WA · Busselton Council
Abbey, WA, 6280
Current weather
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89% humidity · 14.7 km/h wind · 16.9° / 11.9° today · 3.2 mm rain
Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Abbey is a small locality in the Busselton area, home to around 1,321 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show median weekly rent around $800, 12 public transport stops within the suburb, and a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 1,321
- Median age
- 42
- Median household income / week
- $1,737
- Dwelling vacancy
- 24.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 147 of 596
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,742
- Employment rate
- 60.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 27 / 16 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- $800
- Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- 1,888
Median weekly rent from WA rental bond lodgements. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- WA rental bond lodgements — Department of Communities (WA) · Period: wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv · Updated on site · Monthly bond summaries
Public transport
12 public transport stops in this suburb
- Bussell Hwy After Cambridge Bvd
- Caves Rd After Bussell Hwy
- Caves Rd After Locke St
- Caves Rd After Roberts Rd
- Caves Rd Before Locke St
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
22 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BWSAlcohol
- Amusement Arcade
- Claudio Bakehouse and Roman Focaccia BarBakery
- The Beauty Hub AbbeyBeauty salon
- Open HallEvents Venue
- The CocoonEvents Venue
- The CollaboratoryEvents Venue
- The HiveEvents Venue
- Leeuwin Way Take AwayFast food
- Kitchen
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Lakeside ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Purely Remedial Therapies SanctuaryCookworthy Roadalternative
- Soul Care Chiropracticalternative
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 5
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 29.3/100
- National rank
- 5246th in Australia
- State rank
- 484th in WA
- Peer rank
- #17 among Coastal & beach · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #39 among Coastal & beach suburbs
- Data confidence
- 57%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Purely Remedial Therapies SanctuaryhealthCookworthy Roadalternative
- Soul Care Chiropractichealthalternative
- Lakeside Parkgovernmentpark
- Bussell Hwy After Cambridge Bvdtransport
- Caves Rd After Bussell Hwytransport
- Caves Rd After Locke Sttransport
- Caves Rd After Roberts Rdtransport
- Caves Rd Before Locke Sttransport
- @the Shed Marketsamenitiesmarketplace
- Amusement Arcadeamenitiesamusement_arcade
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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