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Augusta vs Busselton - East

Name: Augusta vs Busselton - East — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 37 km apart · Augusta profile · Busselton - East profile

Augusta Busselton - East

Busselton - East and Augusta are two nearby Western Australian areas with very different layouts. Busselton - East is more developed, with far more public transport stops and 65.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a stop, compared to just 11.8% in Augusta. Busselton - East also has much larger schools, averaging 698 students, while Augusta's average is only 180. There is a sharp contrast among First Nations residents; they are far older in Augusta, with a typical age of 31 compared to 20 in Busselton - East, and they have a much higher Year 12 completion rate of 46.0% against 36.0% in Busselton - East.

Both areas have tracked differently since 2011, with Augusta's population growing much faster at 19.5% compared to 5.9% in Busselton - East. Despite this, they remain very similar in many ways. The typical resident in both areas is 46 years old, and typical weekly household incomes are almost identical, sitting around $1,370 to $1,381. Both areas also have a similar share of people born overseas, at about 20%.

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Where they differ most

One-parent: 5.4 pts higher in Busselton - East 3+ bedrooms: 11.6 pts higher in Busselton - East Population: 2,764 larger in Busselton - East Work from home: 8.9 pts higher in Augusta No religion: 9.2 pts higher in Augusta

Demographics & Identity

Population in Augusta in Busselton - East +2,764 larger in Busselton - East

6,595 32nd pct 9,359 49th pct

Median age in Augusta in Busselton - East even

46 yrs 81st pct 46 yrs 81st pct

Age structure

29.3% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.4 pts 27.9%

22.8% Seniors (65+) +1.3 pts ▸ 24.1%

22.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.8 pts 21.1%

19.0% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.0 pts 17.0%

6.0% Youth (15–24) +3.7 pts ▸ 9.6%

Marital status

53.8% Married ◂ +3.0 pts 50.9%

28.4% Never married +1.5 pts ▸ 29.8%

9.6% Divorced +1.4 pts ▸ 11.0%

5.1% Widowed ◂ +0.1 pts 5.0%

3.2% Separated even 3.3%

Age & sex structure

Augusta Busselton - East

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

70.1% Australia +3.8 pts ▸ 74.0%

8.1% England ◂ +0.1 pts 8.0%

2.8% New Zealand ◂ +0.4 pts 2.4%

0.9% South Africa +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.4% Philippines +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% India +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

48.4% English +0.3 pts ▸ 48.7%

38.2% Australian ◂ +0.2 pts 38.0%

10.7% Scottish +0.1 pts ▸ 10.8%

10.5% Irish +0.1 pts ▸ 10.7%

4.3% German ◂ +0.7 pts 3.6%

2.9% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.4% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 2.2%

0.5% Chinese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.5% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Indian +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

86.6% English only +1.9 pts ▸ 88.5%

0.3% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Mandarin even 0.2%

0.0% Arabic +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Cantonese even 0.2%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

56.5% No religion ◂ +9.2 pts 47.3%

30.0% Christianity +12.5 pts ▸ 42.6%

11.5% Not stated ◂ +4.0 pts 7.5%

1.1% Buddhism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

0.1% Islam +0.8 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.3% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Hinduism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Augusta in Busselton - East +2 more in Augusta

4 57th pct 2 14th pct

Schools/1k kids in Augusta in Busselton - East +1.93 more in Augusta

3.18 72nd pct 1.26 23rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Augusta in Busselton - East +1 more in Augusta

9 21st pct 8 18th pct

Students in Augusta in Busselton - East +674 more in Busselton - East

721 27th pct 1,395 48th pct

Avg size in Augusta in Busselton - East +517 larger in Busselton - East

180 18th pct 698 79th pct

ICSEA in Augusta in Busselton - East +8 higher in Busselton - East

1,038 60th pct 1,046 63rd pct

Highest year of school

52.0% Year 12 ◂ +5.4 pts 46.6%

22.6% Year 10 +4.5 pts ▸ 27.1%

10.0% Year 11 +1.0 pts ▸ 11.0%

5.3% Year 9 or below +2.8 pts ▸ 8.1%

Highest qualification level

30.8% Certificate III / IV +5.5 pts ▸ 36.4%

23.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.3 pts 18.7%

14.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.8 pts ▸ 15.5%

4.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.6 pts 3.6%

3.4% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.1 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.5% Certificate I / II +0.6 pts ▸ 3.1%

Field of qualification

14.4% Engineering & related +1.0 pts ▸ 15.4%

11.7% Management & commerce +2.9 pts ▸ 14.6%

10.4% Health +0.4 pts ▸ 10.9%

10.8% Education ◂ +0.7 pts 10.1%

7.8% Society & culture +2.7 pts ▸ 10.6%

5.7% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.2 pts ▸ 6.9%

6.3% Architecture & building +0.5 pts ▸ 6.8%

6.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +2.9 pts 3.3%

3.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.6 pts 2.1%

3.7% Creative arts ◂ +0.6 pts 3.1%

0.8% Information technology +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Augusta in Busselton - East +$12 higher in Busselton - East

