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Spencer Park contains a shopping centre, fuel station, a retirement home and the Albany Regional Hospital, as well as two schools: St Joseph's College, a Catholic school and a public primary school, [[Spencer Park Primary School]] |
Spencer Park contains a shopping centre, fuel station, a retirement home and the Albany Regional Hospital, as well as two schools: St Joseph's College, a Catholic school and a public primary school, [[Spencer Park Primary School]]. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| Spencer Park Albany, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Map of Spencer Park within Albany. | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,313 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | Lua error: Unable to convert population "3313 (2006 census)" to a number. | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6330 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2.3 km2 (0.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 2.5 km (2 mi) from Albany | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Albany | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Albany | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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35°00′21″S 117°54′00″E / 35.0057°S 117.900°E
Spencer Park is a north-eastern suburb of Albany in southern Western Australia, located north-northeast of Albany's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Albany, and the suburb was first gazetted in 1954.[1]
Geography
The suburb, named after Albany's first Government Resident Sir Richard Spencer RN and gazetted in 1954, is bounded by Ulster Road to the west and north, Collingwood Road to the southeast and North Road to the south.[2]
Facilities
Spencer Park contains a shopping centre, fuel station, a retirement home and the Albany Regional Hospital, as well as two schools: St Joseph's College, a Catholic school and a public primary school, Spencer Park Primary School.
References
- ^ "Naming of Localities at Albany (per 8175/50)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 27 August 1954. p. 1954:1494.
- ^ Department of Land Information. StreetSmart Perth Street Directory (54th ed.). West Australian Newspapers Ltd. pp. Map A2. ISBN 978-0-909439-67-5.