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Pink Lake

WA 6450 · Esperance

1,042 (2021)1,052 est. (2025) · Moderate Growth

21
Overall score

Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.

1,042
Population
Limited sales data
Median price
5
Safety score
8
Transport score

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 5/100.

594.3 km
To Perth CBD
4.8 km
To coast
Data not available
Median rent (house)
341.6 km
To nearest station

Demographics

1,042
Population
43
Median age
2.6
Avg household

Age distribution

Housing tenure

  • Owned
  • Mortgage
  • Rented

Commute to work

  • Car
  • Public transport
  • Walk/cycle
  • Work from home
Median household income (weekly)$1,817
vs NSW median-1.8%
Bachelor degree or higher18.3%
Born in Australia71.0%
Dwellings: house / unit / townhouse302 / 0 / 0

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

5
Residential

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:

47
Break & enter dwelling4,511/100k
47
Steal from dwelling4,511/100k
22
Motor vehicle theft2,111/100k
169
Domestic assault16,219/100k
7
Robbery672/100k

Residential incidents over time

Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.

Area crime context

Total recorded incidents: 878 (all categories, latest year)84,294 per 100,000 residents2-yr5-yr

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

8
Within 10km0 in suburb
0
Govt (suburb)
0
Catholic (suburb)
0
Indep. (suburb)

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 943
  • Esperance Education Support CentreSecondary · Government · 5.6kmICSEA 902
  • Nulsen Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 824
  • Esperance Christian SchoolPrimary · Independent · 6.3kmICSEA 845
  • Esperance Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.3kmICSEA 1009
  • Esperance Anglican Community SchoolSecondary · Independent · 7.3kmICSEA 994
  • Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 7.6kmICSEA 999
  • Castletown Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 9kmICSEA 957

Source: ACARA 2023

Transport

8
1Bus
CBD commute (est.)Data not available
Nearest train stationBonnie Vale Stn Transwa Rail Bonnie Vale (341.6 km)

Source: TfNSW GTFS

Liveability

26.0°C
Summer max
16.5°C
Winter max
620mm
Rainfall/yr
7.5h
Sun/day

Amenities within 2–3km

Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.

00 in suburbSupermarkets
00 in suburbCafes/Rest.
00 in suburbParks
0Playgrounds
0Pools
00 in suburbGyms
0Dog parks
00 in suburbGPs
00 in suburbPharmacies
00 in suburbChildcare
00 in suburbLibraries
0Sports fields
0Vets
Nearest beachTwilight Beach (5.0 km)
Nearest hospitalEsperance Hospital (7.3 km)
Nearest vet7.1 km
Nearest airportKalgoorlie (341.6 km)

Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap

Population & Growth

Moderate Growth
Annual growth rate0.24%
Projected population 20411,225
Projected households 2041Data not available

Source: 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 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 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.

Data sources: ABS Census 2021 & ERP, NSW Valuer General, BOCSAR, TfNSW, ACARA, Bureau of Meteorology, OpenStreetMap, NSW DPHI. Data refreshed quarterly.

Data shown is from public sources and may not reflect current conditions. How we calculate scores.