Bovell vs Vasse

Vasse is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 46 in Bovell. 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 $895,000 in Vasse, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bovell tends to suit couples, while Vasse suits families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bovell carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 46/100)
  • Vasse has more childcare (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Vasse

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($895,000 vs $1,700,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Vasse

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (16% vs 5%)
  • has cheaper rent ($420/wk vs $480/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bovell

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (148 min vs 161 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (224 km vs 232.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bovell

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 46/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 15%)

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

Investors

Vasse

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.1% vs 0.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bovell and Vasse 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 Vasse
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 Vasse
Walkability 4 / 0
Bovell — Walkability: 4/100 Vasse — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 85 / 54
Bovell — Safety: 85/100 Vasse — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 83 / 82
Bovell — Low fire risk: 83/100 Vasse — Low fire risk: 82/100
Low flood risk 79 / 59
Bovell — Low flood risk: 79/100 Vasse — Low flood risk: 59/100

Demographics

Vasse has more residents (2,853 vs 475); Bovell has higher household incomes ($112,632 vs $94,120).

Bovell Vasse
Population 475 2,853
+501% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.6% +15.1%
Median age 46 39
Median household income $112,632/yr
+16% vs other
 $94,120/yr
Median weekly rent $480/wk
+12% vs other
 $420/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bovell Vasse
0-4 4.6% / 6.0%
Bovell — 0-4: 4.6% Vasse — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 14.7% / 18.8%
Bovell — 5-14: 14.7% Vasse — 5-14: 18.8%
15-19 8.8% / 7.3%
Bovell — 15-19: 8.8% Vasse — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 3.6% / 2.9%
Bovell — 20-24: 3.6% Vasse — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 2.5% / 7.8%
Bovell — 25-34: 2.5% Vasse — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 12.6% / 17.3%
Bovell — 35-44: 12.6% Vasse — 35-44: 17.3%
45-54 16.6% / 13.3%
Bovell — 45-54: 16.6% Vasse — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 16.6% / 11.8%
Bovell — 55-64: 16.6% Vasse — 55-64: 11.8%
65-74 12.8% / 9.7%
Bovell — 65-74: 12.8% Vasse — 65-74: 9.7%
75-84 7.2% / 4.3%
Bovell — 75-84: 7.2% Vasse — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 1.3% / 0.6%
Bovell — 85+: 1.3% Vasse — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

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% Bovell — Group Household: 0.0%
Vasse 58.1% couple families
Vasse — Couple Families: 58.1% Vasse — Lone Person: 21.5% Vasse — One Parent Families: 18.7% Vasse — Group Household: 1.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Vasse 15.5% renting
Vasse — Owned Outright: 33.6% Vasse — Mortgage: 50.8% Vasse — Renting: 15.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Vasse
England 8.2% / 6.7%
Bovell — England: 8.2% Vasse — England: 6.7%
New Zealand 2.5% / 2.3%
Bovell — New Zealand: 2.5% Vasse — New Zealand: 2.3%
South Africa 1.3% / 0.7%
Bovell — South Africa: 1.3% Vasse — South Africa: 0.7%
Ireland — / 0.8%
Bovell — Ireland: not among its largest Vasse — Ireland: 0.8%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Bovell — Scotland: not among its largest Vasse — Scotland: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.2%).

Qualifications

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

Bovell Vasse
Certificate III & IV 16.6% / 19.1%
Bovell — Certificate III & IV: 16.6% Vasse — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Bachelor Degree 11.6% / 7.2%
Bovell — Bachelor Degree: 11.6% Vasse — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 6.6%
Bovell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Vasse — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 1.2%
Bovell — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Vasse — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.8%
Bovell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Vasse — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bovell 97.4% houses
Bovell — Houses: 97.4% Bovell — Flats / Apartments: 2.6% Bovell — Townhouses: 0.0%
Vasse 98.8% houses
Vasse — Houses: 98.8% Vasse — Flats / Apartments: 0.7% Vasse — Townhouses: 0.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bovell Vasse
Median house price $1,700,000 $895,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $382,201
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 5 sales
 16 days
from 58 sales

Development activity

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

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bovell Vasse
Houses — 4.3%
$900/wk on $1.1M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Bovell Vasse
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 79% of WA Higher than 57% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of WA Higher than 48% 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
same for both
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 42% of WA

Liveability

Bovell Vasse
Grade — C
Score — 38/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Vasse carries more crime risk (46 vs 15); Vasse carries more flood risk (41 vs 21).

Bovell Vasse
Bushfire Low
17/100
 Low
18/100
Crime Low
15/100
 Moderate
46/100
Flood Low
21/100
 Moderate
41/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Bovell Vasse
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Bovell

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Vasse

  • Cape Naturaliste College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Vasse Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bovell Vasse
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 3
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2

Mobility

Vasse sits further from the CBD (232.3 km vs 224 km).

Bovell Vasse
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 224 km 232.3 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 148 min 161 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 Vasse
Car (driver) 78.0% / 79.5%
Bovell — Car (driver): 78.0% Vasse — Car (driver): 79.5%
Worked from Home 10.3% / 8.4%
Bovell — Worked from Home: 10.3% Vasse — Worked from Home: 8.4%
Car (passenger) 7.0% / 6.5%
Bovell — Car (passenger): 7.0% Vasse — Car (passenger): 6.5%
Walked Only 3.3% / 2.9%
Bovell — Walked Only: 3.3% Vasse — Walked Only: 2.9%
Bus 1.4% / 1.7%
Bovell — Bus: 1.4% Vasse — Bus: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.5%).

Setting

Bovell Vasse
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.2 km 4.0 km
4.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bovell Vasse
Connectivity score 71/100 72/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 49%
185 premises
 54%
1,033 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bovell

Acreage Premium

Vasse

Acreage Family

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