West Beach Esperance, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33°52′26″S121°52′41″E / 33.874°S 121.878°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 1,483 (SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6450 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 21.1 km2 (8.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 4 km (2 mi) SW of Esperance | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Shire of Esperance | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Roe | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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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]
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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