Bovell, Western Australia

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]

Bovell
Busselton, Western Australia
Bovell is located in Western Australia
Bovell
Bovell
Coordinates33°40′S 115°21′E
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

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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