$705 29th pct $717 32nd pct

Household income in Augusta in Busselton - East +$11 higher in Busselton - East

$1,370 26th pct $1,381 27th pct

Family income in Augusta in Busselton - East +$66 higher in Busselton - East

$1,693 25th pct $1,759 29th pct

Household income distribution

31.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.7 pts 30.2%

27.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.4 pts 26.1%

17.2% Under $650 +0.3 pts ▸ 17.5%

6.8% $3,000–$3,999 +0.9 pts ▸ 7.7%

5.4% $4,000 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 6.9%

Personal income distribution

41.7% Under $650 +1.1 pts ▸ 42.8%

31.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.1 pts 31.3%

13.7% $1,500–$2,999 +1.8 pts ▸ 15.5%

3.3% $3,000 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.1% Arthritis +1.5 pts ▸ 10.7%

7.5% Mental health +2.8 pts ▸ 10.4%

6.1% Asthma +2.0 pts ▸ 8.1%

6.5% Other condition +1.5 pts ▸ 8.0%

2.8% Diabetes +2.2 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.1% Heart disease +0.2 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.5% Cancer +0.3 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.5% Lung condition +0.7 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.0% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.5% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.5% None ◂ +2.9 pts 59.6%

18.2% One condition +3.8 pts ▸ 22.0%

5.3% Two conditions +1.5 pts ▸ 6.8%

2.5% Three or more +0.9 pts ▸ 3.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Augusta in Busselton - East +172 larger in Busselton - East

75 24th pct 247 60th pct

Median age in Augusta in Busselton - East +11 yrs older in Augusta

31 yrs 88th pct 20 yrs 14th pct

Median income in Augusta in Busselton - East +$280 higher in Augusta

$817 76th pct $537 28th pct

Household income in Augusta in Busselton - East +$94 higher in Augusta

$1,437 33rd pct $1,343 26th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Augusta in Busselton - East even

2.4 36th pct 2.4 36th pct

Family composition

53.4% Couples with children ◂ +4.4 pts 49.1%

37.0% Couples without children ◂ +1.4 pts 35.6%

9.1% One-parent families +5.4 pts ▸ 14.5%

0.5% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

Household size

39.6% 2 people +1.3 pts ▸ 40.9%

26.5% 1 person ◂ +0.5 pts 26.0%

14.0% 4 people ◂ +1.7 pts 12.3%

13.3% 3 people +0.2 pts ▸ 13.5%

5.1% 5 people +0.2 pts ▸ 5.3%

1.4% 6 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Augusta in Busselton - East +$60 higher in Busselton - East

$300 27th pct $360 46th pct

Mortgage in Augusta in Busselton - East +$83 higher in Augusta

$1,816 48th pct $1,733 43rd pct

People / bedroom in Augusta in Busselton - East +0.10 higher in Augusta

0.80 29th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

40.9% Owned outright ◂ +4.7 pts 36.2%

32.0% Owned with a mortgage +2.2 pts ▸ 34.1%

20.6% Rented +6.2 pts ▸ 26.8%

4.3% Other tenure ◂ +3.1 pts 1.1%

2.3% Not stated ◂ +0.8 pts 1.6%

Types of homes

93.2% Separate house ◂ +3.8 pts 89.5%

2.9% Townhouse / semi-detached +4.2 pts ▸ 7.1%

2.4% Other dwelling +0.2 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.5% Flat or apartment +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Bedrooms per home

30.1% 4 bedrooms +15.9 pts ▸ 46.0%

41.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +4.4 pts 37.2%

15.3% 2 bedrooms ◂ +7.3 pts 8.0%

5.5% 1 bedroom ◂ +3.1 pts 2.4%

4.8% 5 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 4.9%

1.0% Studio / none ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

31.0% $350–$549 +20.0 pts ▸ 50.9%

40.3% $200–$349 ◂ +13.8 pts 26.5%

16.0% Under $200 ◂ +0.7 pts 15.3%

4.3% $550–$749 ◂ +1.1 pts 3.2%

0.6% $750 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

29.3% $1,000–$1,799 +7.1 pts ▸ 36.5%

35.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.1 pts 33.4%

18.5% Under $1,000 ◂ +3.9 pts 14.6%

12.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.9 pts 9.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Augusta in Busselton - East +50 more in Busselton - East

