West River WA 6346
62 addresses · 9 streets
O'Connor Electorate › Ravensthorpe LGA › West River · 395 km from Perth
Living Here
West River is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 71 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 48% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Esperance Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: West River itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Socio-economic Standing
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: 2.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020
Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 2.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 11.0% |
Demographics
Population by age in West River
| 0-4 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 3 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 9 |
| 25-34 | 13 |
| 35-44 | 4 |
| 45-54 | 13 |
| 55-64 | 11 |
| 65-74 | 4 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in West River
| House | 27 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in West River
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 0 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 14 |
| $3,000+ | 10 |
Top ancestries in West River
| Australian | 38 |
|---|---|
| English | 21 |
| German | 9 |
| Scottish | 8 |
| Ancestry NS | 8 |
| Irish | 6 |
Housing tenure in West River
| Owned | 13 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 4 |
| Other | 10 |
Cars per household in West River
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 5 |
| 4+ | 13 |
Commute to work in West River
| Car | 9 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 4 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 22 |
Top countries of birth in West River
| England | 4 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to West River:
- West Fitzgerald (25.6 km)
- Dunn Rock (32.4 km)
- Ravensthorpe (39 km)
- Magenta (39.9 km)
- Mount Madden (41.9 km)
- Jacup (49.7 km)
- Hopetoun (61.5 km)
- East Newdegate (62.3 km)
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Streets
- Aerodrome Road (6)
- Coombee Road (2)
- Fitzgerald Road (16)
- Koornong Road (7)
- Long Creek Road (2)
- Mallee Road (5)
- Old Ongerup Road (3)
- South Coast Highway (12)
- West River Road (9)