Bovell
Busselton, Western Australia
Bovell is located in Western Australia
Bovell
Bovell
Coordinates33°40′S 115°21′E / 33.667°S 115.350°E / -33.667; 115.350
Population475 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)6280
Area13.3 km2 (5.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAWST (UTC+8)
Location2 km (1 mi) from Busselton
LGA(s)City of Busselton
State electorate(s)Vasse
Federal division(s)Forrest

Bovell is a semi-rural suburb of the Western Australian city of Busselton. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 475. The area has been earmarked for future urban development.[2] Bovell contains Geographe Primary School, named after the nearby suburb, which was established in 2002.[3][4]

The farmhouses Cattle Chosen and Fairlawn were built by the early European settlers John Bussell and John Molloy, respectively, in what is now the suburb of Bovell.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bovell (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ↑ "Future Busselton 2050: Strategic Growth Scenarios" (PDF). City of Busselton. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Busselton community thanked for new schools". Government of Western Australia. 15 November 2002. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Geographe Primary School & ESC". Western Australian Council of State School Organisations. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "Cattle Chosen". Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Bovell". Municipal Heritage Inventory (PDF). City of Busselton. 2013. pp. 33–42. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
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