Ambergate, Western Australia

Suburb of Busselton, Western Australia

33°42′42″S 115°19′35″E / 33.71167°S 115.32639°E / -33.71167; 115.32639Population564 (SAL 2021)^[1]Established1987Postcode(s)6280Elevation21 m (69 ft)Area38.4 km² (14.8 sq mi)Location8 km (5 mi) south of BusseltonLGA(s)City of BusseltonState electorate(s)Vasse Federal division(s)Forrest

Ambergate is a semi-rural suburb of the city of Busselton in the South West region of Western Australia. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 564.

After European settlement, the community began to develop as part of the Group Settlement Scheme, with a school being open from 1924 to 1941 and a hall (which was also used as the school building) being constructed in 1935.^[2]^[3] It was established as a bounded locality in 1987, with its boundaries being modified in 1998 to follow cadastral and hydrographic boundaries.^[4] The suburb has been earmarked for urban development.^[5]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ambergate (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "WA Schools Gazetteer" (PDF). Geoproject Solutions. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
^ "Ambergate Hall". Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
^ Landgate Geonoma database, feature number 100000446, Ambergate
^ "2016 Busselton Regional Land Supply Assessment". Western Australian Planning Commission. Retrieved 19 September 2019.