Bovell WA 6280
205 addresses · 15 streets
Forrest Electorate › Busselton LGA › Bovell · 197 km from Perth
Living Here
Bovell is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 475 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $2,166 a week, with median rent near $480 a week. Most homes are houses. About 95% of households own their home and 5% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Busselton statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bovell itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
3 supermarkets
1 pharmacy
1 hospital
2 service stations
2 golf clubs
2 bakeries
1 hardware store
1 hairdresser
3 electricians
1 plumber
1 carpenter
Getting around. Airport: Busselton Margaret River Airport, 4.5 km south-east.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 17.6% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 3.2% · Labour-force participation 65%
Population by age in Bovell
| 0-4 | 22 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 70 |
| 15-19 | 42 |
| 20-24 | 17 |
| 25-34 | 12 |
| 35-44 | 60 |
| 45-54 | 79 |
| 55-64 | 79 |
| 65-74 | 61 |
| 75-84 | 34 |
| 85+ | 6 |
Dwelling types in Bovell
| House | 148 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Bovell
| <$650 | 16 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 35 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 42 |
| $3,000+ | 52 |
Top ancestries in Bovell
| English | 240 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 189 |
| Irish | 60 |
| Scottish | 48 |
| Ancestry NS | 27 |
| German | 25 |
Housing tenure in Bovell
| Owned | 81 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 63 |
| Rented | 7 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Bovell
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 20 |
| 2 | 71 |
| 3 | 36 |
| 4+ | 21 |
Commute to work in Bovell
| Car | 182 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 3 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 7 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 22 |
Top countries of birth in Bovell
| England | 39 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 12 |
| South Africa | 6 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
17,179 bird observations recorded near Bovell — most often seen:
- Pacific Black Duck (1,010)
- Willie Wagtail (1,004)
- Common Bronzewing (843)
- Little Pied Cormorant (810)
- Australian White Ibis (800)
- Silver Gull (780)
- Welcome Swallow (746)
- New Holland Honeyeater (658)
- Grey Teal (650)
- Red Wattlebird (621)
- Australian Magpie (613)
- White-faced Heron (609)
- Little Black Cormorant (599)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Bovell
- Rock Dove (564)
- Australian Wood Duck (535)
- Eurasian Coot (521)
- Australian Raven (485)
- Red-capped Parrot (476)
- Silvereye (474)
- Galah (472)
- Australian Shelduck (440)
- Twenty-eight Parrot (439)
- Splendid Fairy-wren (429)
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill (414)
- Black Swan (385)
- Dusky Moorhen (378)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (361)
- Pied Cormorant (359)
- Great Egret (356)
- Australasian Darter (348)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Bovell:
- Busselton (1.8 km)
- Yalyalup (2.5 km)
- West Busselton (3.2 km)
- Geographe (3.8 km)
- Reinscourt (4.5 km)
- Ambergate (4.7 km)
- Kalgup (5.9 km)
- Broadwater (6.9 km)
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Streets
- Angus Close (22)
- Bullock Court (6)
- Chapman Hill Road (7)
- Country Road (50)
- Drovers Road (14)
- Farm House Court (9)
- Friesian Grove (18)
- Hay Shed Road (26)
- Jersey Alley (9)
- Lindberg Road (2)
- Lupin Green (7)
- Merino Cove (4)
- Queen Elizabeth Avenue (19)
- Rye Court (9)
- Vasse Highway (3)
