Bovell, Western Australia

Suburb of Busselton, Western Australia

33°40′S 115°21′E / 33.667°S 115.350°E / -33.667; 115.350Population475 (SAL 2021)^[1]Postcode(s)6280Area13.3 km² (5.1 sq mi)Time zoneAWST (UTC+8)Location2 km (1 mi) from BusseltonLGA(s)City of BusseltonState 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

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bovell (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "Future Busselton 2050: Strategic Growth Scenarios" (PDF). City of Busselton. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
^ "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.
^ "Geographe Primary School & ESC". Western Australian Council of State School Organisations. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
^ "Cattle Chosen". Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
^ "Bovell". Municipal Heritage Inventory (PDF). City of Busselton. 2013. pp. 33–42. Retrieved 20 October 2022.