West Busselton bushfire risk
Of West Busselton’s 5,923 mapped properties, 27% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.
For context, West Busselton’s bushfire exposure is above the WA average of 21.7%.
Check a specific West Busselton address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in West Busselton
Flood and bushfire areas across West Busselton. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near West Busselton
West Busselton sits in the South West police district, which recorded 15,820 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 15,820 total. Figures are for the whole South West police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in West Busselton
West Busselton is mostly future urban. The most common zones:
Emerging community — earmarked for future urban development; not yet fully built out.
Zone: Urban development
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Public purposes
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local centre
Who lives in West Busselton
At the 2021 Census, 17.4% of West Busselton’s 8,869 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near West Busselton
Busselton council approved 436 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Busselton council area (not just West Busselton). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 10 Beeliar Entrance, West Busselton WA 6280
- 1 Kelly Drive, West Busselton WA 6280
- 21 Alpha Road, West Busselton WA 6280
- 22 Jensen Way, West Busselton WA 6280
- 2A Lilly Crescent, West Busselton WA 6280
- 3/14 Backhouse Street, West Busselton WA 6280
- 41 Kalgaritch Avenue, West Busselton WA 6280
- 8 Aitken Place, West Busselton WA 6280
Other suburbs in Busselton
Compare West Busselton with the rest of the council area, largest first.
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.