Naturaliste is a rural locality of the City of Busselton in the South West region of Western Australia, located on a peninsular between the Indian Ocean and Geographe Bay. At the northern point of the peninsular and locality lies Cape Naturaliste and the state heritage-listed Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse. The northern-most part of the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park is also located with the locality.[2][3]
| Naturaliste Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 The state heritage-listed Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°35′S 115°03′E / 33.58°S 115.05°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 107 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6281 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 56 km2 (22 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Busselton | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Vasse | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Forrest | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Busselton and the locality of Naturaliste are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi (also spelled Wadandi) people,[4][5] of the Noongar nation.[6]
The locality is home to a number of heritage-listed sites, among them the site of the former Castle Bay Whaling Station,[7][8][9] and Sugar Loaf Rock.[10]
References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Naturaliste (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Wardandi". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Wardandi (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "City of Busselton: Home". www.busselton.wa.gov.au. City of Busselton. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
The City of Busselton acknowledges the Traditional Custodians, the Wadandi people, on whose land we are living ...
- ^ Castle Rock Whaling Company; Palmer, F. W; Seymour, William Frederick (1900), Records, 1846-1866, retrieved 17 September 2023
- ^ Building the cairn marking the site of the Castle Bay Whaling Station, 1968, retrieved 17 September 2023
- ^ "When Whaling Flourished At Castle Bay". The West Australian. Vol. 66, no. 19, 960. Western Australia. 8 July 1950. p. 24. Retrieved 17 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Naturaliste". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
