Living in Geraldton

In Geraldton, the median rent tenants pay is €715 a month (2021) and unemployment is 5.1% (2021).

Median personal income was A$783 per week in August 2021. The population of Geraldton, in Australia, was 38,595 in August 2021. The city covered 272.2 km² in 2021. Population density was 154.7 people per km² in 2025.

Last checked 2026-10-079 sources

Population38,595people10 Aug 2021Official source · 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia

Median gross salary (region)2,105EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · www.abs.gov.au

Median rent715.4EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · 2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02

Unemployment rate5.1%country median 4.5% — 13% aboveOfficial source · Australian Bureau of Statistics

PM2.5, annual mean4.8µg/m³country median 6.0 — 20% belowOfficial source · NEPC Annual Report 2023–2024 — Appendix 2 Ambient Air Quality PM2.5 tables

Higher unemployment than 68% of Australian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 86% of Australian cities that publish it.

Which Australia-wide rules apply when you move to Geraldton?

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Housing and cost

Median rent was A$260 per week, and median monthly mortgage repayment was A$1,560 in August 2021.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€70

Mobile plan, 10 GB€46

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	69.92 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra nbn100⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	45.79 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra Upfront Basic⁷Official · national market
Dwellings	15,999 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Main residence dwellings	14,020 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median weekly rent (AUD)	260 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median monthly rent	715.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02¹Official
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)	715.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02¹Official

Is Geraldton a good place to live?

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Remote worker60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–69%

Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 57–73%

Student43%strong on education, weak on safety · range 35–51%

Family61%strong on family, weak on safety · range 52–70%

Retirement66%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 55–77%

Work and income

Median household income was A$1,553 per week in August 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Geraldton?

The unemployment rate is 5.1 % (August 2021). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics²

Unemployment across cities in AustraliaUnemployment in Geraldton is 5.1%. Of 100 cities with data, 32 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1013–14

Geraldton 5.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in full-time employment	10,399 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Employment rate	57 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median household income (AUD/week)	1,553 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median personal income (AUD/week)	783 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,105 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	www.abs.gov.au⁹Official
Unemployment rate	5.1 %country median 4.5%	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official

What does a salary buy in Geraldton?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€0of €0 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	outside the model's range
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · 2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02 · 2021-12-31	− €715
Internet€70 · official · Telstra nbn100 · 2026-07-31	− €70
Mobile plan€46 · official · Telstra Upfront Basic · 2026-07-31	− €46
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	—

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Geraldton. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Workforce Australia — Public employment service

Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Geraldton. Sources checked through 11 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People who speak a language other than English at home	7.59 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Geraldton. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) — State Language Course

Australian Government Department of Home Affairs

For eligible migrants, humanitarian entrants.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridFree

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Humanitarian Settlement Program (HSP) — Newcomer Adaptation

Australian Government Department of Home Affairs

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Geraldton?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4.8 µg/m³ (2023) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: NEPC Annual Report 2023–2024 — Appendix 2 Ambient Air Quality PM2.5 tables³

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

32°18°

33°19°

31°18°

28°16°

25°13°

22°11°

20°9°

22°9°

25°11°

28°14°

30°17°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.54.8WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in AustraliaAnnual PM2.5 in Geraldton is 4.8 µg/m³. Of 37 cities with data, 12 have annual PM2.5 of 5 to under 6 µg/m³.

3–44–55–66–77–88–99–10

Geraldton 4.8

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.8 µg/m³country median 6.0	31 Dec 2023	NEPC Annual Report 2023–2024 — Appendix 2 Ambient Air Quality PM2.5 tables³Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 31.8 · Feb 32.7 · Mar 31.4 · Apr 28.4 · May 24.9 · Jun 21.5 · Jul 20.1 · Aug 20.5 · Sep 22.2 · Oct 25.1 · Nov 27.8 · Dec 30.3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GERALDTON AIRPORT⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 18.5 · Feb 19.4 · Mar 18.3 · Apr 15.5 · May 12.9 · Jun 10.8 · Jul 9.4 · Aug 8.9 · Sep 9.2 · Oct 11.3 · Nov 14.2 · Dec 16.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GERALDTON AIRPORT⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 25.1 · Feb 26.1 · Mar 24.8 · Apr 22 · May 18.9 · Jun 16.2 · Jul 14.7 · Aug 14.7 · Sep 15.7 · Oct 18.2 · Nov 21 · Dec 23.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GERALDTON AIRPORT⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 4.6 · Feb 7.1 · Mar 18 · Apr 20 · May 53.3 · Jun 72.3 · Jul 79.7 · Aug 61.3 · Sep 33.5 · Oct 15.5 · Nov 9.7 · Dec 5.4 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GERALDTON AIRPORT⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. Elsewhere: Ventura (United States) ±6.5 °C, Downey (United States) ±7.0 °C, Simi Valley (United States) ±7.9 °C, Houston (United States) ±9.1 °C, Pasadena (United States) ±9.1 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Geraldton?

