Bovell vs Reinscourt

Bovell is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 49 in Reinscourt. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bovell: a median of $1.7 million, against $1.55 million in Reinscourt, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bovell tends to suit couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Bovell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 77%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Reinscourt

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $480/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Reinscourt

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (143 min vs 148 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (218.1 km vs 224 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Reinscourt

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.7% vs 0.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bovell and Reinscourt drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bovell Reinscourt
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Bovell Reinscourt
Walkability 4 / 0
Bovell — Walkability: 4/100 Reinscourt — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 85 / 86
Bovell — Safety: 85/100 Reinscourt — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 83 / 46
Bovell — Low fire risk: 83/100 Reinscourt — Low fire risk: 46/100
Low flood risk 79 / 5
Bovell — Low flood risk: 79/100 Reinscourt — Low flood risk: 5/100

Demographics

Bovell rents higher ($480/wk vs $250/wk); Bovell has more residents (475 vs 280).

Bovell Reinscourt
Population 475
+41% vs other
 280
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.6% +15.7%
Median age 46 49
Median household income $112,632/yr $120,692/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $480/wk
+48% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bovell Reinscourt
0-4 4.6% / 1.4%
Bovell — 0-4: 4.6% Reinscourt — 0-4: 1.4%
5-14 14.7% / 17.5%
Bovell — 5-14: 14.7% Reinscourt — 5-14: 17.5%
15-19 8.8% / 7.5%
Bovell — 15-19: 8.8% Reinscourt — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 3.6% / 4.3%
Bovell — 20-24: 3.6% Reinscourt — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 2.5% / 5.4%
Bovell — 25-34: 2.5% Reinscourt — 25-34: 5.4%
35-44 12.6% / 9.6%
Bovell — 35-44: 12.6% Reinscourt — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 16.6% / 17.1%
Bovell — 45-54: 16.6% Reinscourt — 45-54: 17.1%
55-64 16.6% / 15.4%
Bovell — 55-64: 16.6% Reinscourt — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 12.8% / 16.8%
Bovell — 65-74: 12.8% Reinscourt — 65-74: 16.8%
75-84 7.2% / 3.6%
Bovell — 75-84: 7.2% Reinscourt — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 1.3% / —
Bovell — 85+: 1.3% Reinscourt — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bovell 80.0% couple families
Bovell — Couple Families: 80.0% Bovell — Lone Person: 12.2% Bovell — One Parent Families: 7.8%
Reinscourt 59.4% couple families
Reinscourt — Couple Families: 59.4% Reinscourt — Lone Person: 23.4% Reinscourt — One Parent Families: 17.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bovell 4.6% renting
Bovell — Owned Outright: 53.6% Bovell — Mortgage: 41.7% Bovell — Renting: 4.6%
Reinscourt 8.6% renting
Reinscourt — Owned Outright: 49.5% Reinscourt — Mortgage: 41.9% Reinscourt — Renting: 8.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bovell Reinscourt
Certificate III & IV 16.6% / 15.4%
Bovell — Certificate III & IV: 16.6% Reinscourt — Certificate III & IV: 15.4%
Bachelor Degree 11.6% / 10.7%
Bovell — Bachelor Degree: 11.6% Reinscourt — Bachelor Degree: 10.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 10.7%
Bovell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Reinscourt — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 2.5%
Bovell — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Reinscourt — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.4%
Bovell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Reinscourt — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Bovell Reinscourt
England 8.2% / 9.3%
Bovell — England: 8.2% Reinscourt — England: 9.3%
New Zealand 2.5% / 3.2%
Bovell — New Zealand: 2.5% Reinscourt — New Zealand: 3.2%
Scotland — / 1.8%
Bovell — Scotland: not among its largest Reinscourt — Scotland: 1.8%
Germany — / 1.8%
Bovell — Germany: not among its largest Reinscourt — Germany: 1.8%
South Africa 1.3% / —
Bovell — South Africa: 1.3% Reinscourt — South Africa: not among its largest
Zimbabwe — / 1.1%
Bovell — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Reinscourt — Zimbabwe: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bovell 97.4% houses
Bovell — Houses: 97.4% Bovell — Flats / Apartments: 2.6%
Reinscourt 104.7% houses
Reinscourt — Houses: 104.7% Reinscourt — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bovell Reinscourt
Median house price $1,700,000 $1,550,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 5 sales
 —

Development activity

Bovell Reinscourt
New dwellings approved 440
across Busselton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Bovell Reinscourt
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 79% of WA Higher than 86% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of WA Higher than 52% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 44% of WA Higher than 45% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of WA Higher than 64% of WA

Liveability

Bovell Reinscourt
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Reinscourt carries more flood risk (95 vs 21); Reinscourt carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 17).

Bovell Reinscourt
Bushfire Low
17/100
 Moderate
54/100
Crime Low
15/100
 Low
14/100
Flood Low
21/100
 High
95/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bovell Reinscourt
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Bovell Reinscourt
Parks & reserves 1 2

Mobility

Bovell sits further from the CBD (224 km vs 218.1 km).

Bovell Reinscourt
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 224 km
+3% vs other
 218.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 148 min 143 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 6280
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 6280
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Bovell Reinscourt
Car (driver) 78.0% / 86.2%
Bovell — Car (driver): 78.0% Reinscourt — Car (driver): 86.2%
Worked from Home 10.3% / 11.0%
Bovell — Worked from Home: 10.3% Reinscourt — Worked from Home: 11.0%
Car (passenger) 7.0% / 2.8%
Bovell — Car (passenger): 7.0% Reinscourt — Car (passenger): 2.8%
Walked Only 3.3% / —
Bovell — Walked Only: 3.3% Reinscourt — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 1.4% / —
Bovell — Bus: 1.4% Reinscourt — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.2%).

Setting

Bovell Reinscourt
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 0 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.2 km 1.9 km

NBN connectivity

Bovell Reinscourt
Connectivity score 71/100 33/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 49%
185 premises
 0%
104 premises

Climate

Bovell Reinscourt
Annual rainfall 624 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bovell Reinscourt
Average residential rate $3,028/yr
same for both
Council Busselton
same for both

Federal electorate

Bovell Reinscourt
Division Forrest
same for both
Member Ben Small
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bovell Reinscourt
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bovell

Acreage Premium

Reinscourt

Coastal Rural

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