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West Beach, Western Australia

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]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "West Beach (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  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.