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City Of Busselton
The City of Busselton is a local government area in the South West region of Western Australia, approximately south of Perth, the state capital. The city covers an area of and had a population of 40,640 as at the 2021 Census. It contains two large towns, Busselton and Dunsborough, and a number of smaller towns. The city office is located on Southern Drive, Busselton. History The City of Busselton was established as the Busselton Road District on 11 May 1951 with the amalgamation of the Municipality of Busselton, governing the area of Busselton bounded by West Street and Ford Road, and the Sussex Road District, governing the remaining area. Both bodies had been established in 1871. The road district was declared a shire and became the Shire of Busselton with effect from 1 July 1961 following the passage of the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all remaining road districts into shires. In 2007 it abolished its system of wards for electing councillors. On 21 Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Australia is Australia's largest state, with a total land area of . It is the second-largest country subdivision in the world, surpassed only by Russia's Sakha Republic. the state has 2.76 million inhabitants percent of the national total. The vast majority (92 percent) live in the south-west corner; 79 percent of the population lives in the Perth area, leaving the remainder of the state sparsely populated. The first Europeans to visit Western Australia belonged to the Dutch Dirk Hartog expedition, who visited the Western Australian coast in 1616. The first permanent European colony of Western Australia occurred following the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbey, Western Australia
Abbey is a suburb of the Western Australian city of Busselton. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 1,321. This suburb, which was the western part of an area known as Abbeyville, was part of Broadwater when it was gazetted in 1897. In 1955 the area of the Abbey locality was approved as a suburb, officially known as Abbeyville but usually referred to as Abbey; in 1987 it was approved as a bounded locality with the name of "Abbeys", which was changed to "Abbey" in 1993. The name honours D. Abbey, a local landholder; his family's house, constructed in 1851 and 1852, is now a restaurant. Caves Road starts in this suburb, where it meets Bussell Highway Bussell Highway is a generally north–south highway in the South West region of Western Australia. The highway links the city of Bunbury with the town of Augusta and is approximately in length. The highway is signed ''State Route 10'', exce .... References Suburbs of Busselton City of Busselton {{WesternAu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eagle Bay, Western Australia
Eagle Bay is a small town in Western Australia's South West region near Dunsborough, in the local government area of the City of Busselton. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 120. It is known for its luxury holiday homes, with an occupancy rate on the night of the 2021 census of about 13%. On 30 May 1801, a landing party from the Baudin expedition unsuccessfully looked for water at Eagle Bay; this event is commemorated by the Baudin memorial, which was unveiled in 2001. In the late 19th century Stewart Keenan, who had a farm in the local area, built a track connecting his Eagle Bay farm to the timber mill community at Yelverton. In the 1950s, there was a commercial salmon fishery in Eagle Bay. The modern-day settlement began to develop in the early 1970s. Eagle Bay contains a residents' association (established 1990), a volunteer fire brigade, and a community hall (constructed in 2014). The eponymous bay is in Meelup Regional Park The Meelup Regional Park is a co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yalyalup, Western Australia
Yalyalup is a suburb of the Western Australian city of Busselton. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 2,950. The word "Yalyalup" means "place of many holes" in the local Noongar dialect, being a reduplication of "yal", the Wardandi word for "large hole", plus the -up suffix, meaning "place of". After European settlement the area began to be used for timber-milling; the local mill was reworked using state-of-the-art technology in 1963 and finally closed in 1979. The area has also been used for farming, with the Mullgarnup Aboriginal Mission operating on a farm site for about ten years from 1887, and a state school being open from 1910 to 1921. The first major estate in the suburb, built by Satterley property Group, was established in 2008. The suburb also contains Georgiana Molloy Anglican School, Busselton Margaret River Airport Busselton Margaret River Airport , formerly known as Busselton Regional Airport and alternatively known as Busselton-Margaret River Regio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonnerup, Western Australia
The townsite of Wonnerup is located south of Perth and east of Busselton, Western Australia, Busselton. It was gazetted a townsite in 1856, deriving its name from the nearby Vasse-Wonnerup Estuary, Wonnerup Inlet. The name is Aboriginal Australians, Aboriginal, and has been shown on maps of the region since 1839. The meaning of the name is "place of the woman's digging or fighting stick"; the Noongar language, Noongar word for fighting stick is ''wonna'', while the suffix ''-up'' denotes ''place of''. The wonna was made from the peppermint tree, ''Agonis flexuosa'', a coastal native found only in the south-west, and was a common trade item of the Noongar people. The Wonnerup massacre of Wardandi Noongar people by European settlers occurred in the vicinity of the area in 1841. The Ballaarat Tramline, Western Australia's first railway and railway bridge, was constructed in 1871 in the locality of Lockville, within Wonnerup. Wonnerup was later the junction of the Bunbury, Wester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Busselton
