Carey Park, Western Australia

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Carey Park
Western Australia
Carey Park, Western Australia
Coordinates 33°22′S115°39′E / 33.36°S 115.65°E / -33.36; 115.65
Population5,155 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 6230
Area4.1 km2 (1.6 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s) City of Bunbury
State electorate(s) Bunbury
Federal division(s) Forrest
Suburbs around Carey Park:
South Bunbury East Bunbury East Bunbury
South Bunbury Carey Park Davenport
Withers College Grove Davenport

Carey Park is a suburb of the City of Bunbury in the South West region of Western Australia. [2] [3]

Carey Park is located on the traditional land of the Wardandi people of the Noongar nation. [4] [5] [6]

The suburb contains a number of heritage-listed sites, among them the Carey Park Primary School and the former St Elizabeth of Hungary Church. [7] Like similar areas in the region, Carey Park has had issues of drainage. [8]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Carey Park (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate . Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  3. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia . Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  4. "City of Bunbury: Home". www.bunbury.wa.gov.au. City of Bunbury . Retrieved 13 September 2023. The City of Bunbury acknowledge the traditional owners of the land, the Noongar Wardandi people ...
  5. "Wardandi". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia . Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  6. "Wardandi (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum . Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  7. "Carey Park". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  8. "Carey Park Drainage". South Western Times . Vol. XXII, no. 37. Western Australia. 28 August 1952. p. 1. Retrieved 17 September 2023 via National Library of Australia.