Bovell, Western Australia Explained
| Type: | suburb |
| Bovell |
| City: | Busselton |
| State: | wa |
| Lga: | City of Busselton |
| Local Map: | yes |
| Zoom: | 12 |
| Postcode: | 6280 |
| Timezone: | AWST |
| Utc: | +8 |
| Coordinates: | -33.6667°N 136°W |
| Stategov: | Vasse |
| Fedgov: | Forrest |
| Dist1: | 2 |
| Location1: | Busselton |
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.[1] Bovell contains Geographe Primary School, named after the nearby suburb, which was established in 2002.[2] [3] 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.[4] [5]
Notes and References
- Web site: Future Busselton 2050: Strategic Growth Scenarios. City of Busselton. 14 September 2019.
- Web site: Busselton community thanked for new schools. Government of Western Australia. 15 November 2002. 9 September 2021. 9 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210909053934/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Gallop/2002/11/Busselton-community-thanked-for-new-schools.aspx. dead.
- Web site: Geographe Primary School & ESC. Western Australian Council of State School Organisations. 9 September 2021.
- Web site: Cattle Chosen. Heritage Council of Western Australia. 14 September 2019.
- Book: Municipal Heritage Inventory. 2013. City of Busselton. 20 October 2022. Bovell. 33–42. PDF.