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, "the Gulch", a police residence, bond store and custom officer's residence, and Phoebe Abbey's House. West Busselton was a residential area by the 1930s. West Busselton Primary School was established in 1965. The suburb also contains a government high school, Busselton Senior High School , motto_translation = , established = , type = Public co-educational high day school , educational_authority = WA Department of Education , principal = John Watters , location = West Busselton, South West region, ..., along with two private schools, St Mary MacKillop College and Cornerstone Christian College. The Busselton Health Campus is in West Busselton. References Suburbs of Busselton {{WesternAustralia-geo-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasse, Western Australia
Vasse is a suburb of the city of Busselton in the South West region of Western Australia, west of Busselton and southwest of Perth. Its local government area is the City of Busselton. At the 2016 census, Vasse had a population of 2,479. The area was originally inhabited by the Wardandi people. Hurford and Penney seem to have had a bay whaling operation in Geographe Bay in 1846. The town is named after the Vasse River and Vasse Estuary, both of which in turn are named after French seaman, Thomas Vasse, who disappeared in the area in June 1801 during Nicolas Baudin's expedition. . The townsite of Vasse was gazetted in 1927; the area had previously been known as Newtown. 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. The population of Vasse wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siesta Park, Western Australia
Siesta Park is a locality of the City of Busselton in the South West region of Western Australia. Siesta Park is located on a thin strip of land between Caves Road, which forms its southern border, and Geographe Bay to the north. It shares its name with a resort/holiday area that was named after a World War II-era launch named ''Siesta'' that belonged to a previous owner of the property. The area became a locality because the property's petrol station and general store was also used as a post office until the mid-1980s. The City of Busselton and the locality of Siesta Park are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi (also spelled Wadandi) people, of the Noongar The Noongar (, also spelt Noongah, Nyungar , Nyoongar, Nyoongah, Nyungah, Nyugah, and Yunga ) are Aboriginal Australian peoples who live in the south-west corner of Western Australia, from Geraldton on the west coast to Esperance on the so ... nation. References {{Towns South West WA City of Bussel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marybrook, Western Australia
Marybrook is a rural locality of the City of Busselton in the South West region of Western Australia, located on Geographe Bay. The City of Busselton and the locality of Marybrook are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi (also spelled Wadandi) people, of the Noongar The Noongar (, also spelt Noongah, Nyungar , Nyoongar, Nyoongah, Nyungah, Nyugah, and Yunga ) are Aboriginal Australian peoples who live in the south-west corner of Western Australia, from Geraldton on the west coast to Esperance on the so ... nation. Marybrook was established as a Group Settlement with the group number 144. The locality is home to the heritage-listed Marybrook farmhouse, a cottage dating back to the 1870s. It is thought to have been constructed for John Molloy, who died in 1867. References {{Towns South West WA City of Busselton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kealy, Western Australia
Kealy is a suburb of the Western Australian city of Busselton. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 1,119. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has a radio transmitter there. The area is being developed for residential uses relating to the nearby suburb of Vasse. On 1 August 2023, the boundary between Kealy and Vasse was moved north to Bussell Highway Bussell Highway is a generally north–south highway in the South West region of Western Australia. The highway links the city of Bunbury with the town of Augusta and is approximately in length. The highway is signed ''State Route 10'', exce ... for easier recognition. References Suburbs of Busselton City of Busselton {{WesternAustralia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geographe, Western Australia
Geographe is a suburb of the Western Australian city of Busselton. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 3,622. ''Sandylands'', one of the first houses built in Busselton, was constructed in the area beginning in 1840 by Charles Bussell, the younger brother of John Bussell. Geographe was developed as an urban area in the mid-1990s, with the Port Geographe Marina, which was opened in 1997, being constructed as part of the development. The suburb was established in 1998, being made up of the old East Busselton locality and parts of Wonnerup. Busselton Primary School was moved from the town centre to Geographe in that year, while Geographe Primary School was opened in the nearby suburb of Bovell in 2002. The construction of the marina caused seaweed to be trapped at the west of the development during winter, generating piles of the plants up to high that rendered the beach unusable and resulted in health problems due to the hydrogen sulphide (rotten egg) smell; erosion a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busselton (suburb)
Busselton is the central suburb of the city of Busselton in Western Australia's South West The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A compass rose is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each sepa ... region. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 1,838. References Suburbs of Busselton City of Busselton {{WesternAustralia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
