Busselton - West

Busselton - West is a growing region in WA with 21,758 residents.

SA2 code: 501011294
State: WA

Population

21,758

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+10.7%

3yr: +6.7% · 10yr: +22.5%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$350/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,351/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Busselton - West (SA2)

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

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +6.7%5yr: +10.7%10yr: +22.5%Total: +84.6%

Population grew from 11,784 to 21,758 over 24 years, averaging 2.6% 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 4.0%

Almost entirely detached houses (87.6%), owner-occupied (70.1%), built for families (44% are 4 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 87.6%

6,297 houses859 townhouses31 apartments

Tenure

Owned 34.8%

Mortgage 35.3%

Renting 24.6%

Owned 34.8%Mortgage 35.3%Renting 24.6%Other / NS 5.2%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

213 (3.0%)

2 bed

813 (11.3%)

3 bed

2,604 (36.3%)

4 bed

3,190 (44.5%)

5 bed

306 (4.3%)

6+ bed

48 (0.7%)