Bovell vs West Busselton

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bovell, the large majority of households are couple families. In West Busselton, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Bovell: a median of $1.7 million, against $900,000 in West Busselton, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bovell tends to suit couples, while West Busselton suits people living alone 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 58/100)
  • West Busselton has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Bovell leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 32%)
  • West Busselton has cheaper houses ($900,000 vs $1,700,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

West Busselton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 5%)
  • has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $480/wk)
  • But Bovell leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 29%)

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

Commuting to the city

West Busselton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 4/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

West Busselton

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 4/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (14% vs 3%)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Bovell carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 58/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bovell and West Busselton 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 West Busselton
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 West Busselton
Walkability 4 / 69
Bovell — Walkability: 4/100 West Busselton — Walkability: 69/100
Safety 85 / 42
Bovell — Safety: 85/100 West Busselton — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 83 / 55
Bovell — Low fire risk: 83/100 West Busselton — Low fire risk: 55/100
Low flood risk 79 / 30
Bovell — Low flood risk: 79/100 West Busselton — Low flood risk: 30/100

Demographics

West Busselton has more residents (8,869 vs 475); Bovell has higher household incomes ($112,632 vs $61,620).

Bovell West Busselton
Population 475 8,869
+1767% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.6% +4.1%
Median age 46
same for both
Median household income $112,632/yr
+45% vs other
 $61,620/yr
Median weekly rent $480/wk
+29% vs other
 $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bovell West Busselton
0-4 4.6% / 4.5%
Bovell — 0-4: 4.6% West Busselton — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 14.7% / 12.4%
Bovell — 5-14: 14.7% West Busselton — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 8.8% / 6.3%
Bovell — 15-19: 8.8% West Busselton — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 3.6% / 3.7%
Bovell — 20-24: 3.6% West Busselton — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 2.5% / 9.4%
Bovell — 25-34: 2.5% West Busselton — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 12.6% / 10.9%
Bovell — 35-44: 12.6% West Busselton — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 16.6% / 13.4%
Bovell — 45-54: 16.6% West Busselton — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 16.6% / 14.0%
Bovell — 55-64: 16.6% West Busselton — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 12.8% / 13.9%
Bovell — 65-74: 12.8% West Busselton — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 7.2% / 8.3%
Bovell — 75-84: 7.2% West Busselton — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ 1.3% / 3.1%
Bovell — 85+: 1.3% West Busselton — 85+: 3.1%

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

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% Bovell — Other Families: 0.0%
West Busselton 32.8% couple families
West Busselton — Couple Families: 32.8% West Busselton — Lone Person: 46.7% West Busselton — One Parent Families: 15.4% West Busselton — Group Household: 4.2% West Busselton — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other 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%
West Busselton 30.0% renting
West Busselton — Owned Outright: 38.5% West Busselton — Mortgage: 31.5% West Busselton — Renting: 30.0%
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 West Busselton
England 8.2% / 7.1%
Bovell — England: 8.2% West Busselton — England: 7.1%
New Zealand 2.5% / 2.2%
Bovell — New Zealand: 2.5% West Busselton — New Zealand: 2.2%
South Africa 1.3% / 0.9%
Bovell — South Africa: 1.3% West Busselton — South Africa: 0.9%
Philippines — / 0.6%
Bovell — Philippines: not among its largest West Busselton — Philippines: 0.6%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Bovell — Scotland: not among its largest West Busselton — Scotland: 0.5%

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

Qualifications

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

Bovell West Busselton
Certificate III & IV 16.6% / 18.5%
Bovell — Certificate III & IV: 16.6% West Busselton — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Bachelor Degree 11.6% / 8.3%
Bovell — Bachelor Degree: 11.6% West Busselton — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 7.8%
Bovell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% West Busselton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 1.6%
Bovell — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% West Busselton — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.7%
Bovell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% West Busselton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bovell 97.4% houses
Bovell — Houses: 97.4% Bovell — Townhouses: 0.0% Bovell — Flats / Apartments: 2.6%
West Busselton 85.6% houses
West Busselton — Houses: 85.6% West Busselton — Townhouses: 13.9% West Busselton — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bovell West Busselton
Median house price $1,700,000 $900,000
Median unit price — $677,000
Median land price — $590,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 5 sales
 29 days
from 85 sales

Development activity

Bovell West Busselton
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 West Busselton
Houses — 3.9%
$750/wk on $995K
Units — 5.6%
$750/wk on $700K

Ranking within WA

Bovell West Busselton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 79% of WA Higher than 18% of WA
Schools — Higher than 13% of WA
Walkability Higher than 67% of WA Higher than 89% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 44% of WA Higher than 43% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of WA Higher than 74% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 24% of WA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 57% of WA

Liveability

West Busselton is more walkable (69 vs 4).

Bovell West Busselton
Grade — D
Score — 26/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

West Busselton carries more crime risk (58 vs 15); West Busselton carries more flood risk (70 vs 21).

Bovell West Busselton
Bushfire Low
17/100
 Moderate
45/100
Crime Low
15/100
 Moderate
58/100
Flood Low
21/100
 High
70/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
68/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Bovell West Busselton
Inside the suburb 0 6
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Bovell

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

Schools in West Busselton

  • Busselton Senior High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Geographe Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Mary MacKillop College Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Cornerstone Christian College Independent · Combined below peers
  • West Busselton Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Geographe Education Support Centre Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Bovell West Busselton
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 1 6
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Bovell West Busselton
Walkability score 4/100 69/100
Distance to Perth 224 km 225.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 148 min 150 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 West Busselton
Car (driver) 78.0% / 80.0%
Bovell — Car (driver): 78.0% West Busselton — Car (driver): 80.0%
Worked from Home 10.3% / 6.2%
Bovell — Worked from Home: 10.3% West Busselton — Worked from Home: 6.2%
Car (passenger) 7.0% / 7.0%
Bovell — Car (passenger): 7.0% West Busselton — Car (passenger): 7.0%
Walked Only 3.3% / 2.7%
Bovell — Walked Only: 3.3% West Busselton — Walked Only: 2.7%
Bus 1.4% / 1.7%
Bovell — Bus: 1.4% West Busselton — Bus: 1.7%
Bicycle — / 2.4%
Bovell — Bicycle: not among its largest West Busselton — Bicycle: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.0%).

Setting

Bovell West Busselton
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.2 km 1.0 km

NBN connectivity

Bovell West Busselton
Connectivity score 71/100 59/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 49%
185 premises
 26%
4,839 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Bovell West Busselton
Division Forrest
same for both
Member Ben Small
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bovell

Acreage Premium

West Busselton

Coastal Large Blocks Regional Centre Retirees

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