Carbunup River WA 6280
83 addresses · 17 streets
Forrest Electorate › Busselton LGA › Carbunup River · 205 km from Perth
Living Here
Carbunup River is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 112 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,625 a week, with median rent near $373 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Busselton Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Carbunup River itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 hospital
3 electricians
1 plumber
3 places to stay
Getting around. Airport: Busselton Margaret River Airport, 20.9 km east.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 15.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 15.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 21.0% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.1% · Labour-force participation 80.4%
Population by age in Carbunup River
| 0-4 | 13 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 10 |
| 15-19 | 7 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 12 |
| 35-44 | 10 |
| 45-54 | 18 |
| 55-64 | 25 |
| 65-74 | 9 |
| 75-84 | 7 |
| 85+ | 6 |
Dwelling types in Carbunup River
| House | 43 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Carbunup River
| <$650 | 6 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 7 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 14 |
| $3,000+ | 6 |
Top ancestries in Carbunup River
| English | 71 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 38 |
| Scottish | 17 |
| Other | 10 |
| Italian | 7 |
| NZ | 6 |
Housing tenure in Carbunup River
| Owned | 20 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 15 |
| Rented | 10 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Carbunup River
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 21 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4+ | 5 |
Commute to work in Carbunup River
| Car | 38 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 4 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 23 |
Top countries of birth in Carbunup River
| England | 17 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
477 bird observations recorded near Carbunup River — most often seen:
- Crested Tern (84)
- Long-billed Black-cockatoo (29)
- Short-billed Black-cockatoo (27)
- Australian Raven (26)
- Australian Ringneck (21)
- Red Wattlebird (17)
- Grey Fantail (16)
- Straw-necked Ibis (16)
- Caspian Tern (15)
- Common Bronzewing (14)
- Pacific Black Duck (14)
- Australian Wood Duck (13)
- Splendid Fairy-wren (13)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Carbunup River
- Common Sandpiper (12)
- Twenty-eight Parrot (12)
- Western Gerygone (12)
- Australian Magpie (11)
- New Holland Honeyeater (11)
- Silvereye (11)
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (11)
- Australian Shelduck (10)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (10)
- Grey Teal (10)
- Osprey (10)
- Red-capped Parrot (9)
- Red-rumped Tit (9)
- Western Rosella (9)
- Willie Wagtail (9)
- Brown Honeyeater (8)
- Laughing Kookaburra (8)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Carbunup River:
- North Jindong (3.7 km)
- Anniebrook (4.3 km)
- Yelverton (5.8 km)
- Marybrook (6 km)
- Jindong (7.2 km)
- Yallingup Siding (7.2 km)
- Siesta Park (7.2 km)
- Kealy (7.3 km)
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Streets
- Alfred Road (1)
- Bussell Highway (10)
- Chambers Road (9)
- Douglas Road (3)
- Haag Road (7)
- Lennox Road (3)
- Lewis Road (5)
- Marbellup Road (2)
- Marybrook Road (1)
- Minchin Road (1)
- North Jindong Road (2)
- O'donnell Street (1)
- Taylor Road (1)
- Treemartin Road (3)
- Vickery Street (7)
- Wildwood Road (23)
- Yelverton North Road (4)
