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Hester WA 6255

71 addresses · 8 streets

O'Connor Electorate › Bridgetown-Greenbushes LGA › Hester · 219 km from Perth

Living Here

Hester is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 101 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,424 a week, with median rent near $120 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

101Population
42Median age
$1,424Median household income / wk
$120Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Bridgetown - Boyup Brook statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Hester itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Manjimup Airport, 39.5 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 77.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Hester

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

Tree cover measures, Hester WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202077.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202184.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.4% · Labour-force participation 50%

Population by age in Hester
Population by age, Hester WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-410
5-1415
15-196
20-243
25-348
35-4413
45-549
55-6416
65-7416
75-848
85+0
Dwelling types in Hester
Dwelling types, Hester WA (ABS Census 2021)
House34
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Hester
Households by weekly income, Hester WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,49913
$1,500-2,99911
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Hester
Top ancestries, Hester WA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian49
English49
Scottish15
Ancestry NS11
Italian4
Dutch3
Housing tenure in Hester
Housing tenure, Hester WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned20
Mortgage20
Rented0
Other0
Cars per household in Hester
Cars per household, Hester WA (ABS Census 2021)
00
14
211
314
4+3
Commute to work in Hester
Commute to work, Hester WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car26
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home3
Top countries of birth in Hester
Top countries of birth, Hester WA (ABS Census 2021)
England4
New Zealand3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,021 bird observations recorded near Hester — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Hester

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.