City of Busselton

The City of Busselton is a local government area in the South West region of Western Australia, about 230 km south of Perth. It covers an area of 1,455 km² and had a population of 40,640 in the 2021 Census. Its two main towns are Busselton and Dunsborough. The city’s administration is based on Southern Drive, Busselton.

 History 
The City of Busselton was created in 1951 when the Municipality of Busselton and the Sussex Road District were merged. Both had existed since 1871. In 1961, it became the Shire of Busselton under a new state law that restructured all road districts into shires. The shire later removed its ward system for council elections in 2007. On 21 January 2012, it officially became the City of Busselton. Today, it is one of the fastest-growing areas in Western Australia, along with the nearby Shire of Capel.

 Traditional Land 
The area lies on the traditional lands of the Wardandi people, part of the Noongar nation. The city acknowledges the Wadandi as Traditional Custodians.

 Towns and Localities 
All the cities and towns at the City of Busselton are:
 Abba River
 Abbey
 Acton Park
 Ambergate
 Anniebrook
 Boallia
 Bovell
 Broadwater
 Busselton (suburb)
 Carbunup River
 Chapman Hill
 Dunsborough
 Eagle Bay
 Geographe
 Hithergreen
 Jarrahwood
 Jindong
 Kalgup
 Kaloorup
 Kealy
 Ludlow
 Marybrook
 Metricup
 Naturaliste
 North Jindong
 Quedjinup
 Quindalup
 Reinscourt
 Ruabon
 Sabina River
 Siesta Park
 Tutunup
 Vasse
 Walsall
 West Busselton
 Wilyabrup
 Wonnerup
 Yallingup
 Yallingup Siding
 Yalyalup
 Yelverton
 Yoganup
 Yoongarillup

Each locality has its own population and area (based on the most recent census).

 Population 
Before they merged, the Busselton Municipal District and the Sussex Road District had separate population counts, recorded in past censuses.Census figures are gathered from the sections of the censuses dealing with local government areas of Western Australia, from the Statistics by Catalogue Number, Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 September 2019
 Year Population Busselton Sussex 1911 1,786 693 1,093 1921 1,846 610 1,236 1933 4,053 916 3,137 1947 4,024 1008 3,016

The figures for the censuses are as follows: