West Busselton

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West Busselton
Busselton,  Western Australia
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West Busselton
West Busselton
Coordinates 33°39′S115°20′E / 33.650°S 115.333°E / -33.650; 115.333 Coordinates: 33°39′S115°20′E / 33.650°S 115.333°E / -33.650; 115.333
Population8,869 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 6280
Area8.2 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Time zone AWST (UTC+8)
Location2 km (1 mi) from Busselton
LGA(s) City of Busselton
State electorate(s) Vasse
Federal division(s) Forrest

West Busselton is a suburb of the Western Australian city of Busselton. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 8,869.

Buildings from the 1850s, 1860s, and 1870s in the suburb include Broadwater Homestead, the home of Alfred Bussell, [2] "the Gulch", a police residence, bond store and custom officer's residence, [3] and Phoebe Abbey's House. [4] West Busselton was a residential area by the 1930s. [5] West Busselton Primary School was established in 1965. [6] The suburb also contains a government high school, Busselton Senior High School, along with two private schools, St Mary MacKillop College and Cornerstone Christian College. [7] [8] The Busselton Health Campus is in West Busselton. [9] [10]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "West Busselton (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Broadwater Homestead". Heritage Council of Western Australia . Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  3. "Bond Store & Resident Magistrate's Office (fmr), Busselton". Heritage Council of Western Australia . Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  4. "Phoebe Abbey's House". Heritage Council of Western Australia . Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  5. "Thriving centres of the South-West". Western Mail . 10 November 1938. Retrieved 9 September 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  6. Kirk, Emma (13 October 2015). "West Busselton Primary School celebrates 50 years". Busselton-Dunsborough Mail. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  7. "Busselton High School". Heritage Council of Western Australia . Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  8. "St Mary MacKillop College". St Mary MacKillop College. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  9. "Busselton Health Campus". Yellow Pages. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  10. "Contact". Cornerstone Christian College. Retrieved 2 November 2019.