West End is a western suburb of Geraldton, Western Australia

Western Australia

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. Its Local Government Area

Local Government Areas of Western Australia

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 is the City of Greater Geraldton

City of Greater Geraldton

The City of Greater Geraldton is a Local Government Area in the Mid West region of Western Australia, north of the state capital, Perth on the Indian Ocean...

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The suburb was gazetted in 1972.

Geography

West End is located on a peninsula extending to the west of Geraldton's central business district

Central business district

A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...

. While the suburb is mostly industrial and contains much of the Port of Geraldton's infrastructure, West End also hosts a small residential area, as well as a nature park on the coast around the peninsula.

Demographics

At the 2006 census, West End had a population of 312, with a median age of 55 - some 20 years above the regional average. Nearly half of West End residents live in caravans or other non-permanent accommodation.

Facilities

• Belair Gardens Caravan Park
• Point Moore
• Point Moore Lighthouse
• Pages Beach
• Greys Beach