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Location of Bunbury,
Western Australia
© Geoscience Australia

The city of Bunbury is located on the southern tip of Western Australia on the Collie River, approximately 170km south of Perth. These images were acquired from the Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper sensor. True and false colour images for both a recent (2011), and an older (1988) scene are available below in high resolution JPEG format.

For acquisition of full resolution files see the Earth Observation Catalogue, or contact earth.observation@ga.gov.au

• Bunbury false colour before and after
• 1988 Bunbury true colour
• 2011 Bunbury true colour
• 1988 Bunbury false colour
• 2011 Bunbury false colour

In this false colour swipe comparison, urban areas appear as shades of purple and white. Vegetation appears as light green to yellow, with drier areas appearing lighter. Water is displayed as dark blue to black. Bunbury, like much of the south western coast, has seen significant urban growth over the last 23 years. Residential growth has been particularly concentrated in Australind in the north, Eaton and Milbridge in the west, and Dalyellup and Gelorup in the south. Industrial areas have appeared in Kemerton and Davenport. Notice the numerous shifts in the surrounding environment from changed agricultural and mining practices. The Australind Bypass is another prominent feature that appears over the timeskip.

	1988 Bunbury true colour Landsat 5 TM satellite image Red, green, and blue hues are representing TM band’s 3 (visible red), 2 (visible green) and 1 (visible blue) respectively Image taken on 3 January 1988 25m Resolution Download high resolution image [JPEG 562KB] © Geoscience Australia
	2011 Bunbury true colour Landsat 5 TM satellite image Red, green, and blue hues are representing TM band’s 3 (visible red), 2 (visible green) and 1 (visible blue) respectively Image taken on 3 February 2011 25m Resolution Download high resolution image [JPEG 541KB] © Geoscience Australia
	1988 Bunbury false colour Landsat 5 TM satellite image Red, green, and blue hues are representing TM band’s 7 (mid-infrared), 5 (mid-infrared) and 1 (visible blue) respectively Image taken on 3 January 1988 25m Resolution In these false colour images, urban areas appear as shades of purple and white. Vegetation appears as light green to yellow, with drier areas appearing lighter. Water is displayed as dark blue to black. Download high resolution image [JPEG 617KB] © Geoscience Australia
	2011 Bunbury false colour Landsat 5 TM satellite image Red, green, and blue hues are representing TM band’s 7 (mid-infrared), 5 (mid-infrared) and 1 (visible blue) respectively Image taken on 3 February 2011 25m Resolution Download high resolution image [JPEG 637KB] © Geoscience Australia

Topic contact: earth.observation@ga.gov.au Last updated: October 27, 2011