Bayonet Head, Western Australia
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| Bayonet Head Albany, Western Australia |
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| Population: | 1,934 (2001 Census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 6330 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 5.5 km² (2.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $341,500 (Q3 2006) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 9 km (6 mi) from Albany | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Albany | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Stirling | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | O'Connor | ||||||||||||
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Bayonet Head is an outer north-eastern suburb of Albany, Western Australia, on the west bank of Oyster Harbour. Its Local Government Area is the City of Albany. Until the 1980s, it was known as Flinders Park.
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[edit] Geography
Bayonet Head is bounded by Elizabeth Street to the north, Lower King Road to the west, Yakamia Creek to the south and Oyster Harbour to the east. Most of the suburb's population is concentrated around Bayonet Head Road, which runs east-west through the main part of the suburb.[2]
At the 2001 census, 1,934 people lived within the suburb's boundaries, about 9% of whom were born in the United Kingdom.[1]
[edit] History
The suburb was gazetted in 1981.[3]
[edit] Facilities
Bayonet Head is a residential suburb, although large areas of native bushland can be found in the centre and along Yakamia Creek. Several reserves, including the Bayonet Head Lookout which overlooks Oyster Harbour, Emu Point and Gull Rock National Park, offer recreational and picnic facilities, and Oyster Harbour Caravan Park is located on Alison Parade to the north-east of the suburb. On Lower King Road, a store, fuel station and accommodation (Flinders Park Lodge, with 8 rooms) offer services to travellers.
The suburb contains a primary school (1978) with a student population of approximately 400. High school students have the option of going to St Joseph's College, a private Catholic school in Spencer Park, or Albany Senior High School.
[edit] Transport
Bayonet Head can be reached from Albany via Collingwood and Lower King Road, and it is served by Route 401 from Albany operated by Love's Bus Service.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Main Areas - Albany (CCD 5051806, 5051807, 5051809) - Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2001. Accessed 31 December 2006.
- ^ Department of Land Information. StreetSmart® Perth Street Directory, 49 (2008), West Australian Newspapers Ltd, A3. ISBN 978-1-921048-19-7.
- ^ "Naming of Localities - Shire of Albany (per 1962/73 V5)", Western Australia Government Gazette, 10 July 1981, p. 1981:2775.
[edit] External links
- Bayonet Head, Western Australia is at coordinates Coordinates:
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