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Bunbury
Sign in to saveAlso known as Bunbury, Western Australia, Bunbury, W.A., Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia, Goomburrup
city and metropolitan area in Western Australia
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Place details
- Locality
- Bunbury
- Region
- Western Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- 76,452
- Timezone
- Australia/Perth
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Australia
- State
- Western Australia
- Region
- South West
- Location
- 175 km (109 mi) SSW of Perth 108 km (67 mi) S of Mandurah 52 km (32 mi) NE of Busselton 47 km (29 mi) SW of Harvey 39 km (24 mi) NW of Donnybrook
- State electorates
- Bunbury Collie-Preston Murray-Wellington
- Federal division
- Forrest
- Total
- 222.8 km (86.0 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 5 m (16 ft)
- Density
- 343.14/km (888.73/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+08:00 ( AWST )
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Home - City of Bunbury
The City of Bunbury is a beautiful place to live, work and visit and has something for everyone.
bunbury.wa.gov.au →Link to the official site · 6,097 chars · not written by Vinony
Travel guide
Understand
It's a little town with a big town attitude. Aimed at tourists, this place can seem to be 'closed down' in winter.
Get around
There is a bus service that runs around the city and surrounding suburbs, but do not expect regular (or even handy) transport. It's best to have a car or be prepared to shell out for a few taxis here and there if you have travelled down from Perth via the train service (which is very comfortable and reasonably priced!).
The three timetables (each covering a few routes) for the local buses can be found on the .
Do
There's a good diving wreck called the Lena and you can dive on it with just your basic Padi Licence. Leschnault inlet is great for Kite Surfers and there are classes available.
Eat
Restaurants are concentrated along Victoria St.
Drink
3 monkeys, Barbados, Exit & Fitzgerald's are the places to be on Friday and Saturday nights.
Sleep
Accommodation is varied and can be a bit sparse in the peak times - especially around the horse racing carnival time. Plenty of the hotels and pubs offer basic accommodation - which is fine if you are only looking for a bed to sleep in and plan to explore the surrounds during the day.
The Lord Forrest Hotel is the largest commercial hotel and probably offers the higher end of the accommodation scale
Go next
Busselton — A seaside town with a very, very long jetty. Collie — A small coal mining town surrounded by bucolic and natural beauty.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
Bunbury (/ˈbʌnbəɹɪ/ BUN-bə-REE; Noongar: Goomburrup) is a coastal city in the Australian state of Western Australia, approximately 175 kilometres (109 mi) south of the state capital, Perth. It is the state's third most populous city after Perth and Mandurah, with a population of approximately 75,000.
Located at the south of the Leschenault Estuary, Bunbury was established in 1836 on the orders of Governor James Stirling, A port was constructed on the existing natural harbour soon after, and eventually became the main port for the wider South West region. Further economic growth was fuelled by completion of the South Western Railway in 1893, which linked Bunbury with Perth.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bunbury” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.