Secondhand books in Bunbury, on Western Australia's south-west coast, come mostly through a library sale, three op shops that have shown books on their shelves and a secondhand shop in Withers that has advertised its book stock; the one bookshop on this page is out in Donnybrook, some 36 km inland by road. Two of the six sit under 100 m apart in the CBD: Bunbury Library on Parkfield Street and the seniors centre op shop on Stirling Street, opposite the post office. The rest mean a drive, south to Timperley Road in South Bunbury and Hudson Road in Withers, north-east to Paris Road in Australind, and out to Donnybrook on the South Western Highway; any price below is in Australian dollars.
The bigger charity names trade here too, Vinnies, Salvos Stores, Red Cross and Good Sammy among them, but none of their local shop pages says anything about books at that particular store, so they are covered in the tips instead. The same goes for two sellers of Western Australian history that trade online without a counter to walk up to, and for Collins Booksellers on Victoria Street, which is a new-book franchise.
Secondhand bookshopdonnyBOOKS & Gifts
56 South Western Hwy, Donnybrook WA 6239
In Donnybrook, a separate town some 32 km inland from central Bunbury, a bookshop whose own policies page says the vast majority of its books are pre-read secondhand, shelved alongside comics, pre-loved board games and jigsaw puzzles. Its About page dates the first opening to 2011 and says the shop celebrated 15 years of independent bookselling in 2026, while the contact page flags 56 South Western Highway as its new address. The website disagrees with itself on hours: its home page has the shop trading every day, weekdays 9am to 4pm, Saturdays 10am to 4pm, Sundays 10am to 3pm, yet the contact page marks Tuesday and Wednesday closed, so phone (08) 9783 8003 before a midweek run.
Library book saleBunbury Libraries Big Book Sale
Bunbury Library, 2 Parkfield St, Bunbury WA 6230
Bunbury Library, the City of Bunbury's CBD branch on Parkfield Street, hosts a sale that the library's Instagram called its annual book sale on 17 October 2024. The City of Bunbury's event listing, published on 10 April 2026, ran the 2026 edition from Wednesday 6 May to Saturday 16 May, with pre-loved and brand-new fiction, non-fiction, children's and young adult books, DVDs, CDs, puzzles and audiobooks priced between $1 and $5, cash and EFTPOS both taken. The library's Facebook event kept the sale inside normal opening hours, and a library post of 9 April 2026 added a smaller table of stock at Withers Library.
Hours: Last documented: 6–16 May 2026, Mon–Wed 9am–5pm, Thu 9am–6pm, Fri 9am–5pm, Sat 9am–1pmWebsite Op shop (seniors centre)Bunbury Geographe Seniors and Community Centre Op Shop
1 Stirling St, Bunbury WA 6230
Upstairs through the café of the not-for-profit seniors and community centre on Stirling Street, across from the CBD post office. On 22 May 2025 the centre posted on Facebook that the op shop had plenty of books looking for new homes, and asked for donations of books, winter clothing and bric-a-brac, though not electrical goods. Both that post and the centre's website keep it to weekday trading, matching the hours the centre gives its café.
Hours: Mon–Fri 10am–2pmWebsite Where can I find cheap used books in Bunbury?
The library sale is the cheapest place to stock up in bulk: in May 2026 Bunbury Library priced its pre-loved and new stock between $1 and $5 from 6 to 16 May, with a smaller table at Withers Library. Between sales, try the three op shops listed here, starting with the one in the Stirling Street seniors centre, which reported a good stock of books in May 2025, then St Nicholas in Australind and its spot sales. The Hudson Road shop in Withers put its book shelves in a reel of its own in November 2025. The Salvation Army's Timperley Road shop has discounted books in its own sales before, including one in October 2024.
Where do I sell used books in Bunbury?
None of the six stops here publishes terms for buying books from the public, so selling around Bunbury mostly means listing them yourself on Gumtree, eBay.com.au, Facebook Marketplace or Amazon.com.au, and donating what does not sell: the seniors centre op shop asked for book donations in May 2025, and St Nicholas takes donations in bins beside the shop. Worth doing before any listing: snap the whole shelf in BiblioScan, read off what each recognised spine could fetch on resale, and let only the copies that clear your bar go online, with the remainder headed for a donation bag.
Which op shops have books in Bunbury?
Three on this page have shown books at a particular shop: the Bunbury Geographe Seniors and Community Centre's shop in the CBD, St Nicholas Op Shop on Paris Road in Australind, and The Salvation Army's Humble Jumble Thrift Shop on Timperley Road in South Bunbury. Vinnies, Salvos Stores, Red Cross, Good Sammy and Bonnie's also trade in and around Bunbury, and the tips explain why they are not listed. Outside the charity networks, Mack n More Thrift Shop on Hudson Road in Withers also showed off its book shelves in November 2025.
When is the big book sale in Bunbury?
It belongs to Bunbury Library on Parkfield Street, which described the sale as annual in October 2024 and held the 2026 round between 6 and 16 May, during library hours. The City of Bunbury posted that edition on its events page on 10 April 2026, almost four weeks ahead, so the city events page and the library's Facebook are where the next date should appear.
Which day is best for book hunting in Bunbury?
Monday, Thursday or Friday. On those three days the four shops here that publish their hours are all open under every version they give: the seniors centre shop, St Nicholas, the Salvation Army shop on Timperley Road and donnyBOOKS. Saturday loses the seniors centre, which trades on weekdays only, and the Salvation Army's website and Facebook disagree about Saturdays, while Sunday leaves donnyBOOKS alone. Tuesday and Wednesday are the risky days for the Donnybrook drive, since one page of its website marks both closed, and the Withers shop keeps its times behind a Facebook login, so message it whichever day you choose.