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WA · Augusta Margaret River Council

Augusta, 6290

Est. population · Jun 2025

1,782

Growth (1 yr)

+4.3%

Growth (5 yr)

+23.8%

Median age

62

Median income

$869/wk

Employment rate

38.2%

University qualified

12.9%

Work from home

11.7%

Languages at home

2.6%non-English

Most common: Vietnamese, German, Cantonese

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

37.6/100
Below average

437th in WA

Verified 88% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Beach
  • Green suburb
  • Agricultural
  • Holiday parks
  • Country town
What Augusta is known for: Beach, Green suburb, Agricultural, Holiday parks, Country town

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Suburb profile

Augusta is a regional town in Western Australia, in Augusta Margaret River Council. It is close to the Blackwood River and the Flinders Bay.

Local amenity access is stronger than in most comparable places, with local amenities 33% above the peer median. Open-space access is better than in most comparable places, well above typical levels for regional towns. Population growth is an exceptional strength, and green cover is an exceptional strength. The clearer weaknesses are higher rents and lower socio-economic advantage, with median rents 14% above the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising open space and local amenities over lower rents.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Regional town · compared with regional towns in Western Australia (52)

Strengths

  • Population growth is a relative strength
  • Open-space access is better than in most comparable places
  • Local amenity access is stronger than in most comparable places
  • Green cover is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Rents run above those in comparable places
  • Socio-economic advantage sits below the peer median

What stands out

  • Augusta Beach
  • Jays Beach
  • Blackwood River
  • Flinders Bay
  • Augusta Margaret River
  • Augusta-Margaret River

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Augusta compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$625/wk

Population (ERP)

1,782

+4.3% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

42.6%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#85

among Country & regional · Mature

Pop. growth

94th

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

23%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

3/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

38th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
37.6/100 — Below average
National rank
5029th in Australia
State rank
437th in WA
Peer rank
#85 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#142 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
88%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
$625
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
105

Median weekly rent from WA rental bond lodgements. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

  • WA rental bond lodgements — Department of Communities (WA) · wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv · Updated · Monthly bond summaries

Population

Estimated resident population

1,782(June 2025)

+4.3% annual · +23.8% over 5 years · 94th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+4.3%
5-year growth
+23.8%
Change in 1 year
+73
Change in 5 years
+343
Growth rank in WA
94th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~2,200), extrapolated at +4.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
1,463
Median age
62
Median household income / week
$869
Dwelling vacancy
42.6%
Unoccupied private dwellings
487 of 1,142
Median monthly mortgage
$1,551
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$280
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
57.4% / 20.2% / 22.5%
Employment rate
38.2%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
11.7% / 1.2% / 67%
Walked or cycled to work
4.7%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
557 / 49 / 4 (+ 35 other)

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

12.9% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 19.4% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified12.9% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified10.2% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational19.4% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below57.5% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Engineering and related technologies18.5%
  • Management and commerce16.1%
  • Health14.7%
  • Education12.4%
  • Architecture and building9.1%
  • Society and culture8.5%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$42,162

3rd percentile in WA · -28% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$46,594

10th percentile in WA · -28% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
14.0%

73rd percentile in WA · +1% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$102,238

92nd percentile in WA · +61% vs Australia

Residents with business income
12.0%

92nd percentile in WA · +15% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6290 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
1,168
Taxpayers reporting net rent
159
Median net rent
$4,617
Taxpayers reporting business income
145
Taxable income vs state median
-31%
Salary / wages vs state median
-26%
Rental investment vs state median
+17%
Super vs state median
+60%
Business income vs state median
+50%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in WA, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Seasonal & agricultural work

7.7% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 3.3× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.3% across Western Australia.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
7.7%

50th percentile in WA · +235% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
39
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 6290

Occupation mix in this industry

2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.

