Ambergate, Western Australia

Ambergate
Suburb
Ambergate
Coordinates: 33°42′42″S115°19′35″E / 33.71167°S 115.32639°E / -33.71167; 115.32639
Country	Australia
State	Western Australia
LGA	City of Busselton
Location	8 km (5.0 mi) south of Busselton
Established	1987
Government
•  State electorate	Vasse
•  Federal division	Forrest
Area
• Total	38.4 km2 (14.8 sq mi)
Elevation	21 m (69 ft)
Population
• Total	564 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode	6280

Ambergate is a semi-rural suburb of the city of Busselton in the South West region of Western Australia. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 564.

After European settlement, the community began to develop as part of the Group Settlement Scheme, with a school being open from 1924 to 1941 and a hall (which was also used as the school building) being constructed in 1935. ^{[2] [3]} It was established as a bounded locality in 1987, with its boundaries being modified in 1998 to follow cadastral and hydrographic boundaries. ^[4] The suburb has been earmarked for urban development. ^[5]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ambergate (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "WA Schools Gazetteer" (PDF). Geoproject Solutions. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
3. "Ambergate Hall". Heritage Council of Western Australia . Retrieved 19 September 2019.
4. Landgate Geonoma database, feature number 100000446, Ambergate
5. "2016 Busselton Regional Land Supply Assessment" (PDF). Western Australian Planning Commission . Retrieved 11 October 2024.