Ambergate
WA 6280 · Busselton
564 (2021) → 614 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Ambergate is a high growth suburb in Busselton, WA 6280, about 202km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Ambergate are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Ambergate has an overall score of 21/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 30/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
ATO 2023-24, postcode 6280 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
Top countries of birth: England (9.93%), New Zealand (1.95%), Zimbabwe (1.24%), South Africa (0.71%), Brazil (0.53%)
Top languages: Portuguese (0.89%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
WAdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the police-region average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same region share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: WA Police (regional aggregate) · Updated 2025
Schools
Limited school choices
Below average for school access — fewer schools nearby, and families may need to travel for preferred options.
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 995 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Cornerstone Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 4.6kmICSEA 1038
- Geographe Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.1kmICSEA 976
- Geographe Education Support CentreCombined · Government · 5.2kmICSEA 973
- St Mary MacKillop CollegeCombined · Catholic · 5.5kmICSEA 1052
- Busselton Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · 6.2kmICSEA 952
- West Busselton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.3kmICSEA 954
- South West Community College - Busselton campusSecondary · Independent · 7.2km
- Vasse Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.4kmICSEA 997
- Cape Naturaliste CollegeSecondary · Government · 7.7kmICSEA 1023
- Georgiana Molloy Anglican SchoolCombined · Independent · 8.2kmICSEA 1067
- Busselton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.7kmICSEA 908
Source: ACARA MySchool · Updated 2025
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Employment & Economy
Top local industries
Source: DEWR SALM / ABS Census 2021 · Updated SALM Mar 2026 / 2021 Census
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap · Healthdirect NHSD (via Geoscience Australia)
Fitness
No data
No fitness facilities matched to this suburb.
Facilities within 3km of the suburb centre. The Fitness Score is a national percentile of these counts per resident.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Outdoors
No data
No outdoor amenities matched to this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Outdoor Score is a national percentile led by parks and green space.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Culture
No data
No cultural venues matched to this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Culture Score is a national percentile weighting theatres, museums, galleries, libraries and arts centres most heavily.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
Not much nightlife
No licensed on-premises venues recorded in this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for WA. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
View nearby venues on the Entertainment Map →
Source: OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Ambergate
Is Ambergate safe?
Ambergate has a residential safety score of 30/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 14,522 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Ambergate from Perth CBD?
Ambergate is about 202.3 km from Perth CBD.
What schools are in Ambergate?
Ambergate has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Ambergate?
Ambergate has a transport score of 0/100.