Shire of Busselton
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| Shire of Busselton Western Australia |
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| Population: • Density: |
21,868 (2001 census) 15/km² |
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| Area: | 1454.8 km² | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Kevin Douglas | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Busselton | ||||||||||||
| Region: | South West | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Capel, Vasse |
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| Federal Division: | Forrest | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Busselton is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. It is located in the state's South West region, approximately 220km south of Perth. The shire covers an area of 1455 km² and has a population of about 22,000. It contains two large towns, Busselton and Dunsborough, and a number of smaller towns. The shire office is located on Southern Drive, Busselton.
[edit] History
The Shire of Busselton began in 1871 as two entities - the Busselton Municipal District, governing the town of Busselton, and the Sussex Road District, governing the rural area. The two merged in 1951 to become the Busselton Road District. On 1 July 1961, the Road Board became the Busselton Shire Council.
The Shire of Busselton, together with neighbouring Capel, are among the state's fastest growing areas.
[edit] Wards
The shire has been divided into 6 wards.
- Central Rural Ward (1 Councillor)
- Central Urban Ward (5 Councillors)
- East Rural Ward (1 Councillor)
- East Urban Ward (2 Councillors)
- West Rural Ward (2 Councillors)
- West Urban Ward (2 Councillors)
[edit] Localities
The Shire of Busselton is divided into several localities:
Busselton
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Cape Naturaliste
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Rural localities
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Augusta-Margaret River | Boyup Brook | Bridgetown-Greenbushes | Bunbury | Busselton | Capel | Collie | Dardanup | Donnybrook-Balingup | Harvey | Manjimup | Nannup |
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