Geographe vs Reinscourt

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Reinscourt, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Reinscourt: a median of $1.55 million, against $950,000 in Geographe, though rent is higher in Geographe. On these figures, Geographe tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Reinscourt suits 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

Reinscourt

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 70/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 53%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (105% vs 92%)

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

  • Geographe has cheaper houses ($950,000 vs $1,550,000)
  • Reinscourt leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 30%)

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 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $360/wk)
  • But Geographe has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 9%)

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 151 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (218.1 km vs 221.7 km)
  • But Geographe is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Geographe

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 20%)
  • But Reinscourt carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 70/100)

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 6.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Geographe 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.

Geographe 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.

Geographe Reinscourt
Walkability 32 / 0
Geographe — Walkability: 32/100 Reinscourt — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 30 / 86
Geographe — Safety: 30/100 Reinscourt — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 81 / 46
Geographe — Low fire risk: 81/100 Reinscourt — Low fire risk: 46/100
Low flood risk 10 / 5
Geographe — Low flood risk: 10/100 Reinscourt — Low flood risk: 5/100

Demographics

Geographe has more residents (3,622 vs 280); Reinscourt has higher household incomes ($120,692 vs $69,316).

Geographe Reinscourt
Population 3,622
+92% vs other
 280
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.1% +15.7%
Median age 50 49
Median household income $69,316/yr $120,692/yr
+74% vs other
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+31% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Geographe Reinscourt
0-4 3.6% / 1.4%
Geographe — 0-4: 3.6% Reinscourt — 0-4: 1.4%
5-14 11.4% / 17.5%
Geographe — 5-14: 11.4% Reinscourt — 5-14: 17.5%
15-19 5.5% / 7.5%
Geographe — 15-19: 5.5% Reinscourt — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 3.9% / 4.3%
Geographe — 20-24: 3.9% Reinscourt — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 8.9% / 5.4%
Geographe — 25-34: 8.9% Reinscourt — 25-34: 5.4%
35-44 9.9% / 9.6%
Geographe — 35-44: 9.9% Reinscourt — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 14.1% / 17.1%
Geographe — 45-54: 14.1% Reinscourt — 45-54: 17.1%
55-64 16.1% / 15.4%
Geographe — 55-64: 16.1% Reinscourt — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 16.2% / 16.8%
Geographe — 65-74: 16.2% Reinscourt — 65-74: 16.8%
75-84 8.6% / 3.6%
Geographe — 75-84: 8.6% Reinscourt — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 2.0% / —
Geographe — 85+: 2.0% Reinscourt — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Geographe 34.2% couple families
Geographe — Couple Families: 34.2% Geographe — Lone Person: 40.5% Geographe — One Parent Families: 18.9% Geographe — Group Household: 4.8% Geographe — Other Families: 1.7%
Reinscourt 59.4% couple families
Reinscourt — Couple Families: 59.4% Reinscourt — Lone Person: 23.4% Reinscourt — One Parent Families: 17.2% Reinscourt — Group Household: 0.0% Reinscourt — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Geographe 29.7% renting
Geographe — Owned Outright: 40.3% Geographe — Mortgage: 30.0% Geographe — Renting: 29.7%
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.

Geographe Reinscourt
Certificate III & IV 17.9% / 15.4%
Geographe — Certificate III & IV: 17.9% Reinscourt — Certificate III & IV: 15.4%
Bachelor Degree 9.0% / 10.7%
Geographe — Bachelor Degree: 9.0% Reinscourt — Bachelor Degree: 10.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 10.7%
Geographe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Reinscourt — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 2.5%
Geographe — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Reinscourt — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.4%
Geographe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Reinscourt — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

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.

Geographe Reinscourt
England 8.6% / 9.3%
Geographe — England: 8.6% Reinscourt — England: 9.3%
New Zealand 2.3% / 3.2%
Geographe — New Zealand: 2.3% Reinscourt — New Zealand: 3.2%
Scotland 1.0% / 1.8%
Geographe — Scotland: 1.0% Reinscourt — Scotland: 1.8%
Germany 0.5% / 1.8%
Geographe — Germany: 0.5% Reinscourt — Germany: 1.8%
South Africa 1.4% / —
Geographe — South Africa: 1.4% Reinscourt — South Africa: not among its largest
Zimbabwe — / 1.1%
Geographe — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Reinscourt — Zimbabwe: 1.1%
Vietnam 0.5% / —
Geographe — Vietnam: 0.5% Reinscourt — Vietnam: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Geographe 92.2% houses
Geographe — Houses: 92.2% Geographe — Townhouses: 7.5% Geographe — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Reinscourt 104.7% houses
Reinscourt — Houses: 104.7% Reinscourt — Townhouses: 0.0% Reinscourt — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Geographe Reinscourt
Median house price $950,000 $1,550,000
Median unit price $762,500 —
Median land price $910,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 33 sales
 —

Development activity

Geographe Reinscourt
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.

Geographe Reinscourt
Houses 3.3%
$785/wk on $1.22M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Geographe Reinscourt
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of WA Higher than 86% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 78% of WA Higher than 52% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 46% of WA Higher than 45% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of WA Higher than 64% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 12% of WA —

Liveability

Geographe is more walkable (32 vs 0).

Geographe Reinscourt
Grade D —
Score 25/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Geographe carries more crime risk (70 vs 14); Reinscourt carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 19).

Geographe Reinscourt
Bushfire Low
19/100
 Moderate
54/100
Crime High
70/100
 Low
14/100
Flood High
90/100
 High
95/100
Coastal erosion High
98/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Geographe Reinscourt
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Geographe

  • Busselton Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Reinscourt

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

Amenities in the suburb

Geographe Reinscourt
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 2
Pharmacies 1 0

Mobility

Geographe sits further from the CBD (221.7 km vs 218.1 km).

Geographe Reinscourt
Walkability score 32/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 221.7 km
+2% vs other
 218.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 151 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.

Geographe Reinscourt
Car (driver) 79.2% / 86.2%
Geographe — Car (driver): 79.2% Reinscourt — Car (driver): 86.2%
Worked from Home 8.2% / 11.0%
Geographe — Worked from Home: 8.2% Reinscourt — Worked from Home: 11.0%
Car (passenger) 7.3% / 2.8%
Geographe — Car (passenger): 7.3% Reinscourt — Car (passenger): 2.8%
Bus 2.4% / —
Geographe — Bus: 2.4% Reinscourt — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 1.7% / —
Geographe — Walked Only: 1.7% Reinscourt — Walked Only: not among its largest

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

Setting

Geographe Reinscourt
Elevation 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 0 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 703 m 1.9 km

NBN connectivity

Geographe Reinscourt
Connectivity score 70/100 33/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 46%
2,134 premises
 0%
104 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Geographe

Coastal Large Blocks Quiet Retirees

Reinscourt

Coastal Rural

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