Bunbury, Western Australia
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Bunbury Western Australia |
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Panorama of Bunbury from lookout tower
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 Bunbury
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| Coordinates | 33°20′S 115°38′E / 33.333°S 115.633°ECoordinates: 33°20′S 115°38′E / 33.333°S 115.633°E |
| Population | 75,628 (2015) (23rd) |
| • Density | 339.90/km2 (880.34/sq mi) |
| Established | 1836 |
| Area | 222.5 km2 (85.9 sq mi) (2011 urban) |
| Time zone | AWST (UTC+8) |
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| Region | South West |
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| Federal Division(s) | Forrest |
The port city of Bunbury is the third largest city in Western Australia after the state capital, Perth and Mandurah. It is situated 175 kilometres (109 mi) south of Perth's central business district (CBD).
Bunbury was first established in 1836, and was named in recognition of Lieutenant Henry William St Pierre Bunbury.
The city's administrative area, Greater Bunbury, includes four local government areas, and extends between Yarloop in the north, Boyanup to the south and Capel to the southwest.
The port of Bunbury services the farming, mining and timber industries of the south west.
The original inhabitants of Greater Bunbury are the Indigenous Australian Noongar people. The people hunted and fished throughout the sub-region prior to the first European settlement in the 1830s.
The first registered sighting of Greater Bunbury was by French explorer Captain Louis de Freycinet from his ship the Casuarina in 1803. He named the area Port Leschenault after the expedition's botanist, Leschenault de La Tour. The bay on Greater Bunbury's western shores was named Geographe after another ship in the fleet.
In 1829, Dr Alexander Collie and Lieutenant Preston explored the area of Bunbury on land. In 1830 Lieutenant Governor Sir James Stirling visited the area and a military post was subsequently established; it only lasted six months. The area was renamed Bunbury by the Governor in recognition of Lieutenant Henry William St Pierre Bunbury, who developed the very difficult inland route from Pinjarra to Bunbury. Bunbury township was mentioned in the Government Gazette in 1839, but lots in the township were not surveyed until 1841. In March 1841 lots were declared open for selection.
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