Withers, Western Australia

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Withers
Western Australia
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Withers
Withers, Western Australia
Coordinates 33°21′58″S115°37′48″E / 33.366°S 115.63°E / -33.366; 115.63
Population2,979 (SAL 2021) [1]
Established1969
Postcode(s) 6230
Area4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Location2 km (1 mi) South of Bunbury
LGA(s) City of Bunbury
State electorate(s) Collie-Preston
Federal division(s) Forrest
Suburbs around Withers:
South Bunbury Carey Park
Indian Ocean Withers College Grove
Usher

Withers is a beachside suburb in Bunbury, Western Australia. It is a primarily residential suburb with a small amount of retail activity. The suburb, which was named after state Member of Parliament and Bunbury mayor Frederick Withers, was developed by the State Housing Commission in the 1960s as the Withers Housing Estate. [2] [3] The layout of the suburb was influenced by the Radburn design philosophy. Building began in 1969 and was completed by 1975. The suburb has the lowest average personal income rate in Bunbury [4] and a history of antisocial problems. [5] [6] It contains two primary schools: the government Maidens Park Primary School, named after the nearby Maidens Reserve, which opened in 1977 and was known as Withers Primary School until its official renaming in 2012, [7] [8] and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, which was established in 1978. [9] [10] A proposal was floated to rename the suburb in 2011. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Withers (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Withers Homeswest South Bunbury Housing Estate (Place No. 5630)". InHerit. Heritage Council of Western Australia. 10 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 Kennedy, Sharon (10 March 2011). "Withers is a suburb in search of a new identity". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ↑ Withers Suburb Profile. (8 August 2014). City of Bunbury. PDF.
  5. ↑ Fielding, Kate (10 April 2018). "Withers put under the spotlight". South Western Times. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  6. ↑ Verhagen, Shannon (31 August 2020). "New roads, more parks and higher density living in plan for Withers". South Western Times. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  7. ↑ Bickerton, Jemillah (6 June 2012). "New name honoured". Bunbury Mail. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "New name matches fresh facilities and culture". Government of Western Australia. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Contact". St Joseph's Catholic Primary School. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  10. ↑ "Our School". St Joseph's Catholic Primary School. Retrieved 3 September 2021.


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