Pink Lake
WA 6450 · Esperance
1,042 (2021) → 1,052 est. (2025) · Moderate Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Pink Lake is a moderate growth suburb in Esperance, WA 6450, about 594km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Pink Lake are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 8/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Pink Lake has an overall score of 21/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 32/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
ATO 2023-24, postcode 6450 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
Top countries of birth: England (4.8%), New Zealand (3.17%), South Africa (1.15%), USA (0.77%), Germany (0.38%)
Top languages: German (1.15%), Afrikaans (1.06%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.48%), Indonesian (0.48%), Thai (0.38%)
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:
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
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
Few schools nearby
Very few schools in and around this suburb — families may face significant travel for school.
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 934 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Esperance Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5.6kmICSEA 946
- Esperance Education Support CentreSecondary · Government · 5.6kmICSEA 912
- Nulsen Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 833
- Esperance Christian SchoolPrimary · Independent · 6.3kmICSEA 858
- Esperance Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.3kmICSEA 1010
- Esperance Anglican Community SchoolSecondary · Independent · 7.3kmICSEA 1004
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 7.6kmICSEA 1011
- Castletown Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 9kmICSEA 957
Source: ACARA MySchool · Updated 2025
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Employment & Economy
Top local industries
Source: DEWR SALM / ABS Census 2021 · Updated SALM Mar 2026 / 2021 Census
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
Fitness
No data
No fitness facilities matched to this suburb.
Facilities within 3km of the suburb centre. The Fitness Score is a national percentile of these counts per resident.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Outdoors
Mostly urban
Very little parkland or outdoor recreation in and around this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Outdoor Score is a national percentile led by parks and green space.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Culture
Few cultural venues
Very few cultural venues in and around this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Culture Score is a national percentile weighting theatres, museums, galleries, libraries and arts centres most heavily.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
Not much nightlife
No licensed on-premises venues recorded in this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for WA. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
View nearby venues on the Entertainment Map →
Source: OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
Moderate GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Pink Lake
Is Pink Lake safe?
Pink Lake has a residential safety score of 32/100, 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 14,522 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Pink Lake from Perth CBD?
Pink Lake is about 594.3 km from Perth CBD.
What schools are in Pink Lake?
Pink Lake has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Pink Lake?
Pink Lake has a transport score of 8/100 and 1 bus stops.