City of Bunbury

The City of Bunbury is a local government area in the South West region of Western Australia, covering 65.7 km² along the coast, about 180 km south of Perth. It is one of four local governments that make up the Greater Bunbury urban area. As of the 2016 Census, the city had a population of nearly 32,000.

City of Bunbury Western Australia
The Council building in 2007
Location in Western Australia
Population	32,987 (LGA 2021)[1]
Established	1871
Area	65.7 km2 (25.4 sq mi)
Region	South West

The Municipality of Bunbury was established on 21 February 1871. It expanded in 1950 by absorbing part of the surrounding Bunbury Road District, forming a new Suburban Ward. It became the Town of Bunbury in 1961, and was declared a city on 8 October 1979.^[2]

Bunbury is located on the traditional lands of the Wardandi (or Wadandi) people of the Noongar nation. The city acknowledges the Wardandi people as the traditional owners of the land.

Bunbury has 12 councillors elected by the whole city (no wards). Councillors serve four-year terms, with half elected every two years. The mayor is directly elected.

Bunbury has sister or friendship city relationships with:

• Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan (since 1992)
• Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China (since 2000)
• Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam (since 2015)

In 2009, Bunbury and Jiaxing established a business office to support trade and communication between the cities.

The City of Bunbury includes the following suburbs (with population and area data from the most recent census):

• Bunbury
• Carey Park
• College Grove
• Davenport
• East Bunbury
• Glen Iris
• Pelican Point
• Picton
• South Bunbury
• Usher
• Vittoria
• Withers

Historical population data:

• 1971: 17,779
• 1981: 21,749
• 1991: 25,657
• 2001: 28,564
• 2011: 31,348
• 2021: 32,987

As of 2023, there are 358 heritage-listed places in the City of Bunbury. Of these, 46 are on the State Register, including:

• Old Bunbury railway station
• St Patrick’s Cathedral
• Bunbury Women’s Club
• Rose Hotel

1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "City of Bunbury (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. ↑ "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.