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Esperance WA 6450

2,131 addresses · 43 streets

O'Connor Electorate › Esperance LGA › Esperance · 601 km from Perth

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Living Here

Esperance is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 2,080 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $1,087 a week, with median rent near $235 a week. Most homes are houses. About 49% of households own their home and 47% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

2,080Population
52Median age
$1,087Median household income / wk
$235Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Esperance statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Esperance itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Esperance Airport, 20.8 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs3/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 5.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Esperance

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Esperance WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20205.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20212.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.2% · Labour-force participation 49.1%

Population by age in Esperance
Population by age, Esperance WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-480
5-14199
15-1993
20-2486
25-34249
35-44198
45-54204
55-64308
65-74247
75-84265
85+154
Dwelling types in Esperance
Dwelling types, Esperance WA (ABS Census 2021)
House572
Townhouse252
Apartment77
Other3
Households by weekly income in Esperance
Households by weekly income, Esperance WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650294
$650-1,499208
$1,500-2,999227
$3,000+93
Top ancestries in Esperance
Top ancestries, Esperance WA (ABS Census 2021)
English858
Australian830
Scottish242
Ancestry NS222
Irish189
Other125
Housing tenure in Esperance
Housing tenure, Esperance WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned280
Mortgage147
Rented413
Other35
Cars per household in Esperance
Cars per household, Esperance WA (ABS Census 2021)
0117
1399
2263
371
4+36
Commute to work in Esperance
Commute to work, Esperance WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car594
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked60
Bicycle19
Home45
Top countries of birth in Esperance
Top countries of birth, Esperance WA (ABS Census 2021)
England104
New Zealand70
South Africa33
Germany18
Philippines16
Scotland16
Languages used at home in Esperance
Languages used at home, Esperance WA (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans17
Sinhalese13
Filipino11
Vietnamese11
Thai10
Mandarin7

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

6,893 bird observations recorded near Esperance — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Esperance

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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