Usher vs Withers

In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Usher, most households own their home. In Withers, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Withers tends to suit renters.

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

  • Usher is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 47%)
  • Withers has more schools inside the suburb (3 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 3 things we measure here

  • Usher leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 30%)
  • Withers has cheaper land ($207,500 vs $282,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Withers

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 34%)
  • has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Withers

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 59/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (175.4 km vs 182.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Withers

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (24% vs 12%)
  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 59/100)

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

Investors

Withers

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.0% vs 4.5%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Usher and Withers drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Usher Withers
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.

Usher Withers
Walkability 59 / 72
Usher — Walkability: 59/100 Withers — Walkability: 72/100
Safety 21 / 12
Usher — Safety: 21/100 Withers — Safety: 12/100
Low fire risk 90 / 90
Usher — Low fire risk: 90/100 Withers — Low fire risk: 90/100
Low flood risk 30 / 78
Usher — Low flood risk: 30/100 Withers — Low flood risk: 78/100

Demographics

Usher has higher household incomes ($72,020 vs $51,116); Withers has more residents (2,979 vs 2,137).

Usher Withers
Population 2,137 2,979
+39% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.4% +0.1%
Median age 39
same for both
Median household income $72,020/yr
+29% vs other
 $51,116/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+20% vs other
 $240/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Usher Withers
0-4 6.1% / 6.2%
Usher — 0-4: 6.1% Withers — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 13.3% / 12.0%
Usher — 5-14: 13.3% Withers — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 6.5% / 5.4%
Usher — 15-19: 6.5% Withers — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 5.9% / 6.6%
Usher — 20-24: 5.9% Withers — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 11.9% / 13.4%
Usher — 25-34: 11.9% Withers — 25-34: 13.4%
35-44 13.9% / 12.1%
Usher — 35-44: 13.9% Withers — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 13.3% / 12.9%
Usher — 45-54: 13.3% Withers — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 12.8% / 12.8%
Usher — 55-64: 12.8% Withers — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 11.3% / 11.2%
Usher — 65-74: 11.3% Withers — 65-74: 11.2%
75-84 3.6% / 6.1%
Usher — 75-84: 3.6% Withers — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 0.9% / 1.2%
Usher — 85+: 0.9% Withers — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Usher 39.3% lone person
Usher — Lone Person: 39.3% Usher — Couple Families: 31.9% Usher — One Parent Families: 23.8% Usher — Group Household: 4.2% Usher — Other Families: 0.8%
Withers 46.6% lone person
Withers — Lone Person: 46.6% Withers — Couple Families: 23.0% Withers — One Parent Families: 23.7% Withers — Group Household: 4.8% Withers — Other Families: 1.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Usher 33.6% renting
Usher — Owned Outright: 24.0% Usher — Mortgage: 42.4% Usher — Renting: 33.6%
Withers 45.6% renting
Withers — Owned Outright: 24.3% Withers — Mortgage: 30.1% Withers — Renting: 45.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Usher Withers
Certificate III & IV 19.9% / 17.0%
Usher — Certificate III & IV: 19.9% Withers — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Bachelor Degree 4.8% / 5.5%
Usher — Bachelor Degree: 4.8% Withers — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.1% / 5.6%
Usher — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1% Withers — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / 0.8%
Usher — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Withers — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 0.9%
Usher — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Withers — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

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.

Usher Withers
England 4.7% / 4.8%
Usher — England: 4.7% Withers — England: 4.8%
New Zealand 3.0% / 3.1%
Usher — New Zealand: 3.0% Withers — New Zealand: 3.1%
Philippines 2.2% / 1.5%
Usher — Philippines: 2.2% Withers — Philippines: 1.5%
South Africa 1.5% / 0.8%
Usher — South Africa: 1.5% Withers — South Africa: 0.8%
Indonesia 0.4% / 0.7%
Usher — Indonesia: 0.4% Withers — Indonesia: 0.7%
Netherlands 0.4% / 0.4%
Usher — Netherlands: 0.4% Withers — Netherlands: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Usher 88.3% houses
Usher — Houses: 88.3% Usher — Townhouses: 10.3% Usher — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Withers 76.4% houses
Withers — Houses: 76.4% Withers — Townhouses: 18.2% Withers — Flats / Apartments: 5.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Usher Withers
Median house price $600,000 $598,000
Median unit price — $323,000
Median land price $282,000 $207,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 15 days
from 15 sales
 19 days
from 29 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Usher Withers
3 bed $602K / $565K
Usher — 3 bed: $602K (30 sales) Withers — 3 bed: $565K (42 sales)

30 vs 42 sales

4 bed $615K / $668K
Usher — 4 bed: $615K (35 sales) Withers — 4 bed: $668K (17 sales)

35 vs 17 sales

Development activity

Usher Withers
New dwellings approved 128
across Bunbury
same for both
Approvals change year on year -17%
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.

Usher Withers
Houses 4.5%
$640/wk on $739K
 5.0%
$600/wk on $628K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Usher Withers
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 34% of WA Higher than 10% of WA
Schools — Higher than 29% of WA
Walkability Higher than 86% of WA Higher than 91% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 54% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of WA Higher than 72% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 58% of WA Higher than 82% of WA

Liveability

Withers scores higher overall (29 vs 23); Withers is more walkable (72 vs 59).

Usher Withers
Grade D
same for both
Score 23/100 29/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Usher carries more flood risk (70 vs 22).

Usher Withers
Bushfire Low
10/100
same for both
Crime High
79/100
 High
88/100
Flood High
70/100
 Low
22/100
Coastal erosion Low
18/100
 Low
15/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Usher Withers
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Usher

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

Schools in Withers

  • St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Maidens Park Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • SEDA College WA (Withers Rotary Av.) Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Usher Withers
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 4
GPs 1 2
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1

Mobility

Usher sits further from the CBD (182.1 km vs 175.4 km).

Usher Withers
Walkability score 59/100 72/100
Distance to Perth 182.1 km
+4% vs other
 175.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 124 min
same for both
Public transport score 55/100
Bus
 74/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 16.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 41.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 6230
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 6230
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.

Usher Withers
Car (driver) 84.1% / 83.1%
Usher — Car (driver): 84.1% Withers — Car (driver): 83.1%
Car (passenger) 8.4% / 8.5%
Usher — Car (passenger): 8.4% Withers — Car (passenger): 8.5%
Bus 3.7% / 2.6%
Usher — Bus: 3.7% Withers — Bus: 2.6%
Worked from Home 2.1% / 3.2%
Usher — Worked from Home: 2.1% Withers — Worked from Home: 3.2%
Bicycle 1.0% / 1.4%
Usher — Bicycle: 1.0% Withers — Bicycle: 1.4%
Walked Only 0.7% / 1.4%
Usher — Walked Only: 0.7% Withers — Walked Only: 1.4%

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

Setting

Usher Withers
Elevation 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.6 km
2.6 km to a named beach
 1.4 km
1.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Usher Withers
Connectivity score 62/100 56/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 31%
960 premises
 19%
1,592 premises

Climate

Usher Withers
Annual rainfall 851 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Usher Withers
Average residential rate $3,076/yr
same for both
Council Bunbury
same for both

Federal electorate

Usher Withers
Division Forrest
same for both
Member Ben Small
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Usher Withers
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Usher

Affordable Coastal Large Blocks

Withers

Affordable Coastal

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