Usher, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Usher
city = Bunbury
state = wa


imagesize= 200
caption = Usher as seen from Maidens Hill Reserve
lga = City of Bunbury
postcode = 6230
est = 1980s
pop = 2,251 (2006)
pop_footnotes = Census 2006 AUS|id = SSC55771|name=Usher (State Suburb)|accessdate=2007-10-21|quick=on]
area = 3.8
area_footnotes =
propval =
stategov = Bunbury
fedgov = Forrest
near-nw =
near-n = Withers
near-ne = College Grove
near-w = "Indian Ocean"
near-e = College Grove
near-sw =
near-s = Dalyellup
near-se = Gelorup
dist1 = 7 | dir1 = SSW | location1= Bunburycoord|-33.380|115.628|type:city(2251)_region:AU-WA_scale:50000|format=dms|display=title

Usher is an outer southern suburb of Bunbury, a city in Western Australia, located within the City of Bunbury local government area. Located between the Indian Ocean coast and Bussell Highway, it is the southernmost continuous suburb in Bunbury's metropolitan area.

Demographics

At the 2006 census, Usher had a population of 2,251.

Usher residents had a median age of 29—well below the median of 37 in the Bunbury statistical districtCensus 2006 AUS|id=5074|name=Bunbury (WA) (Statistical District)|accessdate=2007-10-21|quick=on] —and the median individual income was slightly below-average for the region—$479 per week compared with $492 per week. The population of Usher was predominantly Australian-born—79.4% as at the 2006 census, and at the 2006 census, 4.62% of residents identified as Indigenous Australians.

The most popular religious affiliations in descending order in the 2006 census were no religion, Anglican, Roman Catholic and Uniting.

Facilities

Two large areas within the suburb have been set aside as open space - the southern part contains pristine tuart forest, officially named the Usher-Dalyellup Regional Park in 2003, with an interpretative walkway leading to Maidment Parade in neighbouring Dalyellup which was opened on 8 October 2006 by the Minister for the South West, [cite web|url=http://www.swdc.wa.gov.au/index.php?pageid=346|title=Investing in infrastructure and place - Tuart Walk|author=South West Development Commission|accessdate=2007-10-21] and a western section extending southward from Maidens Hill Reserve.

Education

No schools are located within Usher's boundaries, but in Withers to the north, Withers Primary School and a Catholic primary school, St Joseph's, provide for Usher residents' educational needs. Usher is within the catchment area for Newton Moore Senior High School and is about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) from the Bunbury campus of Edith Cowan University. [Streetsmart WA|maps=Map B5]

Transport

Usher is served by the 301 and 302 routes from Bunbury's central bus station, terminating at the intersection of Mosedale Avenue and Nalbarra Drive, with a journey time of between 12 and 22 minutes. The route is operated by Bunbury City Transit for the Public Transport Authority. [ [http://www.bct.com.au/timetables/B3.pdf Bunbury 3] , Bunbury City Transit, effective 18 January 2004. Accessed 21 October 2007.]

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