6kmICSEA 1078
- Geraldton Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · Catholic · 4.1kmICSEA 741
- Rangeway Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5kmICSEA 726
- St Francis Xavier Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.2kmICSEA 1012
- Nagle Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 5.4kmICSEA 1016
- Geraldton Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5.5kmICSEA 892
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
Fitness
Decent access
Around the national average — a reasonable mix of fitness facilities, with more variety a short drive away.
Facilities within 3km of the suburb centre. The Fitness Score is a national percentile of these counts per resident.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Outdoors
Great outdoor access
Well above average — plenty of parkland and outdoor recreation within easy reach.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Outdoor Score is a national percentile led by parks and green space.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Culture
Few cultural venues
Very few cultural venues in and around this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Culture Score is a national percentile weighting theatres, museums, galleries, libraries and arts centres most heavily.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
Not much nightlife
No licensed on-premises venues recorded in this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for WA. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
View nearby venues on the Entertainment Map →
Source: OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
StableSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Spalding
Is Spalding safe?
Spalding 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 Spalding from Perth CBD?
Spalding is about 376.3 km from Perth CBD.
What schools are in Spalding?
Spalding has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Spalding?
Spalding has a transport score of 29/100 and 19 bus stops.