Esperance
WA 6450 · Esperance
2,080 (2021) → 2,101 est. (2025) · Moderate Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Esperance is a moderate growth suburb in Esperance, WA 6450, about 601km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Esperance are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 44/100, and is right by the coast. Esperance has an overall score of 47/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 5/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (5%), New Zealand (3.37%), South Africa (1.59%), Germany (0.87%), Philippines (0.77%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (0.82%), Sinhal (0.62%), Filipino (0.53%), Vietnamese (0.53%), Thai (0.48%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
WAdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the police-region average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same region share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: WA Police (regional aggregate) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 934 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Esperance Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1009
Nearby (within 10km)
- Esperance Christian SchoolPrimary · Independent · 1.2kmICSEA 845
- Esperance Anglican Community SchoolSecondary · Independent · 1.2kmICSEA 994
- Nulsen Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.5kmICSEA 824
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.5kmICSEA 999
- Esperance Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 943
- Esperance Education Support CentreSecondary · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 902
- Castletown Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 957
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
Moderate GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Esperance
Is Esperance safe?
Esperance has a residential safety score of 5/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 84,294 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Esperance from Perth CBD?
Esperance is about 601.5 km from Perth CBD.
What schools are in Esperance?
Esperance has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1009 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Esperance?
Esperance has a transport score of 44/100 and 33 bus stops.