West Busselton

West Busselton
Busselton, Western Australia
West Busselton
Coordinates33°39′S 115°20′E / 33.650°S 115.333°E / -33.650; 115.333
Population8,869 (SAL 2021)
Postcode(s)6280
Area8.2 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAWST (UTC+8)
Location2 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.