Kealy vs Vasse

Kealy is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 39 in Vasse. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kealy, about half of households are couple families. In Vasse, most households are couple families. On these figures, Kealy tends to suit young adults.

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

Vasse

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 68%)
  • But Kealy carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 46/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Kealy

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (155 min vs 161 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kealy

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 46/100)
  • But Vasse has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Kealy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (192.2% vs 15.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Kealy 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.

Kealy 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.

Kealy Vasse
Walkability 14 / 0
Kealy — Walkability: 14/100 Vasse — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 90 / 54
Kealy — Safety: 90/100 Vasse — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 63 / 82
Kealy — Low fire risk: 63/100 Vasse — Low fire risk: 82/100
Low flood risk 100 / 59
Kealy — Low flood risk: 100/100 Vasse — Low flood risk: 59/100

Demographics

Vasse has more residents (2,853 vs 1,119); Vasse skews older (39 vs 30).

Kealy Vasse
Population 1,119 2,853
+155% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +192.2% +15.1%
Median age 30 39
Median household income $98,540/yr
+4% vs other
 $94,120/yr
Median weekly rent $420/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kealy Vasse
0-4 10.3% / 6.0%
Kealy — 0-4: 10.3% Vasse — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 15.9% / 18.8%
Kealy — 5-14: 15.9% Vasse — 5-14: 18.8%
15-19 4.6% / 7.3%
Kealy — 15-19: 4.6% Vasse — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 7.1% / 2.9%
Kealy — 20-24: 7.1% Vasse — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 22.2% / 7.8%
Kealy — 25-34: 22.2% Vasse — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 15.2% / 17.3%
Kealy — 35-44: 15.2% Vasse — 35-44: 17.3%
45-54 8.5% / 13.3%
Kealy — 45-54: 8.5% Vasse — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 7.1% / 11.8%
Kealy — 55-64: 7.1% Vasse — 55-64: 11.8%
65-74 6.6% / 9.7%
Kealy — 65-74: 6.6% Vasse — 65-74: 9.7%
75-84 2.6% / 4.3%
Kealy — 75-84: 2.6% Vasse — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 0.4% / 0.6%
Kealy — 85+: 0.4% Vasse — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kealy 52.6% couple families
Kealy — Couple Families: 52.6% Kealy — Lone Person: 26.7% Kealy — One Parent Families: 15.1% Kealy — Group Household: 5.6%
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.

Kealy 23.5% renting
Kealy — Owned Outright: 14.7% Kealy — Mortgage: 61.9% Kealy — Renting: 23.5%
Vasse 15.5% renting
Vasse — Owned Outright: 33.6% Vasse — Mortgage: 50.8% Vasse — Renting: 15.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kealy Vasse
Certificate III & IV 21.2% / 19.1%
Kealy — Certificate III & IV: 21.2% Vasse — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 7.2%
Kealy — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Vasse — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 6.6%
Kealy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Vasse — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.8%
Kealy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Vasse — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / 1.2%
Kealy — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Vasse — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

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.

Kealy Vasse
England 6.3% / 6.7%
Kealy — England: 6.3% Vasse — England: 6.7%
New Zealand 2.8% / 2.3%
Kealy — New Zealand: 2.8% Vasse — New Zealand: 2.3%
South Africa 1.9% / 0.7%
Kealy — South Africa: 1.9% Vasse — South Africa: 0.7%
Scotland 0.7% / 0.6%
Kealy — Scotland: 0.7% Vasse — Scotland: 0.6%
Philippines 0.7% / 0.5%
Kealy — Philippines: 0.7% Vasse — Philippines: 0.5%
Nepal 0.8% / —
Kealy — Nepal: 0.8% Vasse — Nepal: not among its largest
Ireland — / 0.8%
Kealy — Ireland: not among its largest Vasse — Ireland: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kealy 91.9% houses
Kealy — Houses: 91.9% Kealy — Flats / Apartments: 5.6% Kealy — Townhouses: 2.5%
Vasse 98.8% houses
Vasse — Houses: 98.8% Vasse — Flats / Apartments: 0.7% Vasse — Townhouses: 0.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

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

Development activity

Kealy 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.

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

Ranking within WA

Kealy Vasse
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 66% of WA Higher than 57% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 73% of WA Higher than 48% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 45% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of WA Higher than 84% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 42% of WA

Liveability

Kealy is more walkable (14 vs 0); Kealy scores higher overall (55 vs 38).

Kealy Vasse
Grade B C
Score 55/100 38/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Vasse carries more flood risk (41 vs 0); Vasse carries more crime risk (46 vs 10).

Kealy Vasse
Bushfire Low
37/100
 Low
18/100
Crime Low
10/100
 Moderate
46/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
41/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Kealy 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 Kealy

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

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

Mobility

Kealy Vasse
Walkability score 14/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 233.5 km 232.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 155 min 161 min
Public transport score 23/100
Bus
 30/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 2.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 5.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 14 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
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.

Kealy Vasse
Car (driver) 83.5% / 79.5%
Kealy — Car (driver): 83.5% Vasse — Car (driver): 79.5%
Car (passenger) 8.2% / 6.5%
Kealy — Car (passenger): 8.2% Vasse — Car (passenger): 6.5%
Worked from Home 4.5% / 8.4%
Kealy — Worked from Home: 4.5% Vasse — Worked from Home: 8.4%
Bus 2.5% / 1.7%
Kealy — Bus: 2.5% Vasse — Bus: 1.7%
Walked Only 1.2% / 2.9%
Kealy — Walked Only: 1.2% Vasse — Walked Only: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.5%).

Setting

Kealy Vasse
Elevation -1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.1 km
2.4 km to a named beach
 4.0 km
4.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Kealy Vasse
Connectivity score 99/100 72/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 98%
454 premises
 54%
1,033 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Kealy

Acreage Coastal Family Young Families

Vasse

Acreage Family

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