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Busselton WA 6280

2,473 addresses · 60 streets

Forrest Electorate › Busselton LGA › Busselton · 195 km from Perth

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Living Here

Busselton is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 1,838 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $949 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are houses. About 59% of households own their home and 40% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,838Population
56Median age
$949Median household income / wk
$320Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

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: Busselton itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Busselton Margaret River Airport, 6.1 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs2/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 14.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Busselton

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Busselton WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202014.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202112.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.8% · Labour-force participation 46.5%

Population by age in Busselton
Population by age, Busselton WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-456
5-14120
15-1966
20-2485
25-34175
35-44157
45-54228
55-64280
65-74351
75-84228
85+86
Dwelling types in Busselton
Dwelling types, Busselton WA (ABS Census 2021)
House608
Townhouse146
Apartment11
Other92
Households by weekly income in Busselton
Households by weekly income, Busselton WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650245
$650-1,499292
$1,500-2,999165
$3,000+68
Top ancestries in Busselton
Top ancestries, Busselton WA (ABS Census 2021)
English892
Australian648
Scottish194
Irish182
Ancestry NS146
Other141
Housing tenure in Busselton
Housing tenure, Busselton WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned360
Mortgage130
Rented333
Other13
Cars per household in Busselton
Cars per household, Busselton WA (ABS Census 2021)
082
1418
2247
370
4+27
Commute to work in Busselton
Commute to work, Busselton WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car498
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked30
Bicycle21
Home41
Top countries of birth in Busselton
Top countries of birth, Busselton WA (ABS Census 2021)
England163
New Zealand52
Scotland22
South Africa22
Ireland15
Germany14
Languages used at home in Busselton
Languages used at home, Busselton WA (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans12
German11
Tagalog8
French6
Sinhalese6
Spanish6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

17,409 bird observations recorded near Busselton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Busselton

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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