West Busselton Busselton, Western Australia | |
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Coordinates | 33°39′S 115°20′E / 33.650°S 115.333°E |
Population | 8,869 (SAL 2021)[1] |
Postcode(s) | 6280 |
Area | 8.2 km2 (3.2 sq mi) |
Time zone | AWST (UTC+8) |
Location | 2 km (1 mi) from Busselton |
LGA(s) | City of Busselton |
State 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]