Vasse, WA

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

43/100

Suburb Score

Around the national middle

Vasse is more socio-economically advantaged than about 43% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 976, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Vasse at a glance

Population (2021): 2,853
Median age: 39
Median weekly household income: $1,810
SEIFA score: 976
Coordinates: -33.7020, 115.2634

Vasse demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Vasse using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is children (0–14) at 25%, 15% of homes are rented, and 17% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	707	25%
Youth (15–24)	292	10%
Young adults (25–44)	717	25%
Mid-life (45–64)	716	25%
Seniors (65+)	419	15%

Share of the 2,851 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	303	33%
Owned with a mortgage	458	50%
Rented	140	15%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	911	99%
Townhouses & semis	5	1%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 920 occupied private dwellings in Vasse.

Median weekly rent: $420
Median monthly mortgage: $1,733
Average household size: 2.9 people
Median weekly family income: $2,002
Median weekly personal income: $778

Community and culture

Born overseas: 454 (17%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 98 (4%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 61 (2%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 986 (49%)
Labour-force participation: 67.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%
Employed full-time: 729
Employed part-time: 575

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Weather and climate in Vasse

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Vasse is January (average daytime high around 28.5°C) and the coolest is August (around 16°C). The area receives roughly 548 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	28.5°C	16.3°C	13 mm
Feb	28.1°C	16.6°C	15 mm
Mar	25.9°C	16.1°C	33 mm
Apr	22.1°C	13.8°C	34 mm
May	18.8°C	12°C	72 mm
Jun	16.7°C	10.9°C	83 mm
Jul	16°C	10.4°C	108 mm
Aug	16°C	9.6°C	83 mm
Sep	17.2°C	10.1°C	52 mm
Oct	19.3°C	11.3°C	32 mm
Nov	23.1°C	13°C	16 mm
Dec	26.5°C	14.8°C	7 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Vasse

Where is Vasse?

Vasse is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.

What is the population of Vasse?

At the 2021 Census, Vasse had a population of about 2,853.

Is Vasse an advantaged area?

Vasse has an ABS SEIFA score of 976, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 43 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 43% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Vasse?

Vasse has average daytime highs of about 21.5°C and overnight lows of about 12.9°C, with roughly 548 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).