Strengths and weaknesses
Regional town · compared with regional towns in Western Australia (52)
Strengths
- Green cover is a relative strength
Weaknesses
- Employment is a relative weakness
What stands out
- Bannister River
- Hotham River
- King George Sound
WA · Wandering Council
North Bannister, 6390
Housing snapshot
- Median rent
- $550/wk
- Green suburb
- Holiday parks
- Country town
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Suburb profile
North Bannister is a regional town in Western Australia, in Wandering Council. It is close to the Bannister River and the Hotham River.
Green cover is an exceptional strength, placing it among the highest-ranked regional towns. Employment is a relative weakness, with employment 100% below the peer median.
Employment is the most material weakness.
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.
Who it suits
- StudentsInsufficient data
Housing, growth and risk
How North Bannister compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
—
No data available
Median rent
$550/wk
Population (ERP)
—
No data available
Dwelling vacancy
—
No data available
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)
- $550
- Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- 114
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
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 0
- Median age
- 0
- Median household income / week
- $0
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 0
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 0%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 0 / 0
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
Tax & income
- Median taxable income (2023–24)
- $74,101
- Median salary / wages (2023–24)
- $86,270
- Residents with rental investments
- 11.0%
- Median super balance (2023–24)
- $87,858
- Residents with business income
- 8.0%
91st percentile in WA · +26% vs Australia
97th percentile in WA · +33% vs Australia
34th percentile in WA · -20% vs Australia
80th percentile in WA · +39% vs Australia
40th percentile in WA · -23% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6390 — 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
- 1,079
- Taxpayers reporting net rent
- 124
- Median net rent
- -$1,198
- Taxpayers reporting business income
- 83
- Taxable income vs state median
- +22%
- Salary / wages vs state median
- +38%
- Rental investment vs state median
- -8%
- Super vs state median
- +38%
- Business income vs state median
- 0%
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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
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 Great Southern 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)
- 3,627
- Against the person
- 983
- Against property
- 1,654
- Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
- 51.5
- State crime-rate percentile
- 36.2th (higher = more crime)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -34.6%
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
Public transport
1 public transport stops in this suburb
- Albany Hwy Transwa North Bannister
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)
Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
9 mapped amenities
7 campgrounds
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 2/100
Sport & outdoors(2)
- Lupton Conservation ParkNature reserve
- Monadnocks 5(1)(g) ReserveNature reserve
Camping & holiday parks(7)
- Alyi-wa Miya group campsiteCampground
- Canning CampsiteCampground
- Ginger Creek CampsiteCampground
- Monadnocks CampsiteCampground
- Mount Cooke CampsiteCampground
- Mt Cooke Group CampsiteCampground
- Nerang CampsiteCampground
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
Green cover
- Green cover of suburb area
- 99.4%
- Woodland / forest cover
- 99.4%
- Parks & woodland features (OSM)
- 511
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
- Typical summer maximum
- 29°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
- Nearest hospital
- Boddington Hospital (42.3 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- GP clinics in suburb
- 0
GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)
Hospitals, GPs and aged care
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals, GPs and aged care — OpenStreetMap + AIHW GEN aged care service list · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 9
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 20.5
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
- 29° / 16°
- Rainfall
- 51 mm · ~6 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 24° / 13°
- Rainfall
- 198 mm · ~25 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 17° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 552 mm · ~69 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 212 mm · ~26 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
- O'Connor
- Member of Parliament
- Rick WILSON (Liberal)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 122,006
- Turnout (2025)
- 86.7%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- -6.6 pp toward Coalition
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 63.3%Labor 36.7%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 102.7 km away).
Coalition 77.0%Labor 23.0%
13.7 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -9.1 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- WanderingLabor 13.3% · Coalition 86.7% TPP (2025)36.4 km away
- BoddingtonLabor 33.0% · Coalition 67.0% TPP (2025)40.0 km away
- BrooktonLabor 20.0% · Coalition 80.0% TPP (2025)58.0 km away
- PingellyLabor 24.3% · Coalition 75.7% TPP (2025)65.7 km away
- WilliamsLabor 13.4% · Coalition 86.6% TPP (2025)78.7 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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