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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.
| Moresby Geraldton, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Moresby | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 28°44′06″S 114°40′19″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 944 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6530 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 26 km2 (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 | ||||||||||||||
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The locality was gazetted in 1980.[2]
In the 2016 census, Moresby had a population of 870.[3]
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.[4] The project was suspended indefinitely in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
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