Usher, Western Australia

Usher Bunbury, Western Australia
Usher as seen from Maidens Hill Reserve
Population	2,251 (2006 census)
• Density	592/km2 (1,534/sq mi)
Established	1980s
Postcode(s)	6230
Area	3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Location	7 km (4 mi) SSW of Bunbury
LGA(s)	City of Bunbury
State electorate(s)	Bunbury
Federal Division(s)	Forrest
Suburbs around Usher: Withers College Grove Indian Ocean Usher College Grove Dalyellup Gelorup

Coordinates: 33°22′48″S 115°37′41″E / 33.380°S 115.628°E / -33.380; 115.628

Usher is an outer southern suburb of Bunbury, a city in Western Australia, located within the City of Bunbury local government area. Located between the Indian Ocean coast and Bussell Highway, it is the southernmost continuous suburb in Bunbury's metropolitan area.

In the 2006 census, Usher had a population of 2,251.

Usher residents had a median age of 29—well below the median of 37 in the Bunbury statistical district—and the median individual income was slightly below-average for the region—$479 per week compared with $492 per week. The population of Usher was predominantly Australian-born—79.4% as at the 2006 census, and at the 2006 census, 4.62% of residents identified as Indigenous Australians.

The most popular religious affiliations in descending order in the 2006 census were no religion, Anglican, Roman Catholic and Uniting.

Two large areas within the suburb have been set aside as open space - the southern part contains tuart forest, officially named the Usher-Dalyellup Regional Park in 2003, with an interpretative walkway leading to Maidment Parade in neighbouring Dalyellup which was opened on 8 October 2006 by the Minister for the South West, and a western section extending southward from Maidens Hill Reserve.