13,883 ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