The published population was 38,595 people in August 2021. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport85.6%
Foreign residents14.4%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	272.2 km²	31 Dec 2021	Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA.⁴Official
Foreign-resident share	14.38 %	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Foreign residents	5,549 people	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Population density	154.7 people/km²	31 Dec 2025	Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation.⁵Official
Female residents	19,561 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Male residents	19,039 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Population	38,595 people	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official

Population over time25 published observations, 2001–2025

31,326

35,185

39,043

42,902

42,104200120052011201520212025

Population rose 31.1% between 2001 and 2025, from 32,124 to 42,104.

International community in Geraldton

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G09 PERSONS total across age groups and sex · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	38,595	100.0%
Australia	29,588	76.7%
Country of birth not stated	3,458	9.0%
England	1,456	3.8%
New Zealand	679	1.8%
South Africa	482	1.2%
Philippines	463	1.2%
Born elsewhere(d)	405	1.0%
India	222	0.6%
Scotland	172	0.4%
Germany	134	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Thailand	134	0.3%
Italy	122	0.3%
Zimbabwe	106	0.3%
Vietnam	103	0.3%
United States of America	98	0.3%
Indonesia	86	0.2%
Ireland	86	0.2%
Netherlands	84	0.2%
Malaysia	80	0.2%
Canada	54	0.1%
Wales	53	0.1%
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)(c)	51	0.1%
Singapore	40	0.1%
Sri Lanka	40	0.1%
Pakistan	39	0.1%
France	36	0.1%
Taiwan	34	0.1%
Fiji	30	0.1%
Nepal	25	0.1%
Brazil	17	0.0%
Mauritius	17	0.0%
Myanmar	16	0.0%
Poland	16	0.0%
Egypt	15	0.0%
Bangladesh	14	0.0%
Croatia	12	0.0%
Greece	12	0.0%
Hong Kong (SAR of China)(c)	11	0.0%
Samoa	11	0.0%
Japan	10	0.0%
Malta	10	0.0%
Papua New Guinea	10	0.0%
Iraq	9	0.0%
Korea, Republic of (South)	9	0.0%
North Macedonia	8	0.0%
Cambodia	7	0.0%
Chile	5	0.0%
Iran	5	0.0%
Turkey	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	38,595	100.0%
Australia	29,588	76.7%
Elsewhere (excludes country of birth not stated)	5,545	14.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Citizenship

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	38,595	100.0%
Australian citizen	33,037	85.6%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	14.37 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Households	14,020 households	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Labour force participation rate	60.1 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median age	40 years	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median monthly mortgage repayment (AUD)	1,560 AUD/month	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Geraldton

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Darwin as a Geraldton alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 37.4% Darwin vs 14.4% Geraldton+160%
Residents: 127,215 Darwin vs 38,595 Geraldton+230%
Median gross pay, region: €3,017 Darwin vs €2,105 Geraldton+43%

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Alternative cities in Australia

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Geraldton in rankings

#6 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Australia #7 of 30 in Cheapest cities to rent in Australia #30 of 30 in Cities with the lowest published annual rainfall

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Geraldton?

The published population was 38,595 people in August 2021. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia.

Is the air quality good in Geraldton?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4.8 µg/m³ (2023) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: NEPC Annual Report 2023–2024 — Appendix 2 Ambient Air Quality PM2.5 tables.

What is the unemployment rate in Geraldton?

The unemployment rate is 5.1 % (August 2021). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

What is the typical salary around Geraldton?

The median gross salary is 2,105 EUR/month. Source: www.abs.gov.au.

How many foreign residents live in Geraldton?

5,549 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia.

Is Geraldton a good place to live?

Geraldton may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Australia live in Geraldton?

The official country of birth distribution records 29,588 people (76.7%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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NEPC Annual Report 2023–2024 — Appendix 2 Ambient Air Quality PM2.5 tables NEPC Annual Report 2023–2024 · dcceew.gov.au · checked 2026-07-29
Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA. geo.abs.gov.au · checked 2016-07-01
Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation. abs.gov.au · checked 2021-06-30
Telstra nbn100 telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
Telstra Upfront Basic telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GERALDTON AIRPORT WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
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