College Grove, Western Australia
| College Grove Bunbury, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 1,484 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 260.4/km2 (674/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6230 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 5.7 km2 (2.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 7 km (4 mi) SSE of Bunbury | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Bunbury | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bunbury | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Forrest | ||||||||||||||
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33°22′26″S 115°39′29″E / 33.374°S 115.658°E
College Grove is a suburb on the southern outskirts of Bunbury, Western Australia.[2] Within the suburb there is the Bunbury Regional Hospital and St. John of God Bunbury Hospital on the South West Health Campus. The Edith Cowan University Bunbury Campus and South West Institute of Technology are also within College Grove.
Manea Park is a large natural reserve that offers a 2.2 km bush walk from College Grove[3] and it was included as part of the Preston River to Ocean Regional Park in 2011.[4] The bush walk is popular during Spring with over 30 species of orchid identified within the Park.[5]
In the south-east of the suburb on the eastern side of Manea Park is the Bunbury Regional Prison.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "College Grove (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ "collegegrove.info". Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Nature, Trails and Wildflowers". Visit Bunbury. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Preston River to Ocean Regional Park Final Report" (PDF). Western Australian Planning Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Common Orchids in Manea Park" (PDF). Retrieved 1 December 2015.
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