Carey Park, Western Australia

Suburb of Bunbury, Western Australia

33°22′S 115°39′E / 33.36°S 115.65°E / -33.36; 115.65Population5,155 (SAL 2021)^[1]Postcode(s)6230Area4.1 km² (1.6 sq mi)Location

172 km (107 mi) from Perth
4 km (2 mi) from Bunbury

LGA(s)City of BunburyState electorate(s)Bunbury Federal division(s)Forrest

Suburbs around Carey Park:
South Bunbury	East Bunbury	East Bunbury
South Bunbury	Carey Park	Davenport
Withers	College Grove	Davenport

Carey Park is a suburb of the City of Bunbury in the South West region of Western Australia.^[2]^[3]

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

^ 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.