Broadwater, Western Australia

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Broadwater
Busselton,  Western Australia
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Broadwater
Broadwater, Western Australia
Coordinates 33°39′S115°17′E / 33.650°S 115.283°E / -33.650; 115.283 Coordinates: 33°39′S115°17′E / 33.650°S 115.283°E / -33.650; 115.283
Population4,269 (SAL 2021) [1]
Established1897
Postcode(s) 6280
Area6.2 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Time zone AWST (UTC+8)
Location6 km (4 mi) from Busselton
LGA(s) City of Busselton
State electorate(s) Vasse
Federal division(s) Forrest

Broadwater is a suburb of the Western Australian city of Busselton. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 4,269.

Broadwater was gazetted in 1897; it originally contained what is now the Busselton suburb of Abbey. [2] It contains a mix of residential areas and tourist accommodation providers, which take advantage of its proximity to the foreshore at Geographe Bay. [3] A drive-in cinema was built in Broadwater in 1960; by the time of its closure in 2015, it was one of the last such structures in Western Australia. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Broadwater (WA) (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ Landgate Geonoma database, feature number 100131355, Abbey
  3. ↑ "Broadwater Foreshore Management Plan" (PDF). City of Busselton. 2005. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Broadwater". Municipal Heritage Inventory (PDF). City of Busselton. 2013. pp. 43–46. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  5. ↑ Taylor, Roxanne (14 March 2015). "Drive-In Busselton Outdoor Cinema to close after 55 years of movies". ABC News . Retrieved 9 September 2019.


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