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WA · Bunbury Council
Davenport, 6230
Population
8
Growth (1 yr)
0.0%
Growth (5 yr)
0.0%
Median age
53
Median income
$966/wk
Employment rate
54.5%
Languages at home
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
- Green suburb
- Excellent transport
Suburb profile
In Bunbury Council, Davenport keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here. Food and coffee punch above the usual for comparable suburbs, giving the suburb a lived-in social scene.
Green space punches above what many comparable suburbs offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. A car helps for most daily errands, though buses still link the suburb further afield. Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers.
Reported crime has been falling recently. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
At a glance
Davenport snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$600/wk
Population (Census)
8
0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
60.0%
Census unoccupied dwellings
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Safety
100th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
12th
percentile in WA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Housing
- All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- $600
- Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- 4,514
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
Population growth
0.0% annual · 0.0% over 5 years · 12th percentile in WA
Growth rates are from ABS Estimated Resident Population at SA2 level. Headcount uses 2021 Census when allocated ERP is too low relative to Census to display reliably.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 8
- Median age
- 53
- Median household income / week
- $966
- Dwelling vacancy
- 60%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 3 of 5
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 54.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 0 / 0
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
- 8,011,000
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 99.9th (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
Public transport
1 public transport stops in this suburb
- Beddingfield St Transwa Bunbury Activ
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
15 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 cafes · 5 sports centres
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 2 parks mapped in suburb
- Walkability proxy
- 4/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 125
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 125
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 250
Food & drink(1)
- Warehouse CafeCafe
Sport & outdoors(5)
- Bunbury BMXSports centre
- Bunbury Go-Kart ClubSports centre
- Bunbury SpeedwaySports centre
- Sports centre
- X5 AcademySports centre
Other(9)
- TrucklineCar Parts
55 Halifax Drive
- Car wash
- West Coast GyprockDoityourself
83 Halifax road
- Electrical DistributorsElectrical Parts
Unit B 9 Sherlock Way
- Bunnings TradeHardware
- Parking
- Bunbury Insulation ServicesTrade
- Heatley SalesTrade
53 Mccombe Road
- Ulrich AluminiumTrade
33 Clifford Street
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
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Armanta ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 21
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
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
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Bunbury Regional Hospital (3.5 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
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
- 28° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 56 mm · ~7 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 22° / 11°
- Rainfall
- 193 mm · ~24 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 16° / 7°
- Rainfall
- 477 mm · ~60 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 20° / 9°
- Rainfall
- 204 mm · ~26 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
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 6.1 km away).
Coalition 44.6%Labor 55.4%
7.7 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +2.4 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Carey Park SouthLabor 56.7% · Coalition 43.3% TPP (2025)3.7 km away
- Glen IrisLabor 51.6% · Coalition 48.4% TPP (2025)4.4 km away
- Carey ParkLabor 62.8% · Coalition 37.2% TPP (2025)4.8 km away
- WollastonLabor 50.9% · Coalition 49.1% TPP (2025)4.9 km away
- Bunbury SouthLabor 57.4% · Coalition 42.6% TPP (2025)5.6 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
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