Broadwater is a suburb of the Western Australian city of
Busselton
Busselton is a city in the South West (Western Australia), South West region of the States and territories of Australia, state of Western Australia approximately south-west of Perth. Busselton has a long history as a popular holiday destin ...
. At the
2021 census, it had a population of 4,269.
Broadwater was gazetted in 1897; it originally contained what is now the Busselton suburb of
Abbey
An abbey is a type of monastery used by members of a religious order under the governance of an abbot or abbess. Abbeys provide a complex of buildings and land for religious activities, work, and housing of Christians, Christian monks and nun ...
. It contains a mix of residential areas and tourist accommodation providers, which take advantage of its proximity to the foreshore at
Geographe Bay
Geographe Bay is in the south-west of Western Australia, around southwest of Perth.
The bay was named in May 1801 by French explorer Nicolas Baudin, after his ship, ''Géographe''. It is a wide curve of coastline extending from Cape Natur ...
. A
drive-in cinema
A drive-in theater/theatre or drive-in cinema is a form of cinema structure consisting of a large outdoor movie screen, a projection booth, a concession stand, and a large parking area for automobiles. Within this enclosed area, customers ca ...
was built in Broadwater in 1960; by the time of its closure in 2015, it was one of the last such structures in Western Australia.
References
Suburbs of Busselton
City of Busselton
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