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Busselton - West vs Withers - Usher

Name: Busselton - West vs Withers - Usher — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 48 km apart · Busselton - West profile · Withers - Usher profile

Busselton - West Withers - Usher

Busselton - West and Withers - Usher are two Western Australian areas with very different profiles. Busselton - West is an older and more affluent area, where the typical resident is 45 and 34.8% of homes are owned outright. In contrast, Withers - Usher has a higher share of renters at 39% and a higher proportion of one-parent families (27.3%). The two areas also differ in accessibility; most people in Withers - Usher live within a 15-minute walk of health services (83.5%), while only 19% of Busselton - West residents have the same access. There is also a notable gap in First Nations outcomes, with Year 12 completion far higher in Busselton - West at 44.1% compared to 27.1% in Withers - Usher.

These differences in social advantage are stark, with Busselton - West scoring far higher in access to money and resources. However, the two areas are almost identical in other ways, such as having the same number of people per bedroom and very similar shares of children under 15. This contrast in overall advantage is a widening gap, as Busselton - West has seen its lead in educational attainment and home ownership grow since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Unemployment: 6.7 pts higher in Withers - Usher Population: 14,173 larger in Busselton - West Renting: 14.4 pts higher in Withers - Usher One-parent: 13.4 pts higher in Withers - Usher Owned outright: 12.1 pts higher in Busselton - West

Demographics & Identity

Population in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +14,173 larger in Busselton - West

19,292 88th pct 5,119 23rd pct

Median age in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +6 yrs older in Busselton - West

45 yrs 78th pct 39 yrs 48th pct

Age structure

25.3% Older adults (45–64) +0.6 pts ▸ 25.9%

21.7% Young adults (25–44) +3.8 pts ▸ 25.5%

24.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +7.2 pts 17.7%

18.6% Children (0–14) +0.1 pts ▸ 18.8%

9.5% Youth (15–24) +2.9 pts ▸ 12.4%

Marital status

50.1% Married ◂ +14.9 pts 35.2%

28.9% Never married +13.0 pts ▸ 41.9%

10.5% Divorced +1.8 pts ▸ 12.3%

7.1% Widowed ◂ +2.2 pts 4.8%

3.4% Separated +2.1 pts ▸ 5.6%

Age & sex structure

Busselton - West Withers - Usher

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

76.8% Australia ◂ +3.2 pts 73.6%

7.7% England ◂ +3.1 pts 4.6%

2.3% New Zealand +0.7 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.5% Philippines +1.3 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.0% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.4% India even 0.4%

0.2% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Vietnam even 0.2%

0.1% China even 0.1%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

49.3% English ◂ +7.5 pts 41.8%

40.5% Australian ◂ +3.1 pts 37.4%

10.5% Irish ◂ +1.3 pts 9.2%

10.4% Scottish ◂ +0.6 pts 9.7%

4.2% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.3% German even 3.3%

0.6% Filipino +1.9 pts ▸ 2.5%

2.3% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 2.1%

0.7% Chinese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.5% Indian even 0.5%

0.3% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

90.1% English only ◂ +5.7 pts 84.5%

0.2% Tagalog +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Mandarin +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Italian even 0.4%

0.2% Vietnamese even 0.3%

0.2% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

49.5% No religion +2.1 pts ▸ 51.6%

41.3% Christianity ◂ +5.7 pts 35.6%

6.9% Not stated +3.3 pts ▸ 10.1%

0.9% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% Islam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.4% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +6 more in Busselton - West

8 87th pct 2 14th pct

Schools/1k kids in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +0.15 more in Busselton - West

2.23 55th pct 2.08 50th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +11 more in Withers - Usher

8 18th pct 19 49th pct

Students in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +4,664 more in Busselton - West

5,260 90th pct 596 22nd pct

Avg size in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +360 larger in Busselton - West

658 76th pct 298 32nd pct

ICSEA in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +36 higher in Busselton - West

1,012 48th pct 976 31st pct

Highest year of school

46.3% Year 12 ◂ +10.0 pts 36.4%

27.6% Year 10 +2.4 pts ▸ 30.0%

11.2% Year 11 +2.0 pts ▸ 13.2%

8.2% Year 9 or below +2.5 pts ▸ 10.7%

Highest qualification level

39.1% Certificate III / IV +3.8 pts ▸ 42.9%

17.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +5.2 pts 12.5%

15.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +3.5 pts 12.0%

3.4% Certificate I / II +2.0 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.6 pts 1.8%

