West Beach, Western Australia

West Beach
Esperance, Western Australia
Population 1,507 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 6450
Location 4 km (2 mi) SW of Esperance
LGA(s) Shire of Esperance
State electorate(s) Eyre
Federal Division(s) O'Connor
Suburbs around West Beach:
Pink Lake Sinclair Esperance
West Beach Southern Ocean
Southern Ocean Southern Ocean Southern Ocean

Coordinates: 33°52′26″S 121°52′41″E / 33.874°S 121.878°E / -33.874; 121.878

West Beach is a suburb of Esperance, a town in south-eastern Western Australia 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.

The suburb was gazetted in 1971.[2]

Demographics

At 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.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Community Profile Series : West Beach (State Suburb)". 2006 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
  2. "Land Act 1933-1969 – Naming of Localities (per 2118/47 V4)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 8 April 1971. p. 1971:1127.
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