The City of Bunbury is a
local government area
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in the
South West
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region of
Western Australia
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, covering an area of along the coast about south of
Perth
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, the capital of Western Australia. The City of Bunbury is one of four local governments comprising the
Greater Bunbury sub-region. As at the
2016 Census, the City of Bunbury had an estimated population of almost 32,000.
History
The Municipality of Bunbury was established on 21 February 1871. It absorbed part of the abolished
Bunbury Road District, which had surrounded the municipality, on 20 January 1950, leading to the formation of a new Suburban Ward. It gained town status on 1 July 1961, becoming the Town of Bunbury, and assumed its current name when it was granted city status on 8 October 1979.
Wards
The town has 12 councillors and no wards. Each councillor serves a four-year term, and half-elections are held every two years. The mayor is directly elected.
Twin towns and sister cities
The City of Bunbury has a
sister / friendship city relationship with:
In 2009, Bunbury-Jiaxing Business Office was established to boost business opportunities between the two regions by assisting with communications and facilitating trade.
Suburbs
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Bunbury
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Carey Park
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College Grove
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Davenport
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East Bunbury
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Glen Iris Glen Iris may refer to:
*Glen Iris, Victoria, Australia
*Glen Iris, Western Australia
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Pelican Point
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Picton
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South Bunbury
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Usher
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Vittoria
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Withers
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Population
Heritage-listed places
As of 2021, 334 places are heritage-listed in the City of Bunbury, of which 46 are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them the
Old Bunbury railway station
The Old Bunbury railway station was the main railway station for Bunbury from 1894 until 1996. It was the terminus for the ''Australind'' passenger railway service from Perth. It was replaced in May 1985 by the current Bunbury Terminal in Eas ...
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St Patrick's Cathedral and the
Rose Hotel
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List of mayors
Gallery
Image:Bunbury_Harbour_01.jpg, View west of the harbour from the lookout tower, August 2007
Image:Bunbury_Harbour_02.jpg, View north of the harbour from the lookout tower, August 2007
Image:Bunbury_-_wheat_silo_residential_conversion.jpg, Wheat silos converted to residential apartments
References
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Bunbury
Bunbury, Western Australia