Towns

Find out all you need to know about the towns of the south west.


Major Towns In The South West

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Want to see your town listed on South West Life? South West Life is a home based business, run by two people in their "spare time". As a result, our resources are limited, and unfortunatley we don't have the time to research all the towns informat...

Boyup Brook

Boyup Brook is situated on the Blackwood River and is located between the South West and Albany Highways. Centrally located, Boyup Brook is the ideal home base for you to explore the wonders of the region. Boyup Brook is a clean and neat town and ...

Bunbury

The principal of making a "town by town" comparison leaves us with something of a dilemma with regard to Bunbury. It’s just not a town any more. B...

Pemberton

The Pemberton region was occupied by the travelling Bibbulmun Aboriginal tribe for thousands of years before white explorers discovered Austra...

Nannup

A walk down the main street of Nannup is like a walk back in time.  Just three hours drive from Perth, this historic mill town is nestled amongst the hills alongside the Blackwood River.  Surrounded by national parks and centrally located in the ...

Margaret River

Margaret River is the town that really has made the most of the advantages of being in the South West. Until the 1960s it was much like dozens...

Manjimup

No one can tell you where the heart of the forest is, but Manjimup must be close. The trees in the far South West are a treasure, and at 80m tall there are ...

Harvey

Harvey is clearly a country town, a rural community. The surrounds of the place are still bound up in agriculture, with beef and dairy farming...

Dunsborough

Mention Dunsborough and most people will think of holidays. It was judged to be Western Australia's top tourism town in 1999 and it's easy to see why. Situated ri...

Donnybrook

In the mid 1990s Donnybrook was dubbed the ugliest town in Western Australia by a consultant named Peter Kenyon. Today, lots of people know ju...

Collie

Collie is a place with the feel of a small town, a strong industrial base, and roots in the beautiful forests of the South West. Facilities there are first rate and make the...

Capel

Capel retains the feel of a small Australian country town, friendly and safe.  Roughly halfway between Bunbury and Busselton, Capel offers easy access to either town, for shopping, business or entertainment.  The resources industry is a major sour...

Busselton

Busselton is well known as a top tourist destination in the south west, being voted WA's top tourism town in 1995 and 1996, and it conti...