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WA · Bunbury Council
Withers, 6230
Est. population · Jun 2025
3,285
Growth (1 yr)
+0.6%
Growth (5 yr)
+5.6%
Median age
39
Median income
$983/wk
Employment rate
43.2%
Languages at home
9.2%non-English
Most common: Filipino, Indonesian, Italian
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Coastal
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
- Green suburb
- Education hub
Suburb profile
Life in Withers revolves around the coast at a genuine remove from Perth. Families and commuters make up much of the community, with family life visible on every street. Fitness and outdoor sport options are a real part of local life, not just a distant club trip away.
Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Everyday errands are walkable, and buses keep the wider city within easy reach. Housing is expensive relative to much of the state.
Reported crime has been falling recently. An emerging neighbourhood feel is building here, with new households gradually reshaping local life.
Schools and education push the suburb to a good desirability read, even as community and employment look more ordinary among similar coastal suburbs.
At a glance
Withers snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$600/wk
Population (ERP)
3,285
+0.6% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
11.9%
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
#3
among Coastal & beach · Emerging
Safety
15th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
39th
percentile in WA
Advantage (IRSAD)
1/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
25th
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
- 56.9/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 21% of Western Australia's suburbs
- National rank
- 1365th in Australia
- State rank
- 140th in WA
- Peer rank
- #3 among Coastal & beach · Emerging suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #27 among Coastal & beach 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)
- $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
Estimated resident population
3,285(June 2025)
+0.6% annual · +5.6% over 5 years · 39th percentile in WA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.6%
- 5-year growth
- +5.6%
- Change in 1 year
- +21
- Change in 5 years
- +174
- Growth rank in WA
- 39th 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 (~3,250), extrapolated at -0.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 2,979
- Median age
- 39
- Median household income / week
- $983
- Dwelling vacancy
- 11.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 170 of 1,431
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Employment rate
- 43.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 960 / 229 / 65
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)
- 4,022
- Against the person
- 1,017
- Against property
- 2,007
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 1,224.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 3 residents
- State safety percentile
- 15.1th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -59.3%
Most common offence types
- Assault (Family)439
- Breach Of Violence Restraint Order460
- Drug Offences538
- Property Damage391
- Stealing954
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
- 6
- Median school ICSEA (6 schools)
- 949
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 25th
School list
- Maidens Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 823 · 4th percentile · LBOTE 37% · 178 students · Top SEA quarter 1% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
- St Joseph's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1041 · 65th percentile · LBOTE 28% · 418 students · Top SEA quarter 19% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
- Newton Moore Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 903 · 11th percentile · LBOTE 20% · 485 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
- Adam Road Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 933 · 19th percentile · LBOTE 19% · 418 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
- Newton Moore Education Support CentreSpecial · Government · ICSEA 995 · 44th percentile · LBOTE 5% · 80 students · Top SEA quarter 15% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
- College Row SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 965 · 31th percentile · LBOTE 4% · 46 students · Top SEA quarter 8% · 1.6 km awayView 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
41 public transport stops in this suburb
- Devonshire St After Wright St
- Island Queen St After Champion St
- Island Queen St After Minninup Rd
- Parade Rd After Devonshire St
- Thistle St After Island Queen 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
40 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 3 fast food · 1 libraries · 1 dog parks · 5 sports centres · 1 petrol stations · 1 post offices
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Highly walkable for everyday errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 8 parks mapped in suburb
- Well connected by public transport — 41 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 9 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 76/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 1.01
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 2.69
Food & drink(3)
- Fast food
- Joe's PizzaFast food
- Minninup Road Fish and ChipsFast food
Shopping(2)
- South Bunbury Market PlaceSupermarket
Community(1)
- Withers LibraryLibrary
Health & services(1)
- Pharmacy
Sport & outdoors(9)
- Dog park
- Badminton HallSports centre
- Bunbury BMX TrackSports centre
- Hay Park Athletics ArenaSports centre
- Moorabinda Croquet ClubSports centre
- South West Sports CentreSports centre
- Bunbury Tennis ClubSports field
- Moorabinda Croquet Club GreensSports field
- Sports field
Other(12)
- Condello`sAlcohol
- ATM
- Bench
- CondellosParking
- Parking (8)
- 7-ElevenPetrol station
- Australia PostPost Box
- Australia PostPost office
- Public toilets
- Telephone (2)
- Vending machine (6)
- Waste Basket
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
3 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Des Ugle ParkPark
- Katherine Chauhan ReservePark
- Maidens ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 11
- 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
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 1
- Nearest hospital
- St John of God Bunbury Hospital (1.7 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- PharmacyPharmacy
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)
- 141
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 42.9
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
- 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
- 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
- No overlay at centroid
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 3.9 km away).
Coalition 42.1%Labor 57.9%
10.2 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -0.9 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- WithersLabor 58.2% · Coalition 41.8% TPP (2025)0.4 km away
- Bunbury SouthLabor 57.4% · Coalition 42.6% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
- Carey Park SouthLabor 56.7% · Coalition 43.3% TPP (2025)2.6 km away
- Carey ParkLabor 62.8% · Coalition 37.2% TPP (2025)2.7 km away
- Bunbury CentralLabor 52.0% · Coalition 48.0% TPP (2025)3.1 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)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
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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