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Moresby Geraldton, Western Australia
Moresby
Coordinates	28°44′06″S 114°40′19″E / 28.735°S 114.672°E / -28.735; 114.672
Population	944 (SAL 2021)
Postcode(s)	6530
Area	26 km (10 sq mi)
Location	10 km (6 mi) NE of Geraldton
LGA(s)	City of Greater Geraldton
State electorate(s)	Geraldton
Federal division(s)	Durack
Suburbs around Moresby: Waggrakine Waggrakine Spalding Moresby Moonyoonooka Strathalbyn Woorree Deepdale

Moresby is a locality northeast of Geraldton, Western Australia, on the north bank of the Chapman River. Its local government area is the City of Greater Geraldton.

The locality was gazetted in 1980.

In the 2016 census, Moresby had a population of 870.

In 2019, Singapore-based developer Pip Holdings proposed to build a "rural Chinatown" in the suburb, with up to 1,500 houses, a commercial centre, and a school, all designed for Chinese immigrants. The project was suspended indefinitely in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Moresby (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "Naming of Locality - Shire of Greenough (per 3231/71)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 1 August 1980. p. 1980:2588.
3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Community Profile Series: Moresby (State Suburb)". 2006 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 22 June 2007. Map
4. Bayens, Dominique; Bruce, Zach (31 August 2019). "Foreign investor plan to create 'rural Chinatown' in WA's Midwest". ABC News. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
5. Van Aken, Elise (19 December 2020). "Chinatown hold-up alters focus on development". Geraldton Guardian. Retrieved 3 January 2022.

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