Millbridge is a northeastern suburb of Bunbury,

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, adjoining Eaton 9 km from the centre of Bunbury. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 2,736. Its

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is the

Shire of Dardanup The Shire of Dardanup is a local government area in the South West region of Western Australia, immediately to the east and southeast of the City of Bunbury and about south of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of , and its sea ...

History

In 2003, the Geographic Names Committee of the Department of Land Information approved the new locality of Millbridge, formerly part of Eaton in the Shire of Dardanup. Millbridge Private Estate is being developed by the Ardross Group of Companies . The name "Millbridge" is derived from Millars Creek, which runs through the landholding, "and the numerous existing and future bridges that span the nearby and surrounding waterways" (four bridges, two on the Forrest Highway over the Collie River and Millars Creek, a third bridge that extended Millbridge Boulevard across Millars Creek opened in late 2007, and the fourth bridge connecting Eaton Drive to Australind opened in March 2018). The name Millar is believed to derive from either the Millars Karri and Jarrah Company, which milled timber in the district for much of the 20th century, or from a local resident with the surname Millar who fished in the creek.

Geography

The suburb of Millbridge is bounded to the west by Eaton Drive, to the south by Illawarra Drive, to the east by the Forrest Highway and to the north by the Collie River.

Facilities

Millbridge is currently dependent on neighbouring Eaton for shopping, education and recreation, although it is envisaged by the developer that two schools, a neighbourhood shopping centre and commercial precinct will be built. The suburb contains a mix of

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, marri,

sheoak The Casuarinaceae are a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants placed in the order Fagales, consisting of four genera and 91 species of trees and shrubs native to eastern Africa, Australia, Southeast Asia, Malesia, Papuasia, and the Pacific ...

and

banksia ''Banksia'' is a genus of around 170 species in the plant family Proteaceae. These Australian wildflowers and popular garden plants are easily recognised by their characteristic flower spikes, and fruiting "cones" and heads. ''Banksias'' range i ...

woodland as well as wetland areas with flooded gums and paperbarks, which provide habitat to a wide range of waterbirds and mammals. Accessed at Battye Library, Perth.

Transport

Millbridge has a bus service by the Bunbury Transport Authority

References

External links

Millbridge Private Estate
{{Towns South West WA Suburbs of Bunbury, Western Australia South West (Western Australia)