Vittoria, Western Australia

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Vittoria
Bunbury,  Western Australia
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Vittoria
Vittoria, Western Australia
Coordinates 33°19′S115°38′E / 33.317°S 115.633°E / -33.317; 115.633 Coordinates: 33°19′S115°38′E / 33.317°S 115.633°E / -33.317; 115.633
Population0 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 6230
Area8 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Location175 km (109 mi) SSW of Perth
LGA(s) City of Bunbury
State electorate(s) Bunbury
Federal division(s) Forrest
Suburbs around Vittoria:
Indian Ocean Leschenault Australind
Bunbury Vittoria Pelican Point
East Bunbury Glen Iris Glen Iris

Vittoria is a suburb of the city of Bunbury comprising the Bunbury port. The suburb is located in the local government area of the City of Bunbury.

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Bunbury port

The Bunbury port is located in Vittoria. The port lands also extend into the adjacent suburb of Pelican Point.

The Bunbury Harbour Board was created by an act of Parliament to control the port from 1 July 1909. The name was changed to Bunbury Port Authority in October 1967. [2] On 1 October 2014 the Bunbury Port Authority, Albany Port Authority, and Esperance Port Authority merged to become the Southern Ports Authority. [3]

The port distributes products from the South West region worldwide. Rail and road links enable the port to capitalise on cargo throughput. The major commodities that the port caters for are alumina, mineral sands, woodchips, caustic soda and silica sand. [2]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Vittoria (WA) (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "About the port". Bunbury Port Authority. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. "About". Southern Ports Authority. Retrieved 16 April 2016.