Fastest growing Geraldton suburbs (2016-2021)
White Peak grew fastest in percentage terms, at +33%. Waggrakine added the most residents, 306. Both figures are the change between the 2016-2021 Censuses, the most recent per-suburb measurement available.
This ranking shows which Geraldton suburbs grew fastest between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses — once by percent change, and once by the sheer number of residents added, because those two questions have very different answers.
Percent growth and headcount growth are both real and they rarely agree. A suburb going from 100 residents to 5,000 has grown 4,900%, and a suburb going from 35,000 to 56,000 has grown 63% — but the second one added four times as many people. The first list finds the greenfield estates, the second finds the established corridors absorbing most of the actual growth. Both are ranked within Geraldton's own pool. Note the period: the 2021 Census is the most recent per-suburb population count available in Australia, so this measures the five years to 2021 rather than the present day. Growth corridors tend to persist, but a suburb that has since filled up will still appear here.
Geraldton suburbs that grew fastest, 2016-2021
Ranked on percent population change between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses. Percent growth favours suburbs starting from a small base, so greenfield estates built on former farmland dominate the top.
White Peak
WA 6532 · 587 residents145 residents added · +33% · 587 residents in 2021
Waggrakine
WA 6530 · 2,679 residents306 residents added · +13% · 2,679 residents in 2021
Deepdale
WA 6532 · 973 residents99 residents added · +11% · 973 residents in 2021
Drummond Cove
WA 6532 · 1,605 residents128 residents added · +9% · 1,605 residents in 2021
Moresby
WA 6530 · 944 residents74 residents added · +8% · 944 residents in 2021
Cape Burney
WA 6532 · 538 residents38 residents added · +8% · 538 residents in 2021
Glenfield
WA 6532 · 1,009 residents69 residents added · +8% · 1,009 residents in 2021
Sunset Beach
WA 6530 · 1,558 residents92 residents added · +6% · 1,558 residents in 2021
Wonthella
WA 6530 · 1,711 residents98 residents added · +6% · 1,711 residents in 2021
West End
WA 6530 · 536 residents29 residents added · +6% · 536 residents in 2021
Tarcoola Beach
WA 6530 · 1,360 residents71 residents added · +6% · 1,360 residents in 2021
Wandina
WA 6530 · 4,375 residents211 residents added · +5% · 4,375 residents in 2021
Utakarra
WA 6530 · 1,467 residents65 residents added · +5% · 1,467 residents in 2021
Geraldton
WA 6530 · 3,246 residents97 residents added · +3% · 3,246 residents in 2021
Bluff Point
WA 6530 · 1,381 residents34 residents added · +3% · 1,381 residents in 2021
Ranked from 23 qualifying suburbs.
Geraldton suburbs that added the most residents, 2016-2021
Ranked on the NUMBER of residents added between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses rather than the percentage, which surfaces the established growth corridors instead of small suburbs multiplying from near zero.
Waggrakine
WA 6530 · 2,679 residents306 residents added · +13% · 2,679 residents in 2021
Wandina
WA 6530 · 4,375 residents211 residents added · +5% · 4,375 residents in 2021
White Peak
WA 6532 · 587 residents145 residents added · +33% · 587 residents in 2021
Drummond Cove
WA 6532 · 1,605 residents128 residents added · +9% · 1,605 residents in 2021
Deepdale
WA 6532 · 973 residents99 residents added · +11% · 973 residents in 2021
Wonthella
WA 6530 · 1,711 residents98 residents added · +6% · 1,711 residents in 2021
Geraldton
WA 6530 · 3,246 residents97 residents added · +3% · 3,246 residents in 2021
Sunset Beach
WA 6530 · 1,558 residents92 residents added · +6% · 1,558 residents in 2021
Moresby
WA 6530 · 944 residents74 residents added · +8% · 944 residents in 2021
Tarcoola Beach
WA 6530 · 1,360 residents71 residents added · +6% · 1,360 residents in 2021
Glenfield
WA 6532 · 1,009 residents69 residents added · +8% · 1,009 residents in 2021
Utakarra
WA 6530 · 1,467 residents65 residents added · +5% · 1,467 residents in 2021
Mount Tarcoola
WA 6530 · 3,257 residents60 residents added · +2% · 3,257 residents in 2021
Cape Burney
WA 6532 · 538 residents38 residents added · +8% · 538 residents in 2021
Bluff Point
WA 6530 · 1,381 residents34 residents added · +3% · 1,381 residents in 2021
Ranked from 23 qualifying suburbs.
100% population growth, ranked within Geraldton's candidate pool — once by percent change and once by residents added, because those two questions have different answers. Nothing else is blended in: a suburb that grew is not thereby better or worse to live in. The figures are the 2016 and 2021 Censuses, the most recent per-suburb population counts published in Australia, so this measures the five years to 2021 rather than today. Suburbs missing either count are excluded rather than ranked as no-growth. See how we calculate for the full methodology.
Common questions about this ranking
What are the fastest growing Geraldton suburbs (2016-2021)?
White Peak grew fastest in percentage terms, at +33%. Waggrakine added the most residents, 306. Both figures are the change between the 2016-2021 Censuses, the most recent per-suburb measurement available.
What period does this cover?
The 2016-2021 Censuses. The 2021 Census is the most recent per-suburb population count published in Australia, so this measures the five years to 2021 rather than the present day. Growth corridors tend to persist, but a suburb that has since filled up will still appear here, and one that took off after 2021 will not.
Why are there two different lists?
Because percent growth and headcount growth rarely agree, and both are real. A suburb going from 100 residents to 5,000 grew 4,900%; one going from 35,000 to 56,000 grew 63% but added four times as many people. The percent list finds greenfield estates built on former farmland; the headcount list finds the established corridors absorbing most of the actual growth. Presenting only one would hide half the answer.
Does fast growth make a suburb a good place to live?
This ranking does not say so, and deliberately blends nothing else in. Rapid growth can mean new housing, new schools and rising demand, or it can mean construction, strained roads and services that have not caught up — often both at once in the same suburb. Check the walkability, transport, schools and risk figures on each suburb's own page.
Which suburbs are eligible?
Suburbs in Geraldton with at least 500 residents and a population figure in both Censuses. A suburb missing either count is left out rather than ranked as no-growth, and the top 15 are shown in each list.
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Rankings last computed 28 September 2026. Recomputed after each ACARA schools data refresh.
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