East Bunbury, Western Australia
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East Bunbury Bunbury, Western Australia |
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| Population | 4,011 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,146/km2 (2,970/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1840s | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6230 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 4 km (2 mi) from Bunbury | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Bunbury | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bunbury | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Forrest | ||||||||||||||
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Coordinates: 33°20′29″S 115°39′39″E / 33.3414°S 115.6608°E
East Bunbury is an inner southeastern suburb of Bunbury, Western Australia 4 km from the centre of Bunbury. It is located within the local government area of the City of Bunbury.
It is the location of the Bunbury Passenger Terminal, the current terminus for the South Western Railway and the Australind railway service.
East Bunbury comprises two distinct precincts.
Rathmines refers to the northern portion of East Bunbury. Rathmines is named after Rev Joseph Withers' home town in Ireland. Rev Joseph Withers arrived in Western Australia with his wife, two sons and niece on 18 January 1864. He had been the Chaplain on board the convict ship Dalhousie. A month later they moved to Bunbury where Withers was the Anglican Chaplain from 1864 to 1880 and again from 1889 to 1893. In 1872, Withers purchased Portion 11 of Leschenault Location 26 and in 1895, he subdivided the area which was to become known as Rathmines. The precinct is largely residential in character with most houses built after the 1960s.
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