Yalyalup
WA 6280 · Busselton
2,950 (2021) → 3,124 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Yalyalup is a high growth suburb in Busselton, WA 6280, about 196km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Yalyalup are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Yalyalup has an overall score of 24/100, 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 (7.19%), New Zealand (2.2%), South Africa (2.03%), Philippines (1.19%), Scotland (0.85%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (1.15%), Punjabi (0.85%), Tagalog (0.61%), Filipino (0.51%), German (0.37%)
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 989 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Georgiana Molloy Anglican SchoolCombined · IndependentICSEA 1076
Nearby (within 10km)
- Busselton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 911
- Bunbury Regional Community College - Busselton campusSecondary · Independent · 6.7km
- St Mary MacKillop CollegeCombined · Catholic · 7.9kmICSEA 1051
- Geographe Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8kmICSEA 981
- Geographe Education Support CentreCombined · Government · 8kmICSEA 952
- Cornerstone Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 8.4kmICSEA 1042
- Busselton Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · 8.5kmICSEA 954
- West Busselton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.5kmICSEA 948
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 Yalyalup
Is Yalyalup safe?
Yalyalup 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 Yalyalup from Perth CBD?
Yalyalup is about 196.2 km from Perth CBD.
What schools are in Yalyalup?
Yalyalup has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1076 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Yalyalup?
Yalyalup has a transport score of 0/100.