Picton, Western Australia

{{Short description|Suburb of Bunbury, Western Australia}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2023}}

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| type = suburb

| name = Picton

| city =

| state = wa

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| caption =

| lga = City of Bunbury

| map_type = nomap

| local_map = yes

| zoom = 12

| coordinates = {{coord|33.35|S|115.69|E|display=inline,title}}

| postcode = 6229

| pop =

| area = {{cvt |input=P2046}}

| est =

| stategov = Bunbury

| fedgov = Forrest

| dist1 = 170 | location1= Perth

| dist2 = 7 | location2= Bunbury

| near-nw = Pelican Point

| near-n = Picton East

| near-ne = Picton East

| near-w = Glen Iris

| near-e = Picton East

| near-sw = Davenport

| near-s = Picton East

| near-se = Picton East

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Picton is a suburb of the City of Bunbury in the South West region of Western Australia. Both the South Western Highway and the South Western Railway dissect the suburb from east to west.{{cite web |url=https://maps.slip.wa.gov.au/landgate/locate/ |title=SLIP Map |author= |date= |website=maps.slip.wa.gov.au |publisher=Landgate |access-date=13 September 2023 |quote=}}{{cite web |url=https://nationalmap.gov.au/ |title=NationalMap |author= |date= |website=nationalmap.gov.au |publisher=Geoscience Australia |access-date=13 September 2023 |quote=}}

Picton is located on the traditional land of the Wardandi people of the Noongar nation.{{cite web |url=https://www.bunbury.wa.gov.au/ |title=City of Bunbury: Home |author= |website=www.bunbury.wa.gov.au |publisher=City of Bunbury |quote=The City of Bunbury acknowledge the traditional owners of the land, the Noongar Wardandi people ... |access-date=13 September 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au/language-region-wardandi |title=Wardandi |author= |website=www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au |publisher=University of Western Australia |access-date=13 September 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/collection/archives/language_groups/wardandi |title=Wardandi (WA) |author= |website=www.samuseum.sa.gov.au |publisher=South Australian Museum |access-date=13 September 2023}}

The suburb contains a number of heritage-listed sites, among them the state registered St Mark's Anglican Church, the Picton Inn Hotel and the Forrest Homestead.{{cite web |url=http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Search/Results?newSearch=True&placeNameContains=&streetNameContains=&suburbOrTownContains=Picton&lgaContains=&isCurrentlyStateRegistered=false |title=Picton |author= |website=inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au |publisher=Heritage Council of Western Australia |access-date=13 September 2023}} Both the Picton Inn Hotel and the Forrest Homestead date back to around 1850.{{cite web |url=http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/Details/e1a44f4e-cc3e-4280-864d-6905ee7ac26d |title=Picton Inn Hotel |author=City of Bunbury |website=inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au |publisher=Heritage Council of Western Australia |access-date=13 September 2023}}{{cite web |url=http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/Details/614563ca-3196-43ac-84e3-2ac8e6d5b4a7 |title=Forrest Homestead |author=City of Bunbury |website=inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au |publisher=Heritage Council of Western Australia |access-date=13 September 2023}}

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Category:Suburbs of Bunbury, Western Australia