Butler Electorate Profile (2025)

PDF version of the Butler electorate map

Area (sq km): 156
Number of Electors: 31,143
Source: 2023 Final Distribution Report, Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission.

Origin of the Name:
The name of this suburb was chosen by the City of Wanneroo in 1979. It honours John Butler, who is the first recorded explorer of the area (1834). Butler settled in the Claremont area, and Butler's Swamp, now renamed Lake Claremont, was originally named after him.
Source: Western Australia. Department of Land Administration. Names and Places.

Suburbs and Towns within the Electorate:
The electorate of Butler includes all or part of Alkimos, Butler, Carabooda, Eglinton, Jindalee, Ridgewood, Two Rocks and Yanchep.
Source: Western Australian Electoral Commission.

Schools
Government: Alkimos Beach Primary School; Alkimos College; Alkimos Primary School; Butler College; Butler Primary School; East Butler Primary School; Eglinton Beach Primary School; John Butler Primary College; Shorehaven Primary School; Two Rocks Primary School; Yanchep Beach Primary School; Yanchep Lagoon Primary School; Yanchep Rise Primary School; Yanchep Secondary College.

Other: Atlantis Beach Baptist College; Irene McCormack Catholic College; Northshore Christian Grammar School; St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School; St James Anglican School.

Local Newspapers:

• Perth Now - Joondalup
• Yanchep News Online

Books about Butler:

• Jo Hamlet: The Yanchep Inn (104p, Readers' World, 1998)