The City of Busselton is a local government area in the South West region of Western Australia, approximately south of Perth, the state capital. The city covers an area of and had a population of 40,640 as at the 2021 census. It contains two large towns, Busselton and Dunsborough, and a number of smaller towns. The city office is located on Southern Drive, Busselton.
History
The City of Busselton was established as the Busselton Road District on 11 May 1951 with the amalgamation of the Municipality of Busselton, governing the area of Busselton bounded by West Street and Ford Road, and the Sussex Road District, governing the remaining area. Both bodies had been established in 1871.
The road district was declared a shire and became the Shire of Busselton with effect from 1 July 1961 following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.
In 2007 it abolished its system of wards for electing councillors. On 21 January 2012 the Shire of Busselton gained city status and became the City of Busselton.
The City of Busselton and neighbouring Capel are among the state's fastest growing areas.
Indigenous people The City of Busselton is located on the traditional land of the Wardandi (also spelled Wadandi) people of the Noongar nation.
Towns, suburbs and localities The towns, suburbs and localities of the City of Busselton with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census: LocalityPopulationAreaMap Abba River Abbey Acton Park Ambergate Anniebrook Boallia Bovell Broadwater Busselton Carbunup River Chapman Hill Dunsborough Eagle Bay Geographe Hithergreen Jarrahwood Jindong Kalgup Kaloorup Kealy Ludlow * Marybrook Metricup Naturaliste North Jindong Quedjinup Quindalup Reinscourt Ruabon Sabina River Siesta Park Tutunup Vasse Walsall West Busselton Wilyabrup Wonnerup Yallingup Yallingup Siding Yalyalup Yelverton Yoganup Yoongarillup (* indicates locality is only partially located within this city)
Mayors
Population The historical populations of the Busselton Municipal District and the Sussex Road District were as follows before their amalgamation:Census figures are gathered from the sections of the censuses dealing with local government areas of Western Australia, from the Statistics by Catalogue Number, Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 September 2019 Year Population Busselton Sussex 1911 1,786 693 1,093 1921 1,846 610 1,236 1933 4,053 916 3,137 1947 4,024 1008 3,016
The figures for the censuses since the council amalgamation are as follows:
Heritage-listed places
As of 2023, 225 places are heritage-listed in the City of Busselton, of which 33 are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them the Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse, Busselton Jetty and Wonnerup House.
See also List of heritage places in Busselton
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