Bluff Point, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Bluff Point
city = Geraldton
state = wa


caption =
lga = City of Geraldton-Greenough
postcode = 6530
pop = 1,319 (2006 Census)
area = 1.6
stategov = Geraldton
fedgov = O'Connor
near-nw =
near-n = Sunset Beach
near-ne = Spalding
near-w = "Indian Ocean"
near-e = Spalding
near-sw =
near-s = Beresford
near-se = Webberton
dist1 = 5 | dir1 = N
location1= Geraldtoncoord|-28.735|114.623|type:city(1319)_region:AU-WA_scale:30000|format=dms|display=title

Bluff Point is a northern coastal suburb of Geraldton, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Geraldton-Greenough.

The suburb was gazetted in 1972. [Gazette WA | title = Land Act 1933-1969 – Naming of Localities | file = 3862/68 | page = 1972:1376 | date = 26 May 1972]

Geography

Bluff Point is located convert|5|km|mi|0|lk=on 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.Streetsmart WA|maps=Map G1]

Demographics

At the 2006 census, Bluff Point had a population of 1,319.Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC53211|name=Bluff Point (State Suburb)|accessdate=2007-06-30]

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. At the 2006 census, 2.81% of residents identified as Indigenous Australians.

The most popular religious affiliations in descending order in the 2001 census were Roman Catholic, Anglican, no religion and Uniting.

Facilities

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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