Eagle Bay vs Naturaliste
Naturaliste is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 63 in Eagle Bay. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Eagle Bay: a median of $3.51 million, against $1 million in Naturaliste, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Eagle Bay tends to suit older residents, while Naturaliste suits people living alone, 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
Eagle Bay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 46%)
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
- Eagle Bay leaves households under less mortgage stress (32% vs 104%)
- Naturaliste has cheaper houses ($1,000,000 vs $3,507,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Naturaliste
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $650/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Eagle Bay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Eagle Bay
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (48% vs 13%)
Weighs 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
Eagle Bay and Naturaliste drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Eagle Bay rents higher ($650/wk vs $300/wk); Eagle Bay has higher household incomes ($142,948 vs $69,316).
| Eagle Bay | Naturaliste | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 120 +11% vs other | 107 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +57.9% | +55.1% |
| Median age | 63 | 35 |
| Median household income | $142,948/yr +52% vs other | $69,316/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $650/wk +54% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.8%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Eagle Bay | Naturaliste | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $3,507,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $195,000 |
| Median land price | $2,040,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 20 days from 3 sales | 48 days from 3 sales |
Development activity
| Eagle Bay | Naturaliste | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 440 across Busselton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +9% same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Eagle Bay | Naturaliste | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 95% of WA | Higher than 27% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 71% of WA | Higher than 17% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 66% of WA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 68% of WA | Higher than 56% of WA |
Liveability
Eagle Bay is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Eagle Bay | Naturaliste | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Naturaliste carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 0).
| Eagle Bay | Naturaliste | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 42/100 |
| Crime | Low 36/100 | Moderate 43/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Low 28/100 | Low 36/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Eagle Bay | Naturaliste | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Eagle Bay | Naturaliste | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 5 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Beaches | 0 | 5 |
| Waterways | 2 | 1 |
Mobility
| Eagle Bay | Naturaliste | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Perth | 257.1 km | 256.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 178 min same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 6281 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 48 postcode 6281 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.6%).
Setting
| Eagle Bay | Naturaliste | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 30 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 99 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 555 m 689 m to a named beach | 2.6 km 2.8 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Eagle Bay | Naturaliste | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 45/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 1% 267 premises | 0% 72 premises |
Climate
| Eagle Bay | Naturaliste | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 669 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 11.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Eagle Bay | Naturaliste | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $3,028/yr same for both | |
| Council | Busselton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Eagle Bay | Naturaliste | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Forrest same for both | |
| Member | Ben Small same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Eagle Bay | Naturaliste | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.