Bovell vs Yalyalup

Yalyalup is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 46 in Bovell. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bovell, the large majority of households are couple families. In Yalyalup, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bovell: a median of $1.7 million, against $845,000 in Yalyalup, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bovell tends to suit couples, while Yalyalup 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

Bovell

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 36/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 72%)
  • But Yalyalup has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Yalyalup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($845,000 vs $1,700,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Yalyalup

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 5%)
  • has cheaper rent ($418/wk vs $480/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Yalyalup

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 (217.7 km vs 224 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 36/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Yalyalup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.7% vs 0.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bovell and Yalyalup 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 Yalyalup
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 Yalyalup
Walkability 4 / 0
Bovell — Walkability: 4/100 Yalyalup — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 85 / 64
Bovell — Safety: 85/100 Yalyalup — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 83 / 46
Bovell — Low fire risk: 83/100 Yalyalup — Low fire risk: 46/100
Low flood risk 79 / 100
Bovell — Low flood risk: 79/100 Yalyalup — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Yalyalup has more residents (2,950 vs 475); Bovell skews older (46 vs 36).

Bovell Yalyalup
Population 475 2,950
+521% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.6% +18.7%
Median age 46 36
Median household income $112,632/yr
+18% vs other
 $91,832/yr
Median weekly rent $480/wk
+13% vs other
 $418/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bovell Yalyalup
0-4 4.6% / 6.7%
Bovell — 0-4: 4.6% Yalyalup — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 14.7% / 17.0%
Bovell — 5-14: 14.7% Yalyalup — 5-14: 17.0%
15-19 8.8% / 6.1%
Bovell — 15-19: 8.8% Yalyalup — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 3.6% / 4.7%
Bovell — 20-24: 3.6% Yalyalup — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 2.5% / 13.5%
Bovell — 25-34: 2.5% Yalyalup — 25-34: 13.5%
35-44 12.6% / 14.2%
Bovell — 35-44: 12.6% Yalyalup — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 16.6% / 14.5%
Bovell — 45-54: 16.6% Yalyalup — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 16.6% / 9.7%
Bovell — 55-64: 16.6% Yalyalup — 55-64: 9.7%
65-74 12.8% / 8.7%
Bovell — 65-74: 12.8% Yalyalup — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 7.2% / 4.0%
Bovell — 75-84: 7.2% Yalyalup — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ 1.3% / 0.7%
Bovell — 85+: 1.3% Yalyalup — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

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%
Yalyalup 53.4% couple families
Yalyalup — Couple Families: 53.4% Yalyalup — Lone Person: 23.2% Yalyalup — One Parent Families: 18.4% Yalyalup — Group Household: 3.9% Yalyalup — Other Families: 1.1%
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%
Yalyalup 19.9% renting
Yalyalup — Owned Outright: 23.7% Yalyalup — Mortgage: 56.4% Yalyalup — Renting: 19.9%
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 Yalyalup
England 8.2% / 7.2%
Bovell — England: 8.2% Yalyalup — England: 7.2%
New Zealand 2.5% / 2.2%
Bovell — New Zealand: 2.5% Yalyalup — New Zealand: 2.2%
South Africa 1.3% / 2.0%
Bovell — South Africa: 1.3% Yalyalup — South Africa: 2.0%
Philippines — / 1.2%
Bovell — Philippines: not among its largest Yalyalup — Philippines: 1.2%
Scotland — / 0.8%
Bovell — Scotland: not among its largest Yalyalup — Scotland: 0.8%

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

Qualifications

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

Bovell Yalyalup
Certificate III & IV 16.6% / 19.0%
Bovell — Certificate III & IV: 16.6% Yalyalup — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 11.6% / 8.4%
Bovell — Bachelor Degree: 11.6% Yalyalup — Bachelor Degree: 8.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 6.9%
Bovell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Yalyalup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 1.4%
Bovell — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Yalyalup — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.5%
Bovell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Yalyalup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bovell 97.4% houses
Bovell — Houses: 97.4% Bovell — Flats / Apartments: 2.6%
Yalyalup 99.5% houses
Yalyalup — Houses: 99.5% Yalyalup — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bovell Yalyalup
Median house price $1,700,000 $845,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $795,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 5 sales
 20 days
from 8 sales

Development activity

Bovell Yalyalup
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 Yalyalup
Houses — 4.9%
$850/wk on $895K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Bovell Yalyalup
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 79% of WA Higher than 55% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of WA Higher than 21% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 44% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of WA Higher than 94% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 80% of WA

Liveability

Bovell Yalyalup
Grade — C
Score — 42/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Bovell carries more flood risk (21 vs 0); Yalyalup carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 17).

Bovell Yalyalup
Bushfire Low
17/100
 Moderate
54/100
Crime Low
15/100
 Low
36/100
Flood Low
21/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

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

Schools in Bovell

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

Schools in Yalyalup

  • Georgiana Molloy Anglican School Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bovell Yalyalup
Parks & reserves 1 6
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Bovell sits further from the CBD (224 km vs 217.7 km).

Bovell Yalyalup
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 224 km
+3% vs other
 217.7 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 Yalyalup
Car (driver) 78.0% / 84.1%
Bovell — Car (driver): 78.0% Yalyalup — Car (driver): 84.1%
Worked from Home 10.3% / 6.2%
Bovell — Worked from Home: 10.3% Yalyalup — Worked from Home: 6.2%
Car (passenger) 7.0% / 5.6%
Bovell — Car (passenger): 7.0% Yalyalup — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only 3.3% / 0.7%
Bovell — Walked Only: 3.3% Yalyalup — Walked Only: 0.7%
Bus 1.4% / 2.6%
Bovell — Bus: 1.4% Yalyalup — Bus: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.1%).

Setting

Bovell Yalyalup
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.2 km 5.2 km

NBN connectivity

Bovell Yalyalup
Connectivity score 71/100 86/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 49%
185 premises
 77%
608 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bovell

Acreage Premium

Yalyalup

Acreage Family

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