West Busselton

Suburb of Busselton, Western Australia

33°39′S 115°20′E / 33.650°S 115.333°E / -33.650; 115.333Population8,869 (SAL 2021)^[1]Postcode(s)6280Area8.2 km² (3.2 sq mi)Time zoneAWST (UTC+8)Location2 km (1 mi) from BusseltonLGA(s)City of BusseltonState 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]

References

^ 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.