Carey Park is a suburb of the City of Bunbury in the South West region of Western Australia.[2][3]
| Carey Park Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°22′S 115°39′E / 33.36°S 115.65°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 5,155 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6230 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4.1 km2 (1.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Bunbury | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bunbury | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Forrest | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Bunbury and the suburb of Carey Park are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi (also spelled Wadandi) people of the Noongar nation.[4][5][6]
The suburb contains a number of heritage-listed sites, among them the Carey Park Primary School and the former St Elizabeth of Hungary Church.[7] Like similar areas in the region, Carey Park has had issues of drainage.[8]
References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Carey Park (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "City of Bunbury: Home". www.bunbury.wa.gov.au. City of Bunbury. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
The City of Bunbury acknowledge the traditional owners of the land, the Noongar Wardandi people ...
- ^ "Wardandi". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "Wardandi (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "Carey Park". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "Carey Park Drainage". South Western Times. Vol. XXII, no. 37. Western Australia. 28 August 1952. p. 1. Retrieved 17 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
