WA · Busselton Council
Dunsborough, 6281
Current weather
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77% humidity · 11.6 km/h wind · 15.1° / 11.9° today · 0.1 mm rain
Updated
Desirability score
- Coastal
- Green suburb
- National parks
- Excellent transport
- Cycling
Suburb profile
Dunsborough is a coastal mid-sized suburb where beach life and relaxed outdoor living shape the local character. Coastal living here comes with genuine distance from the capital, a self-contained pace with the sea at its heart. Sea breezes and coastal air are part of everyday life, especially on warmer evenings.
Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Buses and nearby services make commuting and cross-suburb trips straightforward.
Homes here are sought-after, with many people drawn to the lifestyle the area offers. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
On the desirability index, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because housing affordability and safety lag similar coastal suburbs, despite relative strength in schools and education and parks and green space.
Population
- Population
- 6,413
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $1,738
- Dwelling vacancy
- 38%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 1,362 of 3,587
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,885
- Employment rate
- 62.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 169 / 193 / 25
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 · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- $850
- Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- 565
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) · Period: wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv · Updated on site · Monthly bond summaries
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 1,051
- Dunsborough Christian CollegeCombined
- Dunsborough Primary SchoolPrimary
- Our Lady of the Cape Primary SchoolPrimary
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 · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
61 public transport stops in this suburb
- Dunn Bay Rd After Geographe Bay Rd
- Dunn Bay Rd After Hannay L
- Greenacre Rd After Naturaliste Tce
- North St Before High View Rd
- Seymour Bvd Before Dunn Bay Rd
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
29 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Dunsborough BakeryBakery
- PassionBeauty salon
- Bicycle Parking
- Beef by the ReefButcher
- Dunsborough Growers MarketCafe
- Hot ChocolattéCafe
- Merchant & MakerCafe
- AFAR BoutiqueClothes
- HyperluxeClothes
- Squid Lips DunsboroughFast food
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Peron ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
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 · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 9
- 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 features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 43.7/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 41% of Western Australia's suburbs
- National rank
- 2830th in Australia
- State rank
- 283rd in WA
- Peer rank
- #30 among Coastal & beach · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #47 among Coastal & beach suburbs
- Data confidence
- 61%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- AFAR Boutiqueamenitiesclothes
- Australia Postamenitiespost_office
- BPamenitiesfuel
- Beef by the Reefamenitiesbutcher
- Bicycle Parkingamenitiesbicycle_parking
- Colesamenities55 Dunn Bay Roadsupermarket
- Dunsborough Bakeryamenitiesbakery
- Dunsborough Chinese Restaurantamenitiesrestaurant
- Dunsborough Growers Marketamenitiescafe
- Dunsborough Policeamenitiespolice
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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Comparable suburbs
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