West Busselton
| West Busselton Busselton,Western Australia | |
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  West Busselton | |
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| Coordinates | 33°39′S115°20′E/ 33.650°S 115.333°E |
| Population | 8,869 (SAL2021)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 6280 |
| Area | 8.2 km2(3.2 sq mi) |
| Time zone | AWST(UTC+8) |
| Location | 2 km (1 mi) fromBusselton |
| LGA(s) | City of Busselton |
| State electorate(s) | Vasse |
| Federal division(s) | Forrest |
West Busseltonis a suburb of the Western Australian city ofBusselton.At the2021 census,it had a population of 8,869.
Buildings from the 1850s, 1860s, and 1870s in the suburb include Broadwater Homestead, the home ofAlfred 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]
References[edit]
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."West Busselton (suburb and locality)".Australian Census 2021 QuickStats.Retrieved28 June2022.
- ^"Broadwater Homestead".Heritage Council of Western Australia.Retrieved9 September2019.
- ^"Bond Store & Resident Magistrate's Office (fmr), Busselton".Heritage Council of Western Australia.Retrieved9 September2019.
- ^"Phoebe Abbey's House".Heritage Council of Western Australia.Retrieved9 September2019.
- ^"Thriving centres of the South-West".Western Mail.10 November 1938.Retrieved9 September2019– via National Library of Australia.
- ^Kirk, Emma (13 October 2015)."West Busselton Primary School celebrates 50 years".Busselton-Dunsborough Mail.Retrieved9 September2019.
- ^"Busselton High School".Heritage Council of Western Australia.Retrieved2 November2019.
- ^"St Mary MacKillop College".St Mary MacKillop College.Retrieved9 September2019.
- ^"Busselton Health Campus".Yellow Pages.Retrieved9 September2019.
- ^"Contact".Cornerstone Christian College.Retrieved2 November2019.
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