Vasse vs West Busselton

Vasse is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 46 in West Busselton. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Vasse, most households are couple families. In West Busselton, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Vasse tends to suit families with children and couples, while West Busselton suits people living alone and older residents.

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

  • is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 48%)
  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 58/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 86%)
  • But West Busselton has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Vasse

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($382,201 vs $590,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 32%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

West Busselton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $420/wk)
  • But Vasse leaves renters under less rental stress (23% vs 29%)

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

Commuting to the city

West Busselton

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (150 min vs 161 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (225.8 km vs 232.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

West Busselton

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (14% vs 1%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 15%)
  • But Vasse carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 58/100)

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

Investors

Vasse

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.1% vs 4.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Vasse West Busselton
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.

Vasse West Busselton
Walkability 0 / 69
Vasse — Walkability: 0/100 West Busselton — Walkability: 69/100
Safety 54 / 42
Vasse — Safety: 54/100 West Busselton — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 82 / 55
Vasse — Low fire risk: 82/100 West Busselton — Low fire risk: 55/100
Low flood risk 59 / 30
Vasse — Low flood risk: 59/100 West Busselton — Low flood risk: 30/100

Demographics

West Busselton has more residents (8,869 vs 2,853); Vasse has higher household incomes ($94,120 vs $61,620).

Vasse West Busselton
Population 2,853 8,869
+211% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.1% +4.1%
Median age 39 46
Median household income $94,120/yr
+35% vs other
 $61,620/yr
Median weekly rent $420/wk
+19% vs other
 $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Vasse West Busselton
0-4 6.0% / 4.5%
Vasse — 0-4: 6.0% West Busselton — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 18.8% / 12.4%
Vasse — 5-14: 18.8% West Busselton — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 7.3% / 6.3%
Vasse — 15-19: 7.3% West Busselton — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 2.9% / 3.7%
Vasse — 20-24: 2.9% West Busselton — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 7.8% / 9.4%
Vasse — 25-34: 7.8% West Busselton — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 17.3% / 10.9%
Vasse — 35-44: 17.3% West Busselton — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 13.3% / 13.4%
Vasse — 45-54: 13.3% West Busselton — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 11.8% / 14.0%
Vasse — 55-64: 11.8% West Busselton — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 9.7% / 13.9%
Vasse — 65-74: 9.7% West Busselton — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 4.3% / 8.3%
Vasse — 75-84: 4.3% West Busselton — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ 0.6% / 3.1%
Vasse — 85+: 0.6% West Busselton — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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% Vasse — Other Families: 0.0%
West Busselton 32.8% couple families
West Busselton — Couple Families: 32.8% West Busselton — Lone Person: 46.7% West Busselton — One Parent Families: 15.4% West Busselton — Group Household: 4.2% West Busselton — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Vasse 15.5% renting
Vasse — Owned Outright: 33.6% Vasse — Mortgage: 50.8% Vasse — Renting: 15.5%
West Busselton 30.0% renting
West Busselton — Owned Outright: 38.5% West Busselton — Mortgage: 31.5% West Busselton — Renting: 30.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Vasse West Busselton
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 18.5%
Vasse — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% West Busselton — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.2% / 8.3%
Vasse — Bachelor Degree: 7.2% West Busselton — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 7.8%
Vasse — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% West Busselton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.7%
Vasse — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% West Busselton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 1.6%
Vasse — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% West Busselton — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

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.

Vasse West Busselton
England 6.7% / 7.1%
Vasse — England: 6.7% West Busselton — England: 7.1%
New Zealand 2.3% / 2.2%
Vasse — New Zealand: 2.3% West Busselton — New Zealand: 2.2%
South Africa 0.7% / 0.9%
Vasse — South Africa: 0.7% West Busselton — South Africa: 0.9%
Scotland 0.6% / 0.5%
Vasse — Scotland: 0.6% West Busselton — Scotland: 0.5%
Philippines 0.5% / 0.6%
Vasse — Philippines: 0.5% West Busselton — Philippines: 0.6%
Ireland 0.8% / —
Vasse — Ireland: 0.8% West Busselton — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Vasse 98.8% houses
Vasse — Houses: 98.8% Vasse — Townhouses: 0.5% Vasse — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
West Busselton 85.6% houses
West Busselton — Houses: 85.6% West Busselton — Townhouses: 13.9% West Busselton — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Vasse West Busselton
Median house price $895,000 $900,000
Median unit price — $677,000
Median land price $382,201 $590,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 16 days
from 58 sales
 29 days
from 85 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.

Vasse West Busselton
3 bed $857K / $821K
Vasse — 3 bed: $857K (45 sales) West Busselton — 3 bed: $821K (75 sales)

45 vs 75 sales

4 bed $925K / $1M
Vasse — 4 bed: $925K (80 sales) West Busselton — 4 bed: $1M (71 sales)

80 vs 71 sales

Development activity

Vasse West Busselton
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.

Vasse West Busselton
Houses 4.3%
$900/wk on $1.1M
 3.9%
$750/wk on $995K
Units — 5.6%
$750/wk on $700K

Ranking within WA

Vasse West Busselton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 57% of WA Higher than 18% of WA
Schools — Higher than 13% of WA
Walkability Higher than 48% of WA Higher than 89% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 45% of WA Higher than 43% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of WA Higher than 74% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 42% of WA Higher than 24% of WA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 57% of WA

Liveability

West Busselton is more walkable (69 vs 0); Vasse scores higher overall (38 vs 26).

Vasse West Busselton
Grade C D
Score 38/100 26/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

West Busselton carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 18); West Busselton carries more flood risk (70 vs 41).

Vasse West Busselton
Bushfire Low
18/100
 Moderate
45/100
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
58/100
Flood Moderate
41/100
 High
70/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
68/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Vasse West Busselton
Inside the suburb 2 6
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 3
Rated below peers 1 2

Schools in Vasse

  • Cape Naturaliste College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Vasse Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in West Busselton

  • Busselton Senior High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Geographe Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Mary MacKillop College Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Cornerstone Christian College Independent · Combined below peers
  • West Busselton Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Geographe Education Support Centre Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Vasse West Busselton
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 3 6
Childcare 3 4
GPs 1 2
Pharmacies 1 2
Hospitals 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Vasse sits further from the CBD (232.3 km vs 225.8 km).

Vasse West Busselton
Walkability score 0/100 69/100
Distance to Perth 232.3 km
+3% vs other
 225.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 161 min 150 min
Public transport score 30/100
Bus
 73/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 5.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 31.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
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.

Vasse West Busselton
Car (driver) 79.5% / 80.0%
Vasse — Car (driver): 79.5% West Busselton — Car (driver): 80.0%
Worked from Home 8.4% / 6.2%
Vasse — Worked from Home: 8.4% West Busselton — Worked from Home: 6.2%
Car (passenger) 6.5% / 7.0%
Vasse — Car (passenger): 6.5% West Busselton — Car (passenger): 7.0%
Walked Only 2.9% / 2.7%
Vasse — Walked Only: 2.9% West Busselton — Walked Only: 2.7%
Bus 1.7% / 1.7%
Vasse — Bus: 1.7% West Busselton — Bus: 1.7%
Bicycle 1.0% / 2.4%
Vasse — Bicycle: 1.0% West Busselton — Bicycle: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.0%).

Setting

Vasse West Busselton
Elevation 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.0 km
4.3 km to a named beach
 1.0 km

NBN connectivity

Vasse West Busselton
Connectivity score 72/100 59/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 54%
1,033 premises
 26%
4,839 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Vasse West Busselton
Division Forrest
same for both
Member Ben Small
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Vasse

Acreage Family

West Busselton

Coastal Large Blocks Regional Centre Retirees

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