West Busselton
West Busselton | |
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West Busselton | |
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| Coordinates: 33°39′S 115°20′E / 33.650°S 115.333°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Western Australia |
| City | Busselton |
| LGA | |
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| • Federal division | |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.2 km2 (3.2 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 8,869 (SAL 2021)[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (AWST) |
| Postcode | 6280 |
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,[3] "the Gulch", a police residence, bond store and custom officer's residence,[4] and Phoebe Abbey's House.[5] West Busselton was a residential area by the 1930s.[6] West Busselton Primary School was established in 1965.[7] 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.[8][9] The Busselton Health Campus is in West Busselton.[10][11]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "West Busselton (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "West Busselton (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Broadwater Homestead". Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Bond Store & Resident Magistrate's Office (fmr), Busselton". Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Phoebe Abbey's House". Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Thriving centres of the South-West". Western Mail. 10 November 1938. Retrieved 9 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Kirk, Emma (13 October 2015). "West Busselton Primary School celebrates 50 years". Busselton-Dunsborough Mail. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Busselton High School". Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "St Mary MacKillop College". St Mary MacKillop College. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Busselton Health Campus". Yellow Pages. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Contact". Cornerstone Christian College. Retrieved 2 November 2019.