Reinscourt Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33°39′S 115°24′E / 33.65°S 115.40°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 280 ( SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6280 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 8.6 km2 (3.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | City of Busselton | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Vasse | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Forrest | ||||||||||||||
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Reinscourt is a semi-rural locality of the City of Busselton in the South West region of Western Australia, located on the Vasse River in the south-east of Busselton. The southern border of the locality is formed by the Bussell Highway. [2] [3]
The City of Busselton and the locality of Reinscourt are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi (also spelled Wadandi) people, [4] [5] of the Noongar nation. [6]
The former Reinscourt Homestead was one of the earliest homesteads built in the area and belonged to the Bussell family. [7]
The locality is home to the state heritage-listed Chapman's Mill, the first commercial flourmill built in Western Australia, dating back to the 1850s. [8]
The City of Busselton acknowledges the Traditional Custodians, the Wadandi people, on whose land we are living ...