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Dunsborough WA 6281

6,012 addresses · 219 streets

Forrest Electorate › Busselton LGA › Dunsborough · 198 km from Perth

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Living Here

Dunsborough is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 6,413 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,738 a week, with median rent near $450 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

6,413Population
41Median age
$1,738Median household income / wk
$450Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

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: Dunsborough itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Busselton Margaret River Airport, 28.2 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 33.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Dunsborough

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

Tree cover measures, Dunsborough WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202033.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202152.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 2% · Labour-force participation 63.4%

Population by age in Dunsborough
Population by age, Dunsborough WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4391
5-141,019
15-19324
20-24165
25-34653
35-441,038
45-54881
55-64681
65-74765
75-84404
85+96
Dwelling types in Dunsborough
Dwelling types, Dunsborough WA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,996
Townhouse193
Apartment25
Other0
Households by weekly income in Dunsborough
Households by weekly income, Dunsborough WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650262
$650-1,499581
$1,500-2,999675
$3,000+402
Top ancestries in Dunsborough
Top ancestries, Dunsborough WA (ABS Census 2021)
English3,017
Australian2,502
Irish713
Scottish692
Ancestry NS469
Other462
Housing tenure in Dunsborough
Housing tenure, Dunsborough WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned741
Mortgage942
Rented463
Other31
Cars per household in Dunsborough
Cars per household, Dunsborough WA (ABS Census 2021)
023
1739
21,074
3253
4+96
Commute to work in Dunsborough
Commute to work, Dunsborough WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,948
Train0
Bus33
Tram/ferry0
Walked72
Bicycle34
Home376
Top countries of birth in Dunsborough
Top countries of birth, Dunsborough WA (ABS Census 2021)
England526
New Zealand154
South Africa84
Germany59
Ireland41
Scotland33
Languages used at home in Dunsborough
Languages used at home, Dunsborough WA (ABS Census 2021)
German58
French37
Italian33
Mandarin24
Spanish24
Portuguese21

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

10,117 bird observations recorded near Dunsborough — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Dunsborough

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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