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West Busselton Busselton, Western Australia
West Busselton
Coordinates	33°39′S 115°20′E / 33.650°S 115.333°E / -33.650; 115.333
Population	8,869 (SAL 2021)
Postcode(s)	6280
Area	8.2 km (3.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AWST (UTC+8)
Location	2 km (1 mi) from Busselton
LGA(s)	City of Busselton
State electorate(s)	Vasse
Federal division(s)	Forrest

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.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "West Busselton (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "Broadwater Homestead". Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
3. "Bond Store & Resident Magistrate's Office (fmr), Busselton". Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
4. "Phoebe Abbey's House". Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
5. "Thriving centres of the South-West". Western Mail. 10 November 1938. Retrieved 9 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
6. Kirk, Emma (13 October 2015). "West Busselton Primary School celebrates 50 years". Busselton-Dunsborough Mail. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
7. "Busselton High School". Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
8. "St Mary MacKillop College". St Mary MacKillop College. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
9. "Busselton Health Campus". Yellow Pages. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
10. "Contact". Cornerstone Christian College. Retrieved 2 November 2019.

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