Broadwater, Western Australia
| Broadwater Busselton, Western Australia | |
|---|---|
 Beach at Broadwater, Geographe Bay | |
  Broadwater | |
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| Coordinates | 33°39′S 115°17′E / 33.650°S 115.283°E |
| Population | 4,269 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Established | 1897 |
| Postcode(s) | 6280 |
| Area | 6.2 km2 (2.4 sq mi) |
| Time zone | AWST (UTC+8) |
| Location | 6 km (4 mi) from Busselton |
| LGA(s) | City of Busselton |
| State electorate(s) | Vasse |
| Federal division(s) | Forrest |
Broadwater is a suburb of the Western Australian city of Busselton. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 4,269.
Broadwater was gazetted in 1897; it originally contained what is now the Busselton suburb of Abbey.[2] It contains a mix of residential areas and tourist accommodation providers, which take advantage of its proximity to the foreshore at Geographe Bay.[3] A drive-in cinema was built in Broadwater in 1960; by the time of its closure in 2015, it was one of the last such structures in Western Australia.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Broadwater (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Landgate Geonoma database, feature number 100131355, Abbey
- ^ "Broadwater Foreshore Management Plan" (PDF). City of Busselton. 2005. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Broadwater". Municipal Heritage Inventory (PDF). City of Busselton. 2013. pp. 43–46. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ Taylor, Roxanne (14 March 2015). "Drive-In Busselton Outdoor Cinema to close after 55 years of movies". ABC News. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
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