Spencer Park is a north-eastern suburb of Albany

Albany, Western Australia

Albany is a port city in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, some 418 km SE of Perth, the state capital. As of 2009, Albany's population was estimated at 33,600, making it the 6th-largest city in the state....

 in southern Western Australia

Western Australia

Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

, located north-northeast of Albany's central business district

Central business district

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. Its Local Government Area

Local Government Areas of Western Australia

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 is the City of Albany

City of Albany

The City of Albany is a Local Government Area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about SSE of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. It covers an area of , including the Greater Albany metropolitan area and the Port of Albany, as well as the surrounding agricultural district and...

, and the suburb was first gazetted in 1954.

Geography

The suburb, named after Albany's first Government Resident Sir Richard Spencer RN

Richard Spencer RN

Captain Sir Richard Spencer KCH was a sea captain of the Royal Navy who served in a number of battles, particularly against the French. Later in life he settled in Albany, Western Australia and was appointed Government Resident in 1833...

 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.

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. The suburb has a median age of 40.