West Beach, Western Australia
Locality in the Shire of Esperance, Western Australia
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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]
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West Beach seen from the east, near Dempster Head | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 33°52′26″S 121°52′41″E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| City | Esperance | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 21.1 km2 (8.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 1,483 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6450 | ||||||||||||
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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]
