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Withers is a beachside suburb in Bunbury, Western Australia. It is a primarily residential suburb with a small amount of retail activity. The suburb, which was named after state Member of Parliament and Bunbury mayor Frederick Withers, was developed by the State Housing Commission in the 1960s as the Withers Housing Estate. The layout of the suburb was influenced by the Radburn design philosophy. Building began in 1969 and was completed by 1975. The suburb has the lowest average personal income rate in Bunbury and a history of antisocial problems. It contains two primary schools: the government Maidens Park Primary School, named after the nearby Maidens Reserve, which opened in 1977 and was known as Withers Primary School until its official renaming in 2012, and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, which was established in 1978. A proposal was floated to rename the suburb in 2011.

References

Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Withers (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
"Withers Homeswest South Bunbury Housing Estate (Place No. 5630)". InHerit. Heritage Council of Western Australia. 10 November 2017.
^ Kennedy, Sharon (10 March 2011). "Withers is a suburb in search of a new identity". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
Withers Suburb Profile. (8 August 2014). City of Bunbury. PDF.
Fielding, Kate (10 April 2018). "Withers put under the spotlight". South Western Times. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
Verhagen, Shannon (31 August 2020). "New roads, more parks and higher density living in plan for Withers". South Western Times. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
Bickerton, Jemillah (6 June 2012). "New name honoured". Bunbury Mail. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
"New name matches fresh facilities and culture". Government of Western Australia. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
"Contact". St Joseph's Catholic Primary School. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
"Our School". St Joseph's Catholic Primary School. Retrieved 3 September 2021.

v t e Cities, shires, towns and localities in the South West region of Western Australia
City of Bunbury	Bunbury (suburb) Carey Park College Grove Davenport East Bunbury Glen Iris Pelican Point Picton South Bunbury Usher Vittoria Withers
City of Busselton	Abba River Abbey Acton Park Ambergate Anniebrook Boallia Bovell Broadwater Busselton (suburb) Carbunup River Chapman Hill Dunsborough Eagle Bay Geographe Hithergreen Jarrahwood Jindong Kalgup Kaloorup Kealy Ludlow Marybrook Metricup Naturaliste North Jindong Quedjinup Quindalup Reinscourt Ruabon Sabina River Siesta Park Tutunup Vasse Walsall West Busselton Wilyabrup Wonnerup Yallingup Yallingup Siding Yalyalup Yelverton Yoganup Yoongarillup
Shire of Augusta–Margaret River	Alexandra Bridge Augusta Baudin Boranup Bramley Burnside Courtenay Cowaramup Deepdene East Augusta Forest Grove Gnarabup Gracetown Hamelin Bay Karridale Kudardup Leeuwin Margaret River Molloy Island Nillup Osmington Prevelly Redgate Rosa Brook Rosa Glen Schroeder Scott River Treeton Warner Glen Witchcliffe Yebble
Shire of Boyup Brook	Benjinup Boyup Brook Chowerup Dinninup Kulikup Mayanup McAlinden Scotts Brook Tonebridge Wilga
Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes	Bridgetown Catterick Glenlynn Greenbushes Hester Hester Brook Kangaroo Gully Kingston Maranup North Greenbushes Sunnyside Wandillup Winnejup Yornup
Shire of Capel	Boyanup Capel Capel River Dalyellup Elgin Forrest Beach Gelorup Gwindinup Ludlow North Boyanup Peppermint Grove Beach Stirling Estate Stratham The Plains
Shire of Collie	Allanson Buckingham Cardiff Collie Collie Burn Harris River Lyalls Mill Muja Mungalup Palmer Preston Settlement Shotts Worsley Yourdamung Lake
Shire of Dardanup	Burekup Crooked Brook Dardanup Dardanup West Eaton Ferguson Henty Millbridge Paradise Picton East Waterloo Wellington Forest Wellington Mill
Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup	Argyle Balingup Beelerup Brazier Brookhampton Charley Creek Cundinup Donnybrook Glen Mervyn Grimwade Kirup Lowden Mullalyup Mumballup Newlands Noggerup Paynedale Queenwood Southampton Thomson Brook Upper Capel Wilga West Yabberup
Shire of Harvey	Australind Beela Benger Binningup Brunswick Junction Cookernup Harvey Hoffman Leschenault Mornington Myalup Parkfield Roelands Uduc Warawarrup Wellesley Wokalup Yarloop
Shire of Manjimup	Balbarrup Beedelup Boorara Brook Broke Callcup Channybearup Collins Crowea Deanmill Diamond Tree Dingup Dixvale Eastbrook Glenoran Jardee Lake Muir Linfarne Manjimup Meerup Middlesex Mordalup North Walpole Northcliffe Palgarup Pemberton Perup Quinninup Ringbark Shannon Smith Brook Upper Warren Walpole Wilgarrup Windy Harbour Yanmah Yeagarup
Shire of Nannup	Barrabup Biddelia Carlotta Cundinup Darradup Donnelly River East Nannup Jalbarragup Lake Jasper Nannup Peerabeelup Schroeder Scott River East
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