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Suburb profile ·Busselton LGA · WA ·6280

Abbey WA 6280

Abbey is in Busselton LGA, WA, postcode 6280, with population 1,321.

Median house No local house series
Median rent $795/wk Rent-pressure candidate
Gross yield Need rent + price
Population 1,321 1K local footprint
Schools No matched school data
Decision trust

Usable evidence

Abbey is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

Direct signals include Market rent, Transport, Population growth, and Building approvals. Treat Property prices, Crime, and Schools as the main gap before this becomes a stronger decision page.

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Available
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Verify
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Missing
Rent-pressure candidate

Abbey rents screen above the local benchmark. Use this as a rent-market signal, not a street-level listing read.

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Development momentum

348 latest-year approvals in Busselton, +0.0% YoY; population +2.2% YoY (2.4% 5yr).

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Current status
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Source & freshness

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Release-based suburb price series, not a live market feed

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
ABS Data by Region and processed state datasets · Release-based series
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · release-based
Missing
Market rent
WA rental bonds · Feb 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · No linked local crime series
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Missing
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 12 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
Rent signal

Rent-pressure candidate

Abbey rents screen above the local benchmark. Snapshot rent $795/wk.

Use this as a rent-market signal, not a street-level listing read.

Source level Suburb Confidence Good Period Feb 2026
$785/wk
-18.2% YoY
Feb 2024 → Mar 2026 · 11 periods
WA rental bonds · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$960
$625
Feb 2024Mar 2026
Evidence depth
Usable evidence

Abbey is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

Direct signals include Market rent, Transport, Population growth, and Building approvals. Treat Property prices, Crime, and Schools as the main gap before this becomes a stronger decision page.

Next step

Use compare before shortlisting so the missing evidence is balanced against nearby suburbs.

Direct
4

Market rent, Transport, Population growth, Building approvals

Verify
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

Missing
4

Property prices, Crime, Schools, Hospitals

Decision intelligence
Thin-context

Abbey currently reads as a thin-context candidate.

Population movement supports a growth-led read. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting.

Recommended next step

Use stronger nearby reads or rankings before treating this suburb as a shortlist candidate.

Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting.

Decisive gaps

Property prices, Schools

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Use as context

Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Abbey is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
The page is readable, but the local evidence base is lighter than a mainstream suburb profile.

Treat this as a directional locality brief first, then verify the suburb story against stronger nearby markets or the state hub.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and crime coverage.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, and crime coverage. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Abbey feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Yallingup most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop -100 · rent -$395/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Quindalup most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop +200 · rent -$395/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Busselton better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop +500 · adds house price coverage · rent -$475/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Why people look here Intent
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
Local signals Mixed
Schools: No local school matches exposed.
Crime: No local crime dataset linked.
Transport: 12 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,742
Median rent · wk$410

Full data detail

Abbey WA

Postcode 6280 · Busselton LGA

Abbey is a small community in Western Australia within the Busselton local government area (postcode 6280). With a population of 1,321, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $90K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 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, community & personal service, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $795. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,742.

Public transport access includes 12 bus stops.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +2.2% year-on-year indicates strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Investment signals
Pop. Growth+2.2% Strong Growth
Development+0% Steady
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage7/10
Education5/10
Economic8/10
Disadvantage6/10
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$410
Population
1,321
Demographics
Median age42
Household size2.7
HH income /wk$1,737
Personal income /wk$837
Mortgage /mth$1,742
Transport
Bus stops12
Population growth (Busselton LGA)
Population (2025)46,184
5-year growth+2.4% CAGR
YoY change+2.2%
Development (Busselton LGA)
Approvals (2026)348
Houses333
Units15
YoY change+0%
Data status
Property prices
Processed price datasets
Missing
Market rent
State rent dataset · Feb 2026 · Market dataset
Available
Crime
State crime dataset
Missing
Schools
ACARA 2025
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS · Stop-level feed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual series
Available
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: Census 2021
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Abbey FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Abbey in?

    Abbey is in the Busselton Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6280. Council-level context for Busselton LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Abbey?

    The median weekly rent in Abbey is $795/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Abbey?

    Rent-pressure candidate: Abbey rents screen above the local benchmark. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Abbey a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Abbey show: Strong Growth, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Abbey?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Abbey data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.