Busselton - East

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Statistical Areas Level 2
Area code 501011293
People 9,359
Male 48.8%
Female 51.2%
Median age 46
Families 2,619
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 4,613
Average number of people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,381
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent (b) $360
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 4,564 48.8 1,322,855 49.7 12,545,154 49.3
Female 4,794 51.2 1,337,171 50.3 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 247 2.6 88,693 3.3 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 8,634 92.3 2,431,204 91.4 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 476 5.1 140,128 5.3 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 46 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 412 4.4 161,753 6.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 556 6.0 172,654 6.5 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 625 6.7 171,377 6.4 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 510 5.5 153,263 5.8 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 393 4.2 158,817 6.0 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 437 4.7 176,045 6.6 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 495 5.3 196,312 7.4 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 499 5.3 200,904 7.6 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 542 5.8 178,589 6.7 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 645 6.9 174,632 6.6 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 674 7.2 173,622 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 623 6.7 162,778 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 671 7.2 150,667 5.7 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 652 7.0 132,186 5.0 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 700 7.5 115,196 4.3 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 420 4.5 78,012 2.9 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 298 3.2 53,115 2.0 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 184 2.0 50,106 1.9 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 3,949 50.9 1,018,971 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 253 3.3 71,509 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 854 11.0 190,493 8.8 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 388 5.0 95,601 4.4 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 2,317 29.8 777,668 36.1 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 3,398 50.6 899,167 47.4 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 793 11.8 230,618 12.2 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 2,528 37.6 766,278 40.4 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 151 6.2 45,452 5.6 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 287 11.7 156,062 19.3 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 188 7.7 36,691 4.5 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 225 9.2 29,429 3.6 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 698 28.5 222,555 27.6 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 272 11.1 102,367 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 189 7.7 36,428 4.5 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 206 8.4 36,831 4.6 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 664 27.1 175,841 21.8 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 181 7.4 59,897 7.4 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 143 5.8 112,067 13.9 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 327 13.4 172,239 21.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 64 2.6 23,856 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 541 22.1 167,197 20.7 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,179 15.2 513,667 23.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 710 9.1 200,659 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 350 4.5 83,590 3.9 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 1,314 16.9 298,459 13.9 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 1,075 13.8 334,324 15.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 466 6.0 107,799 5.0 958,803 4.6
Year 10 1,222 15.7 242,762 11.3 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 4 0.1 1,044 0.0 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 253 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 511 6.6 116,570 5.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 233 3.0 54,719 2.5 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 23 0.3 12,723 0.6 175,844 0.8
Not stated 676 8.7 187,134 8.7 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 4,562 48.7 1,000,796 37.6 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 3,561 38.0 789,282 29.7 7,596,753 29.9
Scottish 1,013 10.8 232,541 8.7 2,176,777 8.6
Irish 997 10.7 233,323 8.8 2,410,833 9.5
German 336 3.6 78,337 2.9 1,026,138 4.0

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry multi response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 6,922 74.0 1,648,794 62.0 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 753 8.0 196,885 7.4 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 229 2.4 75,591 2.8 530,492 2.1
South Africa 131 1.4 44,889 1.7 189,207 0.7
Scotland 83 0.9 26,146 1.0 118,496 0.5
Philippines 60 0.6 37,524 1.4 293,892 1.2

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 2,340 25.0 1,106,195 41.6 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 829 8.9 207,167 7.8 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 613 6.6 165,635 6.2 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 5,004 53.5 1,008,229 37.9 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 562 6.0 172,800 6.5 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 5,632 60.2 1,177,291 44.3 12,959,282 51.0
England 1,304 13.9 323,400 12.2 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 318 3.4 101,529 3.8 673,661 2.6
South Africa 163 1.7 52,810 2.0 229,259 0.9
Scotland 155 1.7 50,313 1.9 272,233 1.1

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 5,860 62.6 1,220,120 45.9 13,383,605 52.6
England 1,193 12.7 306,911 11.5 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 294 3.1 95,298 3.6 650,743 2.6
South Africa 156 1.7 54,397 2.0 231,248 0.9
Scotland 149 1.6 46,604 1.8 241,428 0.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 4,399 47.0 1,130,094 42.5 9,767,448 38.4
Anglican 1,552 16.6 269,583 10.1 2,496,273 9.8
Catholic 1,366 14.6 496,847 18.7 5,075,907 20.0
Not stated 659 7.0 200,210 7.5 1,751,052 6.9
Uniting Church 251 2.7 42,526 1.6 673,260 2.6

