West Busselton
West Busselton | |
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Interactive map of West Busselton | |
| Coordinates: 33°39′S 115°20′E / 33.650°S 115.333°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Western Australia |
| City | Busselton |
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| Area | |
• Total | 8.2 km2 (3.2 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 8,869 (SAL 2021) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (AWST) |
| Postcode | 6280 |
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, along with two private schools, St Mary MacKillop College and Cornerstone Christian College. The Busselton Health Campus is in West Busselton.