Naturaliste, Western Australia

Naturaliste
The state heritage-listed Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse
Interactive map of Naturaliste
Coordinates: 33°35′S 115°03′E / 33.58°S 115.05°E / -33.58; 115.05
CountryAustralia
StateWestern Australia
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Area
 • Total
56 km2 (22 sq mi)
Population
 • Total107 (SAL 2021)[2]
Postcode
6281
Suburbs around Naturaliste
Indian Ocean Indian Ocean Geographe Bay
Indian Ocean Naturaliste Eagle Bay
Quedjinup Yallingup Dunsborough

Naturaliste is a rural locality of the City of Busselton in the South West region of Western Australia, located on a peninsula between the Indian Ocean and Geographe Bay. At the northern point of the peninsula 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.[3][4]

The City of Busselton and the locality of Naturaliste are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi (also spelled Wadandi) people of the Noongar nation.[5][6][7]

The locality is home to a number of heritage-listed sites, among them the site of the former Castle Bay Whaling Station,[8][9][10] and Sugar Loaf Rock.[11]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Naturaliste (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Naturaliste (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  3. ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  4. ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Wardandi". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Wardandi (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  7. ^ "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 ...
  8. ^ Castle Rock Whaling Company; Palmer, F. W; Seymour, William Frederick (1900), Records, 1846-1866, retrieved 17 September 2023
  9. ^ Building the cairn marking the site of the Castle Bay Whaling Station, 1968, retrieved 17 September 2023
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Naturaliste". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2023.