| The first recorded mapping of what is now Koombana | | | | centre, ten pin bowling, cinema within the CBD area |
| Bay and the eventual City of Bunbury, was in 1803 by | | | | with the Bunbury Entertainment Centre alongside. |
| the French explorers Nicolas Baudin and Louis de | | | | Bunbury boasts a major aquatic and fitness centre |
| Freycinet, from their ships the Geographe and | | | | with a smaller indoor pool located at Australind. |
| Casuarina. In 1831 there was a temporary English | | | | There are 9 secondary schools in the central Bunbury |
| military settlement with the first settlers moving to the | | | | area, a campus of Edith Cowan University, TAFE |
| area named after Lieutenant Henry William St Pierre | | | | College, several shopping centres, sporting grounds |
| Bunbury in 1838. A growing port serviced the settlers | | | | and major private and public hospitals. |
| and the subsequent local industries that developed. | | | | Shops are normally open 8.30am-5.30pm Monday to |
| The area is the traditional land of the Noongar | | | | Friday and 8.30am-5.00pm Saturdays with late night |
| Aboriginal people with many Noongar names and | | | | shopping until 9pm on Thursday. The Eaton Fair |
| travel routes still widely used today. | | | | Shopping Centre in Bunbury's northern suburbs has |
| Enjoying a mild Mediterranean climate, the city is | | | | extended trading hours 7 days a week. Banks only |
| bordered by the Indian Ocean, Koombana Bay and | | | | operate 10am - 4pm Monday through Thursday and |
| Leschenault inlet and naturally enough water sports, | | | | until 5pm on Fridays, although credit and building |
| port and harbour facilities as well as a growing | | | | societies normally also open on Saturday mornings. |
| seafoods industry, feature highly in the local lifestyle | | | | There are a host of automatic teller machines and |
| and economy. Bunbury's port is Australia's ninth largest | | | | bank agencies dotted in and around Bunbury. |
| port by volume and by 2020 should be rated within the | | | | To get around Bunbury there are ample modern taxis, |
| nation's top five. | | | | a public bus transport service and more recently a |
| Located 175km south of Perth, the city and its | | | | tourist "tram" that will carry you about the city areas |
| neighboring suburbs have a population of 52,000 and | | | | and give you an explanation of the local sites as you |
| Bunbury is one of Australia's fastest growing cities. | | | | go. The Bunbury Visitor Centre in Carmody Street |
| Bunbury is the commercial hub to WA's "South West", | | | | near Centrepoint Shopping Centre will also assist with |
| an area that is home to the Margaret River wine | | | | additional maps and local knowledge. |
| region and major coal, alumina and mineral sands | | | | There are several Bunbury medical practices and we |
| industries; a region that boasts around 8,000 | | | | have a listing of emergency medical contacts on our |
| businesses and a GDP of over $5 billion. Presently it is | | | | "Contact" page. |
| about a 2 hour drive from Perth to Bunbury, but this will | | | | There are a number of Post Offices in the Bunbury |
| be reduced by 30 minutes on the completion of the | | | | area and postage stamps can also be purchased at |
| recently announced Bunbury Highway or Peel | | | | local newsagencies. Postage for a standard letter, |
| Deviation. | | | | anywhere in Australia, is 50c. |
| Bunbury is well known for its "Cappucino Strip" | | | | Free to Air TV channels in Bunbury are the ABC, |
| restaurant and café precinct and more recently | | | | GWN, WIN and SBS but many homes also receive |
| the fast developing Marlston waterfront area that | | | | the Perth networks 7, 9 and 10. Foxtel pay TV is also |
| already includes the upmarket Vat 2 restaurant, | | | | available in Bunbury. The electricity supply in Bunbury, |
| Taffy's "live" confectionary outlet, Barbados tavern | | | | like the rest of Australia, is 240v. |
| and nightclub, Jiving J's waterfront bar and eatery and | | | | City and suburban locations in the Bunbury area include |
| "Surprise Chef" Aristos's own seafood boardwalk. | | | | Australind, Eaton, Dalyellup, Vittoria Heights, Marlston Hill, |
| Thousands of years ago Bunbury was subject to lava | | | | Clifton Park, Gelorup, Mangles, Leschenault, Crosslands, |
| flows which resulted in both the unique basalt rock | | | | Sandridge Park, Glen Padden, South Bunbury, Withers, |
| formations on the city beach as well as the present | | | | College Grove, Carey Park, Picton, Davenport and |
| Marlston Hill and Boulters Heights, where today some | | | | East Bunbury. There is a full listing of Bunbury real |
| of Bunbury's most exclusive residential real estate is | | | | estate in our Bunbury real estate guide. |
| located. | | | | The Bunbury region of Western Australia includes the |
| There are numerous property choices in the Bunbury | | | | areas of Harvey, Capel, Dardanup, Binningup, Myalup, |
| area ranging from trendy cosmopolitan apartments to | | | | Burekup, Boyanup, Peppermint Grove Beach, Stratham, |
| traditional suburban family homes and from beach | | | | Yarloop, Wokalup, Benger, Brunswick, Roelands, |
| retreats to rural or semi-rural properties. | | | | Leschenault and the Ferguson Valley. |
| There is a wide variety of attractions, with Bunbury the | | | | Bunbury is now also home to a substantial expat |
| home of the Dolphin Discovery Centre where you can | | | | community from the USA, Canada, South Africa, |
| learn about and interact with wild dolphins, whilst in | | | | Zimbabwe and Botswana. Our Bunbury real estate |
| 2005 the city hopes to host a round of the Formula | | | | guide is of obvious benefit to both business migrants |
| Nippon motor racing circuit. There is an indoor skate | | | | and the local Bunbury community alike. |