Drummond Cove is a coastal town located 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Geraldton, Western Australia

Western Australia

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. Its Local Government Area

Local Government Areas of Western Australia

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 is the City of Greater Geraldton

City of Greater Geraldton

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The locality was gazetted in 1985.

Demographics

At the 2006 census, Drummond Cove had a population of 759, which represents a growth of 211 since the 2001 census.

Drummond Cove residents had a median age of 36, and median incomes were above average for the region — $567 per week compared with $461 per week. The population of Drummond Cove was predominantly Australian-born - 79.3% as at the 2006 census - while 4.74% were born in the United Kingdom. 2.89% reported one or more parents of Italian

Italian Australians

-Characteristics :The 2006 Census counted 199,124 persons who were born in Italy. However, 852,417 persons identified themselves as having Italian ancestry, either alone or in combination with another ancestry . Italian is the fifth most identified ancestry in Australia behind 'Australian',...

birth.