Busselton
WA 6280 · Busselton
1,838 (2021) → 1,946 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Busselton is a high growth suburb in Busselton, WA 6280, about 195km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Busselton are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 33/100, and is right by the coast. Busselton has an overall score of 48/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 5/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (8.87%), New Zealand (2.83%), Scotland (1.2%), South Africa (1.2%), Ireland (0.82%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (0.65%), German (0.6%), Tagalog (0.44%), French (0.33%), Sinhal (0.33%)
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.
Visitor / tourist hub. This suburb attracts significant visitor and tourist traffic. Crime figures are recorded by incident location and include offences involving visitors, not just residents, so the per-resident rates below may overstate the risk for people living here.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
These totals are recorded by incident location and include offences involving the suburb's many visitors, not just residents.
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
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 995 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Bunbury Regional Community College - Busselton campusSecondary · Independent
Nearby (within 10km)
- St Mary MacKillop CollegeCombined · Catholic · 2kmICSEA 1051
- Busselton Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.3kmICSEA 954
- Geographe Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.3kmICSEA 981
- Geographe Education Support CentreCombined · Government · 2.3kmICSEA 952
- Cornerstone Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 2.9kmICSEA 1042
- Busselton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 911
- Georgiana Molloy Anglican SchoolCombined · Independent · 3.1kmICSEA 1076
- West Busselton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.2kmICSEA 948
- Vasse Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.7kmICSEA 1007
- Cape Naturaliste CollegeSecondary · Government · 10kmICSEA 1024
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
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
Population & Growth
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Busselton
Is Busselton safe?
Busselton has a residential safety score of 5/100, 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 84,294 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Busselton from Perth CBD?
Busselton is about 195.5 km from Perth CBD.
What schools are in Busselton?
Busselton has 1 school. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Busselton?
Busselton has a transport score of 33/100 and 34 bus stops.