Naturaliste, Western Australia

Naturaliste Western Australia
The state heritage-listed Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse
Coordinates	33°35′S115°03′E / 33.58°S 115.05°E / -33.58; 115.05
Population	107 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s)	6281
Area	56 km2 (22 sq mi)
Location	255 km (158 mi) from Perth 33 km (21 mi) from Busselton
LGA(s)	City of Busselton
State electorate(s)	Vasse
Federal division(s)	Forrest
Suburbs around Naturaliste: Indian Ocean Indian Ocean Geographe Bay Indian Ocean Naturaliste Eagle Bay Quedjinup Yallingup Dunsborough

Naturaliste is a rural locality of the City of Busselton in the South West region of Western Australia, located on a peninsular between the Indian Ocean and Geographe Bay. At the northern point of the peninsular and locality lies Cape Naturaliste and the state heritage-listed Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse. The northern-most part of the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park is also located with the locality. ^{[2] [3]}

The City of Busselton and the locality of Naturaliste are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi (also spelled Wadandi) people of the Noongar nation. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

The locality is home to a number of heritage-listed sites, among them the site of the former Castle Bay Whaling Station, ^{[7] [8] [9]} and Sugar Loaf Rock. ^[10]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Naturaliste (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate . Retrieved 16 September 2023.
3. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia . Retrieved 16 September 2023.
4. "Wardandi". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia . Retrieved 16 September 2023.
5. "Wardandi (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum . Retrieved 16 September 2023.
6. "City of Busselton: Home". www.busselton.wa.gov.au. City of Busselton . Retrieved 16 September 2023. The City of Busselton acknowledges the Traditional Custodians, the Wadandi people, on whose land we are living ...
7. Castle Rock Whaling Company; Palmer, F. W; Seymour, William Frederick (1900), Records, 1846-1866 , retrieved 17 September 2023
8. Building the cairn marking the site of the Castle Bay Whaling Station, 1968, retrieved 17 September 2023
9. "When Whaling Flourished At Castle Bay". The West Australian . Vol. 66, no. 19, 960. Western Australia. 8 July 1950. p. 24. Retrieved 17 September 2023– via National Library of Australia.
10. "Naturaliste". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2023.