Vasse, Western Australia
| Vasse Western Australia | |
|---|---|
 Old Vasse Primary School Precinct, 2013. | |
  Vasse | |
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| Coordinates | 33°41′S115°18′E/ 33.69°S 115.3°E |
| Population | 2,853 (SAL2021)[1] |
| Established | 1927 |
| Postcode(s) | 6280 |
| Area | 36.1 km2(13.9 sq mi) |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | City of Busselton |
| State electorate(s) | Vasse |
| Federal division(s) | Forrest |
Vasseis a suburb of the city ofBusseltonin theSouth Westregion ofWestern Australia,10 kilometres (6 mi) west of Busselton and 240 kilometres (149 mi) southwest ofPerth.Itslocal government areais theCity of Busselton.At the2021 census,Vasse had a population of 2,853.
The area was originally inhabited by theWardandipeople.[2]Hurford and Penney seem to have had a bay whaling operation in Geographe Bay in 1846.[3]
The town is named after theVasse Riverand Vasse Estuary, both of which in turn are named after French seamanThomas Vasse,who disappeared in the area in June 1801 duringNicolas Baudin's expedition..[4]The townsite of Vasse was gazetted in 1927; the area had previously been known as Newtown.[2][5]A hall (originally known as Newtown Hall) was built in 1898, while the Old Vasse Primary School was constructed in 1901 and replaced by a newer school on the same site in 1960; the present cite was in use as a school as early as 1884 and there was a public school in the area in 1869.[6][7][8]
The population of Vasse was around 75 according to a 2001 estimate.[9]It was predominantly a farming area until the establishment of a housing estate in 2004.[2]Along with the government primary school, Vasse is also serviced by a high school atCape Naturaliste College(established in 2008).[10][11]On 1 August 2023, the boundary between Vasse andKealywas moved north toBussell Highwayfor easier recognition.[12][13]
References[edit]
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."Vasse (suburb and locality)".Australian Census 2021 QuickStats.Retrieved28 June2022.
- ^abc"Vasse History".Vasse Village.Retrieved16 August2019.
- ^Martin Gibbs,The Shore Whalers of Western Australia: Historical Archaeology of a Maritime Frontier,Sydney University Press, 2010, p.143.
- ^ "History of country town names – V".Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived fromthe originalon 14 March 2022.Retrieved16 August2019.
- ^"New townsite of Vasse".The South-Western News.1 April 1927.Retrieved16 August2019– via National Library of Australia.
- ^"Newtown Hall (Vasse Hall)".Heritage Council of Western Australia.Retrieved16 August2019.
- ^"Old Vasse Primary School Precinct".Heritage Council of Western Australia.Retrieved16 August2019.
- ^"School History".Vasse Primary School.Retrieved19 December2021.
- ^"Demography and Planning: 2011"(PDF).Shire of Busselton. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 17 March 2016.
- ^"Home".Vasse Primary School.Retrieved16 August2019.
- ^"School Overview: Cape Naturaliste College".Department of Education.Retrieved16 August2019.
- ^"Kealy and Vasse Locality Boundary Adjustment".City of Busselton.Retrieved25 August2023.
- ^"30 June 2023 | Kealy and Vasse Locality Boundary Adjustment".City of Busselton.Retrieved25 August2023.
