Mahomets Flats, Western Australia
The suburb was gazetted in 1972.
Geography
Mahomets Flats is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Geraldton's central business district, and is accessed via Brand Highway. It is bounded on the southwest by the Indian Ocean, on the north by the freight railway, on the east by Keane Drive and Brand Highway, and on the south by Olive Street.
Demographics
In the 2006 census, Mahomets Flats had a population of 863.
Mahomets Flats residents had a median age of 33 — below the regional average of 35 — and median incomes were average for the region — $541 per week compared with $461 per week. The population of Mahomets Flats was predominantly Australian-born — 80.4% as at the 2006 census — while 3.36% were born in the United Kingdom. 6.91% reported one or more parents of Italian birth.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mahomets Flats (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Land Act 1933-1969 – Naming of Localities (per 3862/68)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 26 May 1972. p. 1972:1376.
- ^ Department of Land Information. StreetSmart Perth Street Directory (54th ed.). West Australian Newspapers Ltd. pp. Map G2-G3, G5. ISBN 978-0-909439-67-5.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Community Profile Series: Mahomets Flats (State Suburb)". 2006 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 30 June 2007.