8 16th pct 58 65th pct

Stops/1k in Augusta in Busselton - East +4.98 more in Busselton - East

1.21 14th pct 6.20 75th pct

Departures/1k in Augusta in Busselton - East +231.6 more in Busselton - East

16.7 12th pct 248.3 28th pct

PT routes in Augusta in Busselton - East +3 more in Busselton - East

1 7th pct 4 29th pct

Drive to city in Augusta in Busselton - East

— 126 93rd pct

How people get to work

54.4% Car (driver) +12.2 pts ▸ 66.6%

15.3% Worked at home ◂ +8.9 pts 6.4%

3.4% Car (passenger) +1.9 pts ▸ 5.3%

4.4% Walked ◂ +2.7 pts 1.7%

1.4% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%

0.5% Bicycle +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.0% Train +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

44.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.8 pts 40.1%

28.5% 1 vehicle +7.3 pts ▸ 35.8%

16.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.5 pts 13.5%

8.7% 4 or more ◂ +2.2 pts 6.5%

1.9% No vehicle +2.2 pts ▸ 4.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

8.6% Health care & social assistance +5.4 pts ▸ 14.0%

13.1% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +10.6 pts 2.5%

8.6% Retail trade +3.4 pts ▸ 11.9%

9.7% Accommodation & food +1.5 pts ▸ 11.2%

9.5% Construction +0.8 pts ▸ 10.3%

8.8% Manufacturing ◂ +3.6 pts 5.2%

8.1% Education & training +0.4 pts ▸ 8.5%

6.6% Mining +0.2 pts ▸ 6.8%

3.5% Public administration & safety +0.9 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.3% Other services +0.8 pts ▸ 4.2%

4.2% Administrative & support ◂ +0.3 pts 3.8%

3.6% Professional & technical +0.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

Occupations people work in

19.4% Managers ◂ +7.6 pts 11.8%

16.5% Technicians & trades +0.8 pts ▸ 17.4%

15.0% Professionals +1.2 pts ▸ 16.1%

13.8% Labourers ◂ +1.4 pts 12.4%

10.1% Community & personal service +1.9 pts ▸ 12.0%

9.7% Clerical & administrative +1.1 pts ▸ 10.8%

7.7% Sales workers +2.5 pts ▸ 10.2%

6.0% Machinery operators & drivers +1.6 pts ▸ 7.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Augusta in Busselton - East +1 higher in Augusta

5 43rd pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in Augusta in Busselton - East +1 higher in Augusta

6 57th pct 5 43rd pct

IER decile in Augusta in Busselton - East +1 higher in Augusta

7 64th pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Augusta in Busselton - East +2 higher in Augusta

5 43rd pct 3 29th pct

IRSAD score in Augusta in Busselton - East +27 higher in Augusta

990 47th pct 963 35th pct

ERP in Augusta in Busselton - East +2,109 higher in Busselton - East

8,090 38th pct 10,199 49th pct

Growth in Augusta in Busselton - East +13.6 pts higher in Augusta

19.5% 89th pct 5.9% 61st pct

Businesses in Augusta in Busselton - East +58 higher in Busselton - East

1,020 57th pct 1,078 60th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Augusta in Busselton - East +323 higher in Augusta

959 58th pct 636 24th pct

Max temp in Augusta in Busselton - East +1.5 higher in Busselton - East

22.3 38th pct 23.8 50th pct

Min temp in Augusta in Busselton - East +0.2 higher in Augusta

11.3 43rd pct 11.1 40th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Augusta in Busselton - East +1.6 higher in Busselton - East

2.0 12th pct 3.6 26th pct

Types ≤15 min in Augusta in Busselton - East +1.1 more in Busselton - East

2.2 12th pct 3.3 23rd pct

15-min city in Augusta in Busselton - East +2.6 pts higher in Busselton - East

24.5% 16th pct 27.1% 18th pct

Walk to shops in Augusta in Busselton - East +5.0 pts higher in Busselton - East

29.6% 20th pct 34.6% 25th pct

Walk to transit in Augusta in Busselton - East +53.4 pts higher in Busselton - East

11.8% 9th pct 65.2% 30th pct

Walk to school in Augusta in Busselton - East +6.2 pts higher in Busselton - East

19.6% 10th pct 25.8% 14th pct

Walk to a park in Augusta in Busselton - East +45.7 pts higher in Busselton - East

43.7% 11th pct 89.4% 37th pct

Walk to health in Augusta in Busselton - East +5.4 pts higher in Augusta

22.8% 27th pct 17.4% 23rd pct

Amenities/1k in Augusta in Busselton - East +5.2 more in Augusta

20.8 74th pct 15.6 58th pct

Intersections/km² in Augusta in Busselton - East +17 higher in Busselton - East

1 14th pct 18 30th pct

Mean slope in Augusta in Busselton - East +3.1 pts higher in Augusta

5.8% 58th pct 2.7% 6th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Augusta vs Busselton - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/501011001/augusta/vs/501011293/busselton-east