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South Bunbury, Bunbury — Area Guide & Where to Stay
A beachside suburb of the City of Bunbury in Western Australia, South Bunbury gathers around Hands Oval and the shore.
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Where to stay in South Bunbury
How the choice of base plays out on the ground.
A stay in South Bunbury buys the beach side of the City of Bunbury, with Hands Oval, home ground of the South Bunbury Football Club, in the middle of it. Rooms in the suburb are few. Most lodging in this part of Western Australia sits in central Bunbury, a short run from the suburb.
What South Bunbury gives instead is the sand and the ordinary streets around Hands Oval, quieter than the centre and still inside the City of Bunbury.
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South Bunbury
South Bunbury is the beachside quarter of the City of Bunbury, and Hands Oval, the home ground of the South Bunbury Football Club, stands among its streets. Rooms are few around here — worth securing early.Find hotels in South Bunburystays wanting central Bunbury's rooms with the South Bunbury sand a short drive offBunbury centre
the centre of Bunbury carries the lodging of the City of Bunbury, leaving the shore and Hands Oval an easy run out through South BunburyFind hotels in Bunbury centreHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
About South Bunbury
What are the main landmarks in South Bunbury?
Hands Oval is the marker. The ground hosts the South Bunbury Football Club, and match days give the suburb a fixed point that the surrounding residential streets of the City of Bunbury do not have. The other draw is the beach.
South Bunbury runs down to the shore, and the sand is the feature that names it a beachside suburb within Bunbury, Western Australia.
What is the history of South Bunbury?
The record for South Bunbury is short, and what it holds is sporting: Hands Oval, the home ground of the South Bunbury Football Club, set among the suburb's streets. Dates are not recorded. South Bunbury lies within the local government area of the City of Bunbury rather than standing as a town of its own.
The club's seasons at Hands Oval remain the steadiest fixture South Bunbury keeps.
Where is South Bunbury?
South Bunbury takes in about six and a half square kilometres of beachside ground inside the City of Bunbury, Western Australia.
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What is the best area to stay in South Bunbury?
South Bunbury: beach mornings with Hands Oval and the football club a few streets away. Bunbury centre: stays wanting central Bunbury's rooms with the South Bunbury sand a short drive off.
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Updated September 2026