Busselton

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code UCL512002
People 25,329
Male 48%
Female 52%
Median age 42
Families 6,744
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 11,927
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,192
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,800
Median weekly rent $341
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 12,155 48.0 1,238,419 50.0 11,546,638 49.3
Female 13,172 52.0 1,235,994 50.0 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 520 2.1 75,978 3.1 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 25,329 people in Busselton. Of these 48.0% were male and 52.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.1% of the population.

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Age Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 42 -- 36 -- 38 --
0-4 years 1,460 5.8 161,727 6.5 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 1,791 7.1 164,153 6.6 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 1,749 6.9 150,806 6.1 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 1,566 6.2 149,997 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 1,107 4.4 160,332 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,132 4.5 184,908 7.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,401 5.5 194,267 7.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 1,474 5.8 173,041 7.0 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 1,721 6.8 171,996 7.0 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 1,732 6.8 172,520 7.0 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 1,569 6.2 162,438 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 1,589 6.3 149,899 6.1 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 1,598 6.3 132,145 5.3 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 1,738 6.9 116,755 4.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 1,278 5.0 82,911 3.4 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 965 3.8 61,509 2.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 724 2.9 42,590 1.7 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 740 2.9 42,420 1.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Busselton was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.5% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 10,506 51.7 975,062 48.8 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 669 3.3 63,205 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,995 9.8 167,361 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 1,337 6.6 88,619 4.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 5,808 28.6 703,482 35.2 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Busselton aged 15 years and over, 51.7% were married and 13.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 8,690 50.9 835,938 48.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 2,083 12.2 201,709 11.7 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 6,301 36.9 688,868 39.9 7,024,973 41.9

In Busselton, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 277 3.8 30,247 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 1,326 18.0 144,988 18.9 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 411 5.6 36,865 4.8 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 550 7.5 28,046 3.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 976 13.3 88,176 11.5 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 403 5.5 34,065 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 437 5.9 34,773 4.5 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 476 6.5 46,835 6.1 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 353 4.8 106,811 13.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 128 1.7 18,547 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 2,020 27.5 197,644 25.8 1,707,023 23.7

In Busselton 29.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.2% were in primary school, 24.7% in secondary school and 11.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,371 11.7 410,272 20.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,677 8.2 177,631 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 753 3.7 62,656 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 3,558 17.5 279,448 14.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 2,799 13.8 318,674 16.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 1,313 6.5 107,858 5.4 941,531 4.9
Year 10 3,228 15.9 235,001 11.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 7 0.0 940 0.0 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 3 0.0 209 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,491 7.3 117,996 5.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 67 0.3 10,572 0.5 145,844 0.8
Not stated 2,415 11.9 220,701 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Busselton, 13.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 12,279 35.0 931,150 27.9 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 10,207 29.1 760,032 22.8 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 2,557 7.3 224,372 6.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 2,550 7.3 214,154 6.4 2,023,470 6.4
German 862 2.5 73,062 2.2 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Busselton were English 35.0%, Australian 29.1%, Irish 7.3%, Scottish 7.3% and German 2.5%.

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 total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Busselton (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 18,889 74.7 1,492,842 60.3 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 1,959 7.7 194,163 7.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 627 2.5 79,221 3.2 518,466 2.2
South Africa 243 1.0 41,008 1.7 162,449 0.7
Scotland 165 0.7 26,058 1.1 119,417 0.5
Philippines 138 0.5 30,835 1.2 232,386 1.0

In Busselton, 74.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.7%, New Zealand 2.5%, South Africa 1.0%, Scotland 0.7% and Philippines 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 5,722 22.6 1,001,150 40.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 2,091 8.3 184,890 7.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 1,585 6.3 144,217 5.8 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 13,957 55.1 947,977 38.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Busselton, 55.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 22.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 15,618 61.8 1,097,468 44.4 12,231,150 52.3
England 3,114 12.3 276,956 11.2 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 850 3.4 97,382 3.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 423 1.7 50,380 2.0 276,038 1.2
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 325 1.3 37,616 1.5 177,536 0.8

In Busselton, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 61.8%, England 12.3%, New Zealand 3.4%, Scotland 1.7% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.3%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 16,165 63.9 1,140,417 46.1 12,643,365 54.0
England 2,946 11.6 265,520 10.7 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 760 3.0 94,116 3.8 608,329 2.6
Scotland 361 1.4 46,601 1.9 245,915 1.1
South Africa 301 1.2 47,681 1.9 193,412 0.8

In Busselton, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 63.9%, England 11.6%, New Zealand 3.0%, Scotland 1.4% and South Africa 1.2%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 8,830 34.9 804,268 32.5 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 5,290 20.9 354,790 14.3 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 4,250 16.8 530,361 21.4 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 2,603 10.3 255,987 10.3 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 899 3.5 56,688 2.3 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Busselton were No Religion, so described 34.9%, Anglican 20.9%, Catholic 16.8%, Not stated 10.3% and Uniting Church 3.5%. In Busselton, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (57.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Afrikaans 104 0.4 14,208 0.6 43,741 0.2
German 98 0.4 9,320 0.4 79,353 0.3
Italian 84 0.3 29,401 1.2 271,597 1.2
Hazaraghi 68 0.3 2,560 0.1 22,272 0.1
Tagalog 63 0.2 15,268 0.6 111,273 0.5
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English only spoken at home 22,404 88.4 1,861,041 75.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 610 6.2 181,998 19.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Busselton 88.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Afrikaans 0.4%, German 0.4%, Italian 0.3%, Hazaraghi 0.3% and Tagalog 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 5,727 50.5 715,287 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 4,190 37.0 376,590 30.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 695 6.1 65,859 5.2 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 726 6.4 97,966 7.8 787,452 6.9

