West Beach, Western Australia

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West Beach
Esperance,  Western Australia
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West Beach seen from the east, near Dempster Head
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West Beach
West Beach, Western Australia
Coordinates 33°52′26″S121°52′41″E / 33.874°S 121.878°E / -33.874; 121.878
Population1,483 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 6450
Area21.1 km2 (8.1 sq mi)
Location4 km (2 mi) SW of Esperance
LGA(s) Shire of Esperance
State electorate(s) Roe
Federal division(s) O'Connor
Suburbs around West Beach:
Pink Lake Sinclair Esperance
West Beach Southern Ocean
Southern Ocean Southern Ocean Southern Ocean

West Beach is a suburb of Esperance, a town in south-eastern Western Australia. It is located south of Esperance's central business district, extending southwesterly for several kilometres along the southern coast. Its local government area is the Shire of Esperance. [2] [3]

The suburb was gazetted in 1971. [4]

Demographics

In the 2006 census, West Beach had a population of 1,507. West Beach residents had a median age of 39, which was higher than the regional average, and the median individual income was $591 per week compared with $454 per week in the Esperance region. 2.3% of residents identified as Indigenous Australians. [5]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "West Beach (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate . Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  3. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia . Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  4. "Land Act 1933-1969 – Naming of Localities (per 2118/47 V4)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 8 April 1971. p. 1971:1127.
  5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Community Profile Series: West Beach (State Suburb)". 2006 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 26 March 2009.