3.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.3 pts 1.8%

Field of qualification

15.3% Engineering & related +2.1 pts ▸ 17.4%

15.3% Management & commerce ◂ +2.3 pts 13.0%

9.3% Society & culture +3.3 pts ▸ 12.7%

11.8% Health ◂ +4.5 pts 7.3%

10.7% Education ◂ +3.8 pts 6.8%

7.6% Architecture & building ◂ +2.2 pts 5.3%

7.1% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.3 pts 5.8%

3.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.4 pts 3.0%

2.6% Creative arts ◂ +0.5 pts 2.1%

2.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.1 pts 2.0%

1.2% Information technology +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

Income

Personal income in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +$103 higher in Busselton - West

$701 29th pct $598 12th pct

Household income in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +$218 higher in Busselton - West

$1,351 25th pct $1,133 10th pct

Family income in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +$320 higher in Busselton - West

$1,740 28th pct $1,420 11th pct

Household income distribution

30.1% $650–$1,499 +1.9 pts ▸ 32.0%

25.4% $1,500–$2,999 +0.5 pts ▸ 25.9%

18.8% Under $650 +6.0 pts ▸ 24.8%

8.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.2 pts 6.1%

6.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.7 pts 2.8%

Personal income distribution

43.7% Under $650 +4.7 pts ▸ 48.4%

31.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.6 pts 29.5%

14.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.0 pts 11.6%

3.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.9 pts 1.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.7% Mental health +4.7 pts ▸ 14.5%

11.5% Arthritis +0.9 pts ▸ 12.4%

8.4% Asthma +1.8 pts ▸ 10.1%

8.3% Other condition +0.5 pts ▸ 8.7%

4.8% Diabetes +2.5 pts ▸ 7.3%

4.7% Heart disease ◂ +0.2 pts 4.5%

3.8% Cancer ◂ +0.9 pts 2.9%

2.2% Lung condition +1.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.3% Stroke even 1.3%

1.3% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.7% None ◂ +7.1 pts 52.6%

21.0% One condition +2.2 pts ▸ 23.2%

7.3% Two conditions +0.8 pts ▸ 8.1%

3.8% Three or more +1.2 pts ▸ 5.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +88 larger in Busselton - West

451 76th pct 363 72nd pct

Median age in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +5 yrs older in Withers - Usher

18 yrs 5th pct 23 yrs 36th pct

Median income in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +$77 higher in Busselton - West

$561 34th pct $484 16th pct

Household income in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +$326 higher in Busselton - West

$1,527 39th pct $1,201 15th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +0.1 larger in Busselton - West

2.4 36th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

53.0% Couples with children ◂ +8.8 pts 44.1%

32.6% Couples without children ◂ +5.6 pts 27.0%

13.9% One-parent families +13.4 pts ▸ 27.3%

0.5% Other families +1.0 pts ▸ 1.5%

Household size

37.2% 2 people ◂ +3.6 pts 33.7%

27.3% 1 person +6.7 pts ▸ 34.0%

13.3% 3 people +1.3 pts ▸ 14.6%

14.1% 4 people ◂ +3.2 pts 10.9%

5.6% 5 people ◂ +0.9 pts 4.7%

2.4% 6 or more even 2.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +$100 higher in Busselton - West

$350 43rd pct $250 14th pct

Mortgage in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +$433 higher in Busselton - West

$1,733 43rd pct $1,300 14th pct

People / bedroom in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher even

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

24.6% Rented +14.4 pts ▸ 39.0%

35.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +2.0 pts 33.3%

34.8% Owned outright ◂ +12.1 pts 22.7%

1.6% Not stated +2.4 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.6% Other tenure ◂ +2.8 pts 0.8%

Types of homes

86.4% Separate house ◂ +5.2 pts 81.1%

11.8% Townhouse / semi-detached +3.2 pts ▸ 15.0%

0.4% Flat or apartment +2.6 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.3% Other dwelling ◂ +0.8 pts 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

35.7% 3 bedrooms +13.8 pts ▸ 49.5%

43.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +14.6 pts 29.1%

11.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.0 pts 9.2%

4.9% 5 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 3.2%

2.9% 1 bedroom +1.5 pts ▸ 4.4%

0.2% Studio / none even 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

28.0% $200–$349 +29.4 pts ▸ 57.4%

50.8% $350–$549 ◂ +38.8 pts 11.9%

15.6% Under $200 +10.4 pts ▸ 26.1%

2.8% $550–$749 ◂ +2.8 pts 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.2% $1,000–$1,799 +12.2 pts ▸ 48.4%

34.9% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +18.2 pts 16.7%

15.4% Under $1,000 +12.0 pts ▸ 27.4%

8.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.5 pts 2.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +80 more in Busselton - West