There were 11,338 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Busselton. Of these 50.5% were employed full time, 37.0% were employed part-time and 6.4% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 1,549 14.6 138,263 11.9 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 1,209 11.4 114,814 9.9 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 1,431 13.5 123,517 10.7 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,601 15.1 198,785 17.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 4,127 38.9 516,501 44.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Busselton, 14.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,948 18.4 187,396 16.2 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 1,468 13.8 237,230 20.5 2,370,966 22.2
Labourers 1,409 13.3 112,599 9.7 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,258 11.9 122,889 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,226 11.6 150,408 13.0 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 1,204 11.3 102,337 8.8 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 1,155 10.9 139,350 12.0 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 806 7.6 86,392 7.5 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Busselton included Technicians and Trades Workers 18.4%, Professionals 13.8%, Labourers 13.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.6%, Sales Workers 11.3%, Managers 10.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Accommodation 424 4.1 11,073 1.0 113,377 1.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 356 3.4 28,080 2.4 254,275 2.4
Aged Care Residential Services 321 3.1 21,177 1.8 211,621 2.0
Cafes and Restaurants 318 3.0 26,557 2.3 253,385 2.4
Primary Education 268 2.6 29,683 2.6 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in Busselton, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 4.1%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.4%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.1%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.0% and Primary Education 2.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 607 -- 724 -- 662 --
Family 1,477 -- 1,910 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,192 -- 1,595 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Busselton was $607.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 7,082 66.8 733,030 63.3 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 642 6.1 56,173 4.9 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 461 4.4 49,354 4.3 503,582 4.7
Walked only 246 2.3 31,914 2.8 370,427 3.5
Bicycle 205 1.9 11,730 1.0 107,756 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 208 2.0 106,764 9.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 7,811 73.6 815,077 70.4 7,305,271 68.4

In Busselton, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.8%, Car, as passenger 6.1%, Worked at home 4.4%, Walked only 2.3% and Bicycle 1.9%. On the day, 2.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 14,510 71.4 1,387,280 69.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 5,655 27.8 568,406 28.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 2,021 9.9 196,328 9.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 4,805 23.6 379,578 19.0 3,620,726 19.0

In Busselton, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.8% provided care for children and 9.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.6% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 4,011 19.7 447,726 22.4 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 5,424 26.7 521,733 26.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 2,716 13.4 228,248 11.4 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 2,364 11.6 189,571 9.5 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Busselton, 26.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.6% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 2,946 43.7 247,841 38.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 2,698 40.0 292,133 45.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 1,038 15.4 93,344 14.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 57 0.8 10,869 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Busselton, 40.0% were couple families with children, 43.7% were couple families without children and 15.4% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 16.3 -- 18.3 -- 18.2
Female -- 83.7 -- 81.7 -- 81.8

In Busselton, 16.3% of single parents were male and 83.7% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 830 14.7 106,951 19.8 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 310 5.5 22,177 4.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,203 21.3 119,913 22.2 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 625 11.1 88,558 16.4 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 390 6.9 31,917 5.9 302,037 6.0
Both not working 1,416 25.1 93,686 17.4 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 312 5.5 29,973 5.6 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 566 10.0 46,793 8.7 311,381 6.2

In Busselton, of couple families with children, 14.7% had both partners employed full-time, 5.5% had both employed part-time and 21.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 9,153 81.0 866,767 86.7 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 2,141 19.0 132,874 13.3 1,039,874 11.2

In Busselton, 81.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 19.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 7,749 84.7 685,824 79.1 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,001 10.9 122,562 14.1 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 25 0.3 49,086 5.7 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 347 3.8 6,314 0.7 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Busselton, 84.7% were separate houses, 10.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.3% were flats or apartments and 3.8% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 20 0.2 2,452 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 253 2.8 30,043 3.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 1,007 11.0 107,035 12.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 3,363 36.7 327,662 37.8 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 4,307 47.0 381,319 44.0 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 211 2.3 18,272 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.4 -- 3.3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Busselton, of occupied private dwellings 2.8% had 1 bedroom, 11.0% had 2 bedrooms and 36.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3,004 32.8 247,050 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 3,081 33.7 344,014 39.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 2,701 29.5 245,705 28.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 128 1.4 9,181 1.1 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 240 2.6 20,823 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Busselton, 32.8% were owned outright, 33.7% were owned with a mortgage and 29.5% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 6,668 72.8 629,882 72.7 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 2,262 24.7 204,202 23.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 228 2.5 32,692 3.8 354,917 4.3

In Busselton, of all households, 72.8% were family households, 24.7% were single person households and 2.5% were group households.

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Household income Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 23.5 -- 18.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 10.2 -- 19.2 -- 16.4

In Busselton, 23.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.2% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 341 -- 347 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 87.1 -- 90.3 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 12.9 -- 9.7 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,800 -- 1,993 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.6 -- 91.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.4 -- 8.6 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 380 4.1 42,620 4.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 3,213 35.1 274,198 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 3,529 38.5 337,355 38.9 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 1,726 18.8 186,678 21.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 311 3.4 25,934 3.0 285,197 3.4

In Busselton, 35.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,401 15.3 108,489 12.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 7,515 82.1 737,659 85.1 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 238 2.6 20,625 2.4 221,494 2.7

In Busselton, 82.1% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 251 47.9 38,027 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 273 52.1 37,959 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 17 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Busselton, 47.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.1% were female. The median age was 17 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.5 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,110 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

In Busselton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,110.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 310 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In Busselton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $310 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.