Who lives here
20,349
residents at the 2021 Census
- Median age34
- Aged 65+18.5%
- Under 2531.9%
- Median household income$2,238/wk
- Median rent$340/wk
Mid West, Western Australia
Rock lobster, iron ore, and $2,238 a week.
Geraldton has the highest household income of any location we cover at $2,238 a week, and that number tells you most of what you need to know about the economy. A working port shipping iron ore and grain, one of the most valuable rock lobster fisheries in the world, and a fly-in workforce servicing Mid West mining. The median age of 34 is young, and construction leads the business count at 544.
High incomes and a young population mean local businesses can charge properly and customers expect to transact online. It also means competition for good tradespeople and staff is fierce, so a website that doubles as a recruitment tool is worth more here than in most towns. The Abrolhos Islands and a growing tourism push add a visitor layer, but the everyday economy is industrial, marine and well paid.
Three vetted Australian developers, hand-picked to a Geraldton brief, quoted in writing within 24 hours. Free, no obligation.
Live ABS data · updated 2026-08-29
The Geraldton market, by the numbers.
Pulled from the Australian Bureau of Statistics: the 2021 Census for Geraldton itself, and the latest Data by Region release (2025) for the City of Greater Geraldton area. This is the market your website sells into.
The business scene
~1,600
businesses in Geraldton (estimated*)
- City of Greater Geraldton total3,235
- Solo / non-employing1,884
- 1–4 staff828
- 5–19 staff411
- 20+ staff112
84% of local businesses have fewer than 5 staff. That's exactly who FindDevs was built for.
Biggest local industries
Businesses by industry, City of Greater Geraldton (2025)
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Construction544
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Agriculture, forestry & fishing525
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Rental, hiring & real estate368
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Health care & social assistance274
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Other services261
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Transport, postal & warehousing229
*Suburb business estimate: LGA business count (ABS CABEE, Data by Region) apportioned by the suburb's share of the LGA population at the 2021 Census; rounded to the nearest 10. Sources: ABS Census 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), ABS Data by Region. Refreshed 2026-08-29.
Typical projects
What Geraldton businesses actually build.
Indicative ranges from briefs like these in the FindDevs network. Your three quotes will be specific to your scope.
Marine and industrial services site
Typical price
$5,000 – $14,000
Timeline
4–7 weeks
For fishing, port and mining services businesses. Capability and compliance presented for a commercial buyer.
- Capability and compliance pages
- Certifications and safety evidence
- Fleet, equipment and capacity detail
- Tender and account enquiry
Trade and service site with recruitment
Typical price
$3,500 – $9,500
Timeline
3–5 weeks
With 544 construction businesses competing for the same staff, a site that wins work and applicants at once.
- Local SEO across the Mid West
- Click-to-call and quote forms
- Careers pages with fast apply
- Ticket and licence capture
Tourism and charter site
Typical price
$4,500 – $12,000
Timeline
3–6 weeks
Abrolhos charters, diving and stays, booked directly with deposits and weather-cancellation handling.
- Direct booking with deposits
- Weather cancellation handling
- Seasonal capacity and departures
- Fast on visitor mobile data
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Why FindDevs in Geraldton
Local knowledge, without being stuck with one local option.
Three quotes, not one local guess.
Around Geraldton the problem isn't finding someone who says they build websites. It's telling who's actually good. We vet so you don't have to, then hand you three written quotes from developers matched to your exact brief, in 24 hours.
All Australian. All vetted.
Every developer holds an ABN, works Australian hours, and passed our vetting: portfolio, communication, and references from Aussie clients. 12% acceptance rate. No offshore hand-offs.
Built for Geraldton's actual customers.
The median age in Geraldton is 34. Your customers find everything on their phones, usually in a spare minute. We match developers who build mobile-first, fast-loading pages that turn that search into a call or a booking.
Free, with a safety net.
The service costs you nothing. Developers cover our fee from their winning quote, never inflated into your price. And if a matched developer drops the ball mid-project, we step in. Service Guarantee, always.
FAQ
Geraldton questions.
In a market this tight it is one of the cheapest things you can do. Tradespeople and operators check a company out before applying, and a site with no careers page, no photos of the actual crew and no way to apply from a phone loses candidates to a competitor who has all three. Recruitment pages cost very little to add while you are building anyway.
It changes what goes on the page. Commercial buyers want capability, compliance, capacity and evidence you have done comparable work. They are not moved by lifestyle photography. A plainly factual site outperforms a pretty one in this segment almost every time.
Trade sites with recruitment are $3,500 to $9,500. Tourism and charter builds $4,500 to $12,000. Marine and industrial services $5,000 to $14,000. Three fixed quotes inside 24 hours.
Fixed prices
Know the price before you talk to anyone.
These are published fixed-price builds, available to Geraldton businesses like any other. No hourly rates, no discovery call before you can see a number.
Starter Business Website
$1,990
1–2 weeks
A sharp five-page website that makes a small business look established, live in a fortnight.
See what's includedProfessional Business Website
$4,950
2–4 weeks
The full small-business build: 8–12 pages, booking or quoting flows, and local SEO that actually ranks.
See what's includedLocal SEO Build-Out
$2,950
2 weeks
The ranking machine bolted onto your existing site: service pages, suburb pages, schema and reviews, done properly once.
See what's includedWebsite Care Plan
$190
Ongoing monthly
Hosting, updates, backups, security and monthly changes, all handled, so your site stays fast and safe without you thinking about it.
See what's included
Your industry
Developers who have built for your trade before.
The biggest employers around Geraldton, by registered businesses in City of Greater Geraldton. Each one has its own page, because a cafe site and a plant-hire site are not the same job.
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