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Busselton - East, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (51.0%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Note: 'Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation', comprises entities which are identifiable and useful groupings which, while not satisfying the criteria of a religion, are necessary to enable the capture of the full range of responses to questions on religious affiliation.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Afrikaans 71 0.8 14,729 0.6 49,375 0.2
German 42 0.4 8,891 0.3 70,247 0.3
Hazaraghi 33 0.4 3,915 0.1 41,678 0.2
Punjabi 28 0.3 20,613 0.8 239,033 0.9
Tagalog 28 0.3 17,313 0.7 131,195 0.5
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 8,281 88.5 2,002,771 75.3 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 278 7.7 204,514 21.2 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 4,473 57.6 1,376,251 63.9 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 2,805 36.1 641,842 29.8 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 477 6.1 136,153 6.3 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 2,348 52.5 786,345 57.1 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 1,655 37.0 439,984 32.0 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 290 6.5 79,916 5.8 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 179 4.0 70,001 5.1 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 227 5.3 58,597 4.5 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 727 16.9 189,147 14.5 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 561 13.1 152,870 11.7 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 371 8.6 97,968 7.5 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 655 15.3 235,122 18.0 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 752 17.5 255,631 19.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 936 21.8 295,596 22.6 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 747 17.4 199,379 15.3 1,554,313 12.9
Professionals 692 16.1 287,009 22.0 2,886,921 24.0
Labourers 534 12.4 122,961 9.4 1,086,120 9.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 517 12.0 154,341 11.8 1,382,205 11.5
Managers 508 11.8 160,687 12.3 1,645,769 13.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 463 10.8 157,610 12.1 1,525,311 12.7
Sales Workers 437 10.2 101,670 7.8 986,433 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 325 7.6 100,392 7.7 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Cafes and Restaurants 152 3.5 29,831 2.3 268,005 2.2
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 149 3.5 54,823 4.2 545,158 4.5
Accommodation 144 3.4 11,612 0.9 107,476 0.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 139 3.2 31,523 2.4 299,810 2.5
Iron Ore Mining 137 3.2 38,038 2.9 42,728 0.4

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $717 N/A $848 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,759 N/A $2,214 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,381 N/A $1,815 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 2,862 66.6 810,960 62.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 229 5.3 60,341 4.6 466,904 3.9
Walked only 73 1.7 28,115 2.2 306,045 2.5
Bus 58 1.4 37,489 2.9 175,085 1.5
Bicycle 50 1.2 8,746 0.7 79,089 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 575 13.4 152,794 11.7 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 274 6.4 98,289 7.5 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 86 2.0 96,779 7.4 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 3,136 73.0 898,942 68.8 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 5,604 72.2 1,463,667 67.9 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 1,960 25.3 614,554 28.5 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 948 12.2 231,378 10.7 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,555 20.0 343,566 15.9 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 1,507 19.4 447,351 20.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 2,251 29.0 583,533 27.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 1,061 13.7 245,381 11.4 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 781 10.1 187,413 8.7 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 1,000 10.7 202,847 7.6 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 756 8.1 195,300 7.3 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 357 3.8 72,864 2.7 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 62 0.7 17,612 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 466 5.0 117,182 4.4 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 402 4.3 94,523 3.6 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 96 1.0 20,352 0.8 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 201 2.1 42,087 1.6 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 969 10.4 220,581 8.3 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 101 1.1 21,573 0.8 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 749 8.0 196,431 7.4 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 5,211 55.7 1,629,249 61.2 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 775 8.3 235,428 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 5,581 59.6 1,730,753 65.1 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 2,057 22.0 483,681 18.2 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 633 6.8 142,068 5.3 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 317 3.4 68,082 2.6 772,142 3.0
Not stated 775 8.3 235,428 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Currently serving 6 0.1 6,905 0.3 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 273 3.5 55,507 2.6 496,276 2.4
Has never served 7,000 90.2 1,948,313 90.4 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 479 6.2 143,513 6.7 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

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Families

Family composition
All families 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,279 48.8 272,493 38.8 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 917 35.0 313,666 44.6 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 394 15.0 106,035 15.1 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 32 1.2 10,930 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male N/A 18.5 N/A 20.1 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 82.0 N/A 79.9 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
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Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 360 16.4 124,472 21.2 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 105 4.8 25,708 4.4 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 463 21.1 136,018 23.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 182 8.3 78,931 13.5 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 147 6.7 33,022 5.6 339,960 6.1
Both not working 581 26.4 102,945 17.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 115 5.2 36,730 6.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 238 10.8 48,325 8.2 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
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Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 3,616 82.3 964,734 89.1 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 778 17.7 118,109 10.9 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 3,236 89.5 769,038 79.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 256 7.1 125,450 13.0 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 23 0.6 62,360 6.5 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 94 2.6 5,858 0.6 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 11 0.3 2,557 0.3 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 88 2.4 35,236 3.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 288 8.0 121,450 12.6 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 1,344 37.1 361,327 37.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 1,841 50.9 431,241 44.7 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 47 1.3 12,919 1.3 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.4 N/A 3.3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.4 N/A 2.5 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
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Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 146 4.0 47,107 4.9 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 1,274 35.3 327,859 34.0 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 1,426 39.5 376,783 39.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 714 19.8 199,811 20.7 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 54 1.5 13,179 1.4 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

More information on Number of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
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Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 2,579 71.3 686,949 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 939 26.0 245,193 25.4 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 98 2.7 32,591 3.4 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,310 36.2 281,327 29.2 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 1,234 34.1 385,629 40.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 970 26.8 263,826 27.3 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 41 1.1 20,648 2.1 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 57 1.6 13,303 1.4 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
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Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 20.0 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 16.6 N/A 25.6 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
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Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 360 N/A 340 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 490 50.5 157,934 59.9 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 343 35.4 74,615 28.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 132 13.6 31,280 11.9 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
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Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,733 N/A 1,842 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 851 69.0 277,901 72.1 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 159 12.9 50,192 13.0 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 227 18.4 57,539 14.9 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 137 55.9 44,716 50.4 403,709 49.7
Female 108 44.1 43,985 49.6 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 20 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,343 N/A 1,480 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Busselton - East % Busselton - East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 350 N/A 260 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 N/A 1,733 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
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