| Type: | town |
| Eagle Bay | |
| State: | wa |
| Lga: | City of Busselton |
| Local Map: | yes |
| Zoom: | 13 |
| Postcode: | 6281 |
| Timezone: | AWST |
| Utc: | +8 |
| Coordinates: | -33.55°N 118°W |
| Stategov: | Vasse |
| Fedgov: | Forrest |
| Dist1: | 257 |
| Location1: | Perth |
| Dist2: | 32 |
| Location2: | Busselton |
| Dist3: | 8 |
| Location3: | Dunsborough |
Eagle Bay is a small town in Western Australia's South West region near Dunsborough, in the local government area of the City of Busselton. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 120. It is known for its luxury holiday homes, with an occupancy rate on the night of the 2021 census of about 13%.[1]
On 30 May 1801, a landing party from the Baudin expedition unsuccessfully looked for water at Eagle Bay; this event is commemorated by the Baudin memorial, which was unveiled in 2001.[2] In the late 19th century Stewart Keenan, who had a farm in the local area, built a track connecting his Eagle Bay farm to the timber mill community at Yelverton.[3] In the 1950s, there was a commercial salmon fishery in Eagle Bay.[4] The modern-day settlement began to develop in the early 1970s.[5] Eagle Bay contains a residents' association (established 1990), a volunteer fire brigade, and a community hall (constructed in 2014).[6] [7] The eponymous bay is in Meelup Regional Park.[8]