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WA · Busselton Council
Busselton, 6280
Est. population · Jun 2025
2,015
Growth (1 yr)
+1.4%
Growth (5 yr)
+8.7%
Median age
56
Median income
$949/wk
Employment rate
43.8%
Languages at home
6.7%non-English
Most common: Afrikaans, French, German
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- Excellent transport
- Café precinct
- High desirability
- Education hub
Suburb profile
Busselton is a regional smaller community in Busselton Council, oriented around local life rather than the metro orbit of Perth. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with family-friendly schooling within easy reach. School and preschool provision is plentiful within the local area.
Green space punches above what many regional towns offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Everyday errands are walkable, and buses and trains keep the wider city within easy reach. Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers.
Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period. Period homes and older streetscapes are part of the appeal, with heritage detail still visible throughout.
Desirability lands around average here: softer community and employment weighing on the result versus similar regional towns, even with local dining and lifestyle amenities holding up better.
At a glance
Busselton snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$800/wk
Population (ERP)
2,015
+1.4% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
20.9%
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
#4
among Country & regional · Mature
Safety
22nd
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
55th
percentile in WA
Advantage (IRSAD)
2/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
35th
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
- 54.8/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 22% of Western Australia's suburbs
- National rank
- 1579th in Australia
- State rank
- 152nd in WA
- Peer rank
- #4 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #9 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 78%
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)
- $800
- Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- 1,888
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 (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
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
2,015(June 2025)
+1.4% annual · +8.7% over 5 years · 55th percentile in WA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.4%
- 5-year growth
- +8.7%
- Change in 1 year
- +27
- Change in 5 years
- +161
- Growth rank in WA
- 55th 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 (~2,300), extrapolated at +2.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 1,838
- Median age
- 56
- Median household income / week
- $949
- Dwelling vacancy
- 20.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 227 of 1,086
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,635
- Employment rate
- 43.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 608 / 146 / 11 (+ 92 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 8,011
- Against the person
- 2,104
- Against property
- 3,892
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 3,975.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 21.8th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -22%
Most common offence types
- Assault (Family)943
- Breach Of Violence Restraint Order964
- Drug Offences1051
- Property Damage780
- Stealing1857
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- WA Police district crime statistics — Western Australia Police Force · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Quarterly timeseries XLSX; district-level aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 7
- Median school ICSEA (7 schools)
- 973
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 35th
School list
- Busselton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 908 · 12th percentile · LBOTE 22% · 180 students · Top SEA quarter 4%View on My School →
- Busselton Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 952 · 26th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 594 students · Top SEA quarter 6%View on My School →
- Cornerstone Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1038 · 63th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 380 students · Top SEA quarter 20%View on My School →
- Geographe Education Support CentreSpecial · Government · ICSEA 973 · 35th percentile · LBOTE 16% · 62 students · Top SEA quarter 7%View on My School →
- Geographe Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 976 · 36th percentile · LBOTE 10% · 413 students · Top SEA quarter 10%View on My School →
- St Mary MacKillop CollegeCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 1052 · 69th percentile · LBOTE 7% · 1,552 students · Top SEA quarter 20%View on My School →
- West Busselton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 954 · 26th percentile · LBOTE 21% · 347 students · Top SEA quarter 6%View on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
34 public transport stops in this suburb
- Albert St Before Queen St
- Kent St After Cammilleri St
- Kent St After Carey St
- Kent St After Ford Rd
- Marine Tce After Georgette St
