210,962
Lower than 66% of region (sa4) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Bunbury · Region (SA4)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A growth rate of 8.2% sees Bunbury expanding faster than most similar areas, though it still trails slightly behind the Western Australian average. This population increase brings the total number of people in the region to 210,962.
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
Bunbury's population grew by 8.2% since 2021, a figure higher than most similar areas. However, this is a little below the 10.7% growth seen across Western Australia.
210,962
Lower than 66% of region (sa4) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
8.2%
Higher than 72% of region (sa4) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Bunbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/501/bunbury/topic/economy-advantage