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Augusta Margaret River

Western Australia · Bunbury · 16,789 people · 30 suburbs · 5 postcodes

Augusta Margaret River at a glance

Map shows the Augusta Margaret River LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Augusta Margaret River is a Local Government Area in Western Australia, in the Perth region. It covers 30 suburbs across 5 postcodes and an area of 2,293 km². Augusta Margaret River has a population of 16,789 , ranking #36 most populous in WA. The most populous suburb is Margaret River (8,918 residents), and the highest median household income is in Gnarabup at $2,137/week. The LGA-wide median household income is $1,609/week and median age is 42.7. About 22.4% of residents were born overseas and 7.4% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

How they live

Work and learning

Schools in Augusta Margaret River

9 schools across Augusta Margaret River: 66.7% Government, 11.1% Catholic, 22.2% Independent. The WA average is 71.4% / 14.1% / 14.5%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 1048 (range 981 to 1094). WA median is 1006; national mean is 1000.

All 9 schools in Augusta Margaret River, sorted by enrolment:

School	Sector	Type	Suburb	Students	ICSEA
Margaret River Senior High School	Government	Secondary	Margaret River	1,196	1048
Margaret River Primary School	Government	Primary	Margaret River	568	1043
Rapids Landing Primary School	Government	Primary	Margaret River	425	1013
Cowaramup Primary School	Government	Primary	Cowaramup	400	1053
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Margaret River	173	1060
Margaret River Independent School	Independent	Primary	Forest Grove	156	1057
Margaret River Montessori School - Margaret River campus	Independent	Combined	Margaret River	141	1094
Augusta Primary School	Government	Primary	Augusta	110	981
Karridale Primary School	Government	Primary	Karridale	55	993

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Augusta Margaret River. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

Suburbs in Augusta Margaret River

Augusta Margaret River contains 30 suburbs and 5 postcodes. Sorted by population.

Suburb	Postcode	Population	Median income	Median age
Margaret River	6285	8,918	$1,640/wk	39
Cowaramup	6284	2,482	$1,925/wk	39
Augusta	6290	1,463	$869/wk	62
Gnarabup	6285	525	$2,137/wk	43
Witchcliffe	6286	484	$2,008/wk	39
Karridale	6288	317	$1,359/wk	48
Burnside	6285	309	$2,134/wk	42
Forest Grove	6286	253	$1,199/wk	52
Gracetown	6284	238	$1,718/wk	45
Rosa Brook	6285	216	$1,321/wk	43
Prevelly	6285	205	$1,550/wk	52
Rosa Glen	6285	188	$1,062/wk	49
Molloy Island	6290	163	$866/wk	63
Osmington	6285	163	$1,231/wk	48
Treeton	6284	153	$1,875/wk	45
Bramley	6285	113	$1,774/wk	46
Kudardup	6290	110	$1,262/wk	52
Redgate	6286	98	$1,604/wk	53
Warner Glen	6288	63	$1,624/wk	49
Nillup	6288	61	$1,062/wk	45
Hamelin Bay	6288	58	$1,312/wk	51
Deepdene	6290	56	$1,281/wk	53
Courtenay	6288	55	$1,812/wk	34
Scott River	6288	46	$1,187/wk	34
East Augusta	6290	41	$850/wk	52
Boranup	6286	4	$225/wk	40
Leeuwin	6290	4	$350/wk	71
Alexandra Bridge	6288	3	$474/wk	65
Baudin	6284
Schroeder	6285		$724/wk	58

Postcodes covered

6284, 6285, 6286, 6288, 6290

Compare Augusta Margaret River with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Augusta Margaret River and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA	Population	Median age	Median HH income	SEIFA IRSAD	% renting	% overseas-born
Augusta Margaret River (WA)	16,789	42.7	$1,609/wk	999	25.1%	22.4%
Busselton	40,534	45.1	$1,548/wk	985	24.5%	19.3%
Nannup	1,556	55.5	$1,122/wk	955	18.2%	21.0%

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Frequently asked questions about Augusta Margaret River

What is the population of Augusta Margaret River?

The 2021 Census recorded 16,789 people living in Augusta Margaret River, across 30 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Augusta Margaret River?

Augusta Margaret River contains 30 suburbs. The most populous are Margaret River, Cowaramup, Augusta, Gnarabup, Witchcliffe.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Augusta Margaret River?

Augusta Margaret River covers 5 postcodes: 6284, 6285, 6286, 6288, 6290.

What is the median household income in Augusta Margaret River?

The population-weighted median household income across Augusta Margaret River is $1,609 per week (2021 Census), ranking #58 of 123 WA LGAs.

How many schools are in Augusta Margaret River?

Augusta Margaret River has 9 schools, including 6 government, 1 Catholic, and 2 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Augusta Margaret River?

Augusta Margaret River has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 999, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.