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
99 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
8 restaurants · 8 cafes · 3 pubs · 2 bars · 2 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 6 fast food · 1 bakeries
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Highly walkable for everyday errands
- Good local dining options — 28 food & drink venues nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 8 parks mapped in suburb, 3 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 34 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 9 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 100/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 4.35
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 15.23
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 4.35
Food & drink(28)
- baked.Bakery
91 Queen Street
- Rocky RidgeBar
665 Boallia Road
- The TavBar
- Bistro BretonCafe
- Kent Street BakeryCafe
- KystCafe
- Little PeachCafe
- Muffin BreakCafe
- The GooseCafe
15 Foreshore Parade
- The Old Post Office CafeCafe
- ZenCafe
- Busselton ThaiFast food
- Domino'sFast food
- Mr KebabFast food
- Pizza HutFast food
- Thai LemongrassFast food
- Two Groupers BusseltonFast food
- The Banksia TavernPub
Prince Street
- The Fire StationPub
- The Ship InnPub
8 Albert Street, Busselton
- Coco‘s ThaiRestaurant
- EmeraldRestaurant
- Great WallRestaurant
- HummingbirdRestaurant
Queen Street
- Jade CafeRestaurant
- Mano WrapsRestaurant
- Pan & GrillRestaurant
- SandboxRestaurant
Shopping(4)
- Convenience store
- ColesSupermarket
30 Kent Street
- ColesSupermarket
69 Prince Street
Community(1)
- Youth and Community Activities BuildingsCommunity centre
Health & services(1)
- friendliesPharmacy
Sport & outdoors(9)
- Playground (2)
- Sea Play on the BayPlayground
- Busselton Bowling ClubSports centre
Brown Street
- Busselton Tennis ClubSports centre
- Barnard Park EastSports field
- Barnard Park WestSports field
- Sports field
- Swimming pool
Entertainment(2)
- Orana CinemasCinema
27 Albert Street, Busselton
- The Weld TheatreTheatre
Transport(3)
1 bus stops · 2 train stations
Other(42)
- Dan Murphy'sAlcohol
- ANZATM
- Bendigo BankATM
- Commonwealth BankATM
- NABATM
- WestpacATM
- ANZBank
- Bendigo BankBank
- Commonwealth BankBank
- NABBank
- WestpacBank
58 Queen Street, Busselton
- Bbq
- Bicycle Parking (10)
- barefoot booksBooks
- DymocksBooks
- Viva BooksBooks
- AvisCar Rental
- Everyday Gourmet WADeli
- TargetDepartment Store
- Drinking water
- EV charging
- RACEV charging
- Tesla SuperchargerEV charging
- Oscar & Ivy Hair CoHairdresser
6 Prince Street, Busselton
- Busselton LaundromatLaundry
- figtree LaneMall
- BPPetrol station
- Petrol station
- Puma Busselton (Casueway Rd)Petrol station
Unit Lot 1 Causeway Road, Busselton
- Picnic Table (2)
- Place of worship
- Western Australia Police ForcePolice
- Australia PostPost Box
- Public toilets
- GommesShoes
- CallowsStationery
- Taxi
- TelstraTelephone
- Toilets;Dressing Room
- Flight CentreTravel Agency
- EB GamesVideo Games
- Water Point
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
7 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Barnard ParkPark
- Busselton Jetty ForeshorePark
- Churchill ParkPark
- Japanese Friendship GardenPark
- Mitchell ParkPark
- Rotary ParkPark
- Victoria SquarePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 25
- Parks (OSM)
- 8
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
1 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Place of worship
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 1
- Nearest hospital
- Busselton Hospital (2.8 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- friendliesPharmacy
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 61
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 30.3
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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 (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Heritage
12 heritage places
- Lady Campion Hostel (fmr)27 Adelaide St, Busselton5299
- Old Busselton Post Office Site & Post Box20 Queen St, Busselton5304
- Old Butter Factory76 Peel Tce, Busselton3568
- Bovell's Cottage11 Adelaide St, Busselton385
- Busselton Court House and Police Complex4 Queen St, Busselton401
- Office of the Department of Agriculture7 Queen St, Busselton405
- Old Busselton CemeteryStanley St, cnr Adelaide St & Marine Tce, Busselton406
- Prospect Villa4 Pries Av, Busselton389
- St Davitt's27 Georgette St, Busselton2936
- St Mary's Anglican Church and Graveyard39 Peel Tce, Busselton402
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard 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 15.7 km away).
Coalition 52.7%Labor 47.3%
0.4 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +3.7 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- BusseltonLabor 49.2% · Coalition 50.8% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
- Busselton SouthLabor 44.4% · Coalition 55.6% TPP (2025)2.3 km away
- YalyalupLabor 41.5% · Coalition 58.5% TPP (2025)2.9 km away
- Busselton EastLabor 49.4% · Coalition 50.6% TPP (2025)3.1 km away
- Busselton WestLabor 44.9% · Coalition 55.1% TPP (2025)3.3 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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