139 90th pct 59 66th pct

Stops/1k in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +4.32 more in Withers - Usher

7.21 85th pct 11.53 88th pct

Departures/1k in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +639.9 more in Withers - Usher

318.1 31st pct 958.0 56th pct

PT routes in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +1 more in Withers - Usher

3 21st pct 4 29th pct

Stop walk in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +43 longer in Busselton - West

47 91st pct 4 43rd pct

Drive to city in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher

— 108 90th pct

How people get to work

65.3% Car (driver) +5.6 pts ▸ 70.9%

5.5% Car (passenger) +2.0 pts ▸ 7.5%

6.3% Worked at home ◂ +4.1 pts 2.1%

2.1% Walked ◂ +1.0 pts 1.0%

1.3% Bus +0.4 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.4% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

37.4% 1 vehicle +3.7 pts ▸ 41.1%

38.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +3.5 pts 35.4%

13.2% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.7 pts 10.4%

3.9% No vehicle +4.0 pts ▸ 7.9%

6.8% 4 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 5.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.7% Health care & social assistance +0.7 pts ▸ 14.4%

11.8% Retail trade ◂ +0.2 pts 11.6%

11.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.6 pts 7.8%

10.9% Construction ◂ +0.8 pts 10.1%

4.9% Manufacturing +5.0 pts ▸ 10.0%

8.4% Education & training ◂ +0.6 pts 7.8%

7.0% Mining +0.1 pts ▸ 7.1%

4.0% Public administration & safety +1.3 pts ▸ 5.4%

4.4% Administrative & support ◂ +0.4 pts 4.1%

3.0% Transport & warehousing +1.3 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.9% Other services ◂ +0.2 pts 3.7%

3.6% Professional & technical ◂ +1.6 pts 2.0%

Occupations people work in

12.9% Labourers +6.8 pts ▸ 19.8%

18.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.3 pts 17.9%

14.7% Professionals ◂ +4.3 pts 10.4%

13.8% Community & personal service even 13.8%

7.8% Machinery operators & drivers +4.6 pts ▸ 12.4%

10.7% Managers ◂ +4.9 pts 5.7%

10.1% Sales workers ◂ +1.0 pts 9.1%

10.1% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.2 pts 8.9%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +3 higher in Busselton - West

4 36th pct 1 0th pct

IRSD decile in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +4 higher in Busselton - West

5 43rd pct 1 0th pct

IER decile in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +5 higher in Busselton - West

6 57th pct 1 0th pct

IEO decile in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +2 higher in Busselton - West

3 29th pct 1 0th pct

IRSAD score in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +128 higher in Busselton - West

958 33rd pct 830 0th pct

ERP in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +16,222 higher in Busselton - West

21,758 88th pct 5,536 23rd pct

Growth in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +4.6 pts higher in Busselton - West

8.9% 76th pct 4.3% 48th pct

Businesses in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +1,406 higher in Busselton - West

1,514 76th pct 108 5th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +78 higher in Withers - Usher

674 30th pct 752 39th pct

Max temp in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +0.1 higher in Withers - Usher

23.5 47th pct 23.6 48th pct

Min temp in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +0.1 higher in Busselton - West

11.5 46th pct 11.4 44th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +1.2 higher in Withers - Usher

3.9 28th pct 5.1 45th pct

Types ≤15 min in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +1.6 more in Withers - Usher

3.6 26th pct 5.2 49th pct

15-min city in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +24.2 pts higher in Withers - Usher

27.4% 18th pct 51.6% 39th pct

Walk to shops in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +1.5 pts higher in Busselton - West

36.0% 26th pct 34.5% 24th pct

Walk to transit in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +12.5 pts higher in Withers - Usher

84.3% 41st pct 96.9% 62nd pct

Walk to school in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +47.8 pts higher in Withers - Usher

41.1% 24th pct 88.9% 66th pct

Walk to a park in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +3.0 pts higher in Withers - Usher

91.7% 39th pct 94.7% 43rd pct

Walk to health in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +64.4 pts higher in Withers - Usher

19.0% 24th pct 83.5% 79th pct

Amenities/1k in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +5.2 more in Withers - Usher

12.3 39th pct 17.6 66th pct

Intersections/km² in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +43 higher in Withers - Usher

17 30th pct 60 43rd pct

Mean slope in Busselton - West in Withers - Usher +1.6 pts higher in Withers - Usher

2.8% 7th pct 4.4% 34th pct

Compare Busselton - West with nearby areas

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Compare Withers - Usher with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Busselton - West vs Withers - Usher [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/501011294/busselton-west/vs/501021254/withers-usher