Busselton - East

Busselton - East is a growing region in WA with 10,199 residents.

SA2 code: 501011293
State: WA

Population

10,199

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+8.7%

3yr: +4.4% · 10yr: +17.7%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$360/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,381/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Busselton - East (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +4.4%5yr: +8.7%10yr: +17.7%Total: +102.3%

Population grew from 5,042 to 10,199 over 24 years, averaging 3.0% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 4.6%

Almost entirely detached houses (92.1%), owner-occupied (70.3%), built for families (47% are 4 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 92.1%

3,236 houses256 townhouses23 apartments

Tenure

Owned 36.2%

Mortgage 34.1%

Renting 26.8%

Owned 36.2%Mortgage 34.1%Renting 26.8%Other / NS 2.8%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

88 (2.5%)

2 bed

288 (8.1%)

3 bed

1,344 (37.8%)

4 bed

1,663 (46.7%)

5 bed

157 (4.4%)

6+ bed

20 (0.6%)