Bandy Creek, Western Australia
| Bandy Creek Esperance, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Bandy Creek boat harbour | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°49′19″S 121°55′59″E / 33.822°S 121.933°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 383 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6450 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 34.3 km2 (13.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 6 km (4 mi) NE of Esperance | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Esperance | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Roe | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Bandy Creek is a north-eastern suburb of Esperance, a town in south-eastern Western Australia. Its local government area is the Shire of Esperance, and it is located 6 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Esperance's central business district. The east and north of Bandy Creek are covered by the Mullet Lake Nature Reserve while, in the south, it borders the Southern Ocean.
In the 2006 census, Bandy Creek had a population of 223.
The Mullet Lake Nature Reserve was gazetted on 2 October 1953, has a size of 18.85 square kilometres (7.28 sq mi) and is located within the Esperance Plains bioregion.