West Busselton is a suburb of the Western Australian city of
Busselton
Busselton is a city in the South West region of the state of Western Australia approximately south-west of Perth. Busselton has a long history as a popular holiday destination for Western Australians; however, the closure of the 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
Alfred Pickmore Bussell (21 June 1816 – 18 October 1882) was an early settler in Western Australia.
Bussell was born at Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire in England on 21 June 1816. He was educated at Winchester College in England, but after ...
, "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
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, 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
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