  • Managers20
  • Labourers13

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 6290 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Bunbury (SA4 501), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 1212888
  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1213795
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1214706
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211359
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415316
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 8412304
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 841993
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841376
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841632
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841110

Bunbury is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 506 · AFF share +235% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

2.6% speak a language other than English at home; 22.7% born overseas

Language at home
1,317 English only · 35 other
Non-English at home
2.6%
Born overseas
301 (22.7%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
18 (1.2%)
Australian citizens
1,293
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
3

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Vietnamese7 · 46.7%
  • German5 · 33.3%
  • Cantonese3 · 20%

Religion

48.4%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 48.4%, while Christianity accounts for 40.9%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion48.4%42.5%
Christianity40.9%41.1%
Other / not stated10.7%16.4%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Anglican18.9%10.1%
Catholic11.3%18.7%
Uniting Church4.2%1.6%
Christian (not further defined)2.7%3.4%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Figures are for the South West Police District, not this suburb alone.

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
8,011
Against the person
2,104
Against property
3,892
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
49.6
State crime-rate percentile
10.7th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-35%

Most common offence types

  • Assault (Family)
  • Breach Of Violence Restraint Order
  • Drug Offences
  • Property Damage
  • Stealing

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • WA Police district crime statistics — Western Australia Police Force · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Quarterly timeseries XLSX; district-level aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
1
Median school ICSEA
981
Median ICSEA percentile
38th
School list
  • Augusta Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 981 · 38th percentile · LBOTE 5% · 110 students · Top SEA quarter 9%View on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

2 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Blackwood Av Transwa Augusta
  • Blackwood Av Transwa Augusta

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

20 mapped amenities

13 beaches · 5 caravan parks

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 10 parks mapped in suburb
Walkability proxy
3/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
6.84
Sport & outdoors(14)
  • Beach (8)
  • Flinders BayBeach
  • Granny's PoolBeach
  • Jane's BeachBeach
  • Jays BeachBeach
  • River Mouth BeachBeach
  • Donavan Street BushlandNature reserve

    Augusta

Camping & holiday parks(5)
  • Augusta Tracksite CampgroundCaravan park
  • Augusta Tracksite CampgroundCaravan park

    24 Baker Close

  • Caravan park
  • Flinders Bay Caravan ParkCaravan park
  • Turner Holiday ParkCaravan park
Other(1)
  • Leeuwin Ridge ChaletsChalet

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

1 named sporting club in this suburb

  • Yacht Club Road

    Sailing

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

9 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Albion House ParkPark
  • Donavan Street BushlandNature reserve
  • Georgiana ParkPark
  • Hiller ParkPark
  • Jack French ParkPark
  • Lions ParkPark
  • Matthew Flinders ParkPark
  • Sam Griffith ParkPark
  • Shervington ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
13.1%
Woodland / forest cover
12.6%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
25
Parks (OSM)
10
Typical summer maximum
26°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
1
Nearest hospital
Margaret River District Hospital (39.9 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
0
Aged-care services
1
Residential aged-care places
36

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • Augusta Multi-Purpose ServiceAUGUSTAMulti-Purpose Service
  • Augusta PharmacyPharmacy

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
39
Participants per 1,000 residents
21.9

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
26° / 15°
Rainfall
49 mm · ~6 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
22° / 13°
Rainfall
242 mm · ~30 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
17° / 9°
Rainfall
600 mm · ~75 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
20° / 11°
Rainfall
248 mm · ~31 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain mapping against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Forrest
Member of Parliament
Ben SMALL (Liberal)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
117,485
Turnout (2025)
89.3%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+1.9 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 52.2%Labor 47.8%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 64.1 km away).

Coalition 57.4%Labor 42.6%

5.2 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +1.6 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • AugustaLabor 42.7% · Coalition 57.3% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
  • KarridaleLabor 33.1% · Coalition 66.9% TPP (2025)10.9 km away
  • WitchcliffeLabor 57.8% · Coalition 42.2% TPP (2025)31.7 km away
  • Margaret River SouthLabor 57.4% · Coalition 42.6% TPP (2025)38.6 km away
  • Margaret RiverLabor 61.2% · Coalition 38.8% TPP (2025)39.8 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
3/10
IRSD decile (2021)
3/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

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