City of Bunbury
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City of Bunbury Western Australia |
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Location in Western Australia
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| Population | 34,467 (2015 est) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 524.6/km2 (1,358.7/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1871 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 65.7 km2 (25.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | Gary Brennan | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Bunbury | ||||||||||||
| Region | South West | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bunbury | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Forrest | ||||||||||||
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| Website | City of Bunbury | ||||||||||||
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The City of Bunbury is a local government area in the South West region of Western Australia, covering an area of 65.7 square kilometres (25.4 sq mi) along the coast about 180 kilometres (112 mi) south of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. The City of Bunbury is one of four local governments comprising the Greater Bunbury sub-region. As at 30 June 2010, the City of Bunbury had an estimated population of 34,626.
In 1871, the Municipality of Bunbury was gazetted, and in 1899 the Bunbury Suburban Road District (which became the Bunbury Road District in 1908) followed. The two entities merged in 1950.
On 1 July 1961, the Municipality of Bunbury became a town following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960. In 1979 it attained city status.
The town has 12 councillors and no wards. Each councillor serves a four-year term, and half-elections are held every two years. The mayor is directly elected.
The City of Bunbury has a sister / friendship city relationship with:
In 2009, Bunbury-Jiaxing Business Office was established to boost business opportunities between the two regions by assisting with communications and facilitating trade.
View west of the harbour from the lookout tower, August 2007
View north of the harbour from the lookout tower, August 2007
Wheat silos converted to residential apartments
Coordinates: 33°20′24″S 115°38′31″E / 33.340°S 115.642°E
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