Eagle Bay, Western Australia
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| Coordinates: 33°33′39″S 115°03′48″E / 33.56075°S 115.0632°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Western Australia |
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• Total | 1.9 km2 (0.73 sq mi) |
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| • Total | 120 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (AWST) |
| Postcode | 6281 |
Eagle Bay is a small town in Western Australia's South West region near Dunsborough, in the local government area of the City of Busselton. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 120. It is known for its luxury holiday homes, with an occupancy rate on the night of the 2021 census of about 13%.[2][3]
On 30 May 1801, a landing party from the Baudin expedition unsuccessfully looked for water at Eagle Bay; this event is commemorated by the Baudin memorial, which was unveiled in 2001.[4] In the late 19th century Stewart Keenan, who had a farm in the local area, built a track connecting his Eagle Bay farm to the timber mill community at Yelverton.[5] In the 1950s, there was a commercial salmon fishery in Eagle Bay.[6] The modern-day settlement began to develop in the early 1970s.[7] Eagle Bay contains a residents' association (established 1990), a volunteer fire brigade, and a community hall (constructed in 2014).[8][9] The eponymous bay is in Meelup Regional Park.[10]
