Located in Western Australia within the Busselton local government area, Bovell is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 6280). The area has roughly 475 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $113K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +1.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. WA also had 31 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 16 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, technicians & trades, managers. Employment in the area leans toward education and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median weekly rent is $480 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,950.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +2.2% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.