Bunbury WA 6230
Bunbury sits 173 km from Perth CBD in Western Australia, around 2 hours by car. Census data records 3,948 residents with a median age of 49 and a median household income of $83,928 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. Population grew 5.6% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $330 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,733. The area shows high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. 4 schools sit within the suburb boundary, and walkability is high.
Is Bunbury a good suburb?
Bunbury scores a B (49/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit and community, weaker on schools and safety.
Trailing peer schools
4 schools
Very walkable
Walkability 73/100 · 172.7 km · 119 min drive to Perth
Median available
Median $860K
High crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 94/100 · Flood 0/100
Advantaged
SEIFA decile 7/10 · median age 49 · 3,948 residents
Liveability Rating
49 / 100 · Ranked #268 in WAEach bar is Bunbury's rank among WA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Our score
49 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataBunbury's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $860,000, about 2% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$860,000
Based on 54 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 35 days — median across 24 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 7 sales $525K
- 3 bed 28 sales $792K
- 4 bed 12 sales $1.14M
Units
$500,000
Based on 43 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 40 days — median across 10 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 28 sales $468K
- 3 bed 14 sales $652K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Bunbury are currently listed at around $1.15 million on average. Based on 32 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$1.15M
32 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$699K
18 units listed in the last 6 months.
50 of the suburb's 1,695 dwellings (2.9%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Bunbury rent for around $695 a week on average, based on 17 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$695/wk
17 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$550/wk
19 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
36 rentals advertised against an estimated 647 rented homes (5.6%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- All rentals
- $550/wk
- 63 bonds
- +25% since 2023
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. WA's bond data does not record bedrooms or dwelling type, so it covers all rentals together.Change since 2023 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025119 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 25% of its income on the median rent in postcode 6230.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$695/week ($36,000 a year) on a $1.15 million median
$550/week ($29,000 a year) on a $699,000 median
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Short-Stay Rentals
50 active Airbnb listings: 43 whole homes and 7 rooms. Whole homes are about 2.1% of the suburb's homes.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Coastal Erosion
Shoreline Change Summary
1988–2025Nearest Eroding Coastline
- Distance
- 640 m
- Rate
- -0.76 m/yr
- Net Movement
- -26.8 m
- Certainty
- good
Data Quality
Schools
Four schools serve Bunbury, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.
- • 1,626 students across 3 schools (avg 542)
- • Sectors: 2 Government, 2 Independent
- • ICSEA 950-1076, median 1008 (around the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Bunbury Senior High School (1,033 students)
Primary
Secondary
Walkability
Bunbury is very walkable on foot — at 73/100, most daily errands can be done on foot. Within the suburb there are 2 supermarkets, 5 parks and 39 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Bunbury.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 71.5 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 52.0 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 33.6 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 13.9 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Bunbury.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 15%
- Premises covered
- 4,137
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Bunbury: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 8 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 5 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Bunbury is home to about 3,900 residents, with a median age of 49, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $84,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.4%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
3,948
Median Age
49
Median Household Income
$83,928/yr
Census Median Rent
$330/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,733/mo
Avg Household Size
2.0
Median Personal Income
$47,996/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.4%
Unoccupied Dwellings
21.4%
Total Dwellings
1,695
Owner-Occupier Rate
61.8%
Houses
48.7%
Rental Stress
20.4%
Mortgage Stress
24.8%
Work From Home
7.2%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 68.4%
- English Spoken at Home
- 83.6%
- Employment Rate
- 55.2%
- Completed Year 12
- 46.5%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
144 residents (3.6%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
10.9% of residents (417) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Perth (320).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 3,832 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
2% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (31 of 1,944).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 8,513 people work here; 1,944 employed residents live here.
A jobs hub: 4.4 jobs for every working resident. At least 77% of the people who work here must live elsewhere.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $3,076 a year through Bunbury based on 2023 figures.
Building Approvals: Bunbury
In the year to August 2026, 128 new dwellings were approved across Bunbury. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are down 16.7% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Wokalup, 30.9 kmModerate rainfall.
- Elevation
- 9 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 674 m
- 943 m to a named beach
- Annual rainfall
- 774 mm
- 61 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
9 facilities within 5 km- 1.6 kmOther Non-Metallic Mineral Product ManufacturingTop reported: Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide
- 2.4 kmOther Warehousing and Storage ServicesTop reported: Methanol · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 2.6 kmPort and Water Transport Terminal OperationsTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Carbon monoxide
- 2.7 kmPort and Water Transport Terminal OperationsTop reported: Copper & compounds · Zinc and compounds · Nickel & compounds
- 2.8 kmPort and Water Transport Terminal OperationsTop reported: Manganese & compounds · Chromium (III) compounds · Nickel & compounds
EV adoption
In postcode 6230, 189 of 40,512 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.3% (923 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.7%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 6230, 9,348 rooftop-solar systems totalling 52.0 MW have been installed since 2001, against 19,308 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 474 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $800,000.
Cap is $800,000 SOUTH of the 26th parallel (which includes all of metropolitan Perth) and $1,000,000 NORTH of it. We store the southern figure because that is where almost every buyer is; the northern cap is higher, so the stored value never overstates eligibility. The southern cap rose from $750,000 on 7 May 2026 in the 2026-27 Housing Taxation Package. The same package moved the first home owner RATE OF DUTY thresholds, which is a different scheme and lives in the web repo's app/stamp_duty.py.
Mortgage repayments
9 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 10 across postcode 6230.
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueWA
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $800,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Department of Finance WA.
At $860,000 this is $60,000 above the $800,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Department of Finance WA.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Ben Small Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ben Small | 47.8% | 52.2% | +1.9 |
| 2022 | Nola Marino | 45.7% | 54.3% | -10.3 |
| 2019 | Nola Marino | 35.4% | 64.6% | +2.0 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Don Punch WA Labor
Next state election: 10 March 2029.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Don Punch ALP | 57.1% |
| 2021 | Don Punch ALP | 72.5% |
| 2017 | Don Punch ALP | 60.9% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2023, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Western Australian Electoral Commission.
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
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Common questions about Bunbury
Is Bunbury a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Bunbury is high (94/100, ranked against other WA suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Bunbury?
Bunbury has no recorded bushfire history. No mapped flood overlay applies. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Bunbury a good place to live?
Bunbury has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (49/100), ranked against other WA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Bunbury?
Bunbury, WA had a population of 3,948 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Bunbury, WA?
The postcode for Bunbury, WA is 6230.
How far is Bunbury from Perth?
Bunbury is 173 km from Perth CBD by road, about 119 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Bunbury?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Bunbury was $83,928 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Bunbury?
The median advertised rent in Bunbury is $695 a week for houses (17 listings) and $550 a week for units (19 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Bunbury?
The median age of residents in Bunbury was 49 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Bunbury?
There are 4 schools inside the Bunbury boundary: 2 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Bunbury walkable?
Bunbury scores 73/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Bunbury?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Bunbury, Wokalup (30.9 km away), 774 mm of rain a year over 61 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Bunbury?
First-home buyers in WA may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $800,000. The grant is administered by Department of Finance WA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Bunbury belong to?
Bunbury sits within the Bunbury local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Bunbury?
The average residential rates bill through Bunbury is $3,076 a year (2023). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Bunbury?
Across Bunbury, 128 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 16.7% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Bunbury in?
Bunbury sits within the federal Division of Forrest, currently held by Ben Small (Liberal).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2023–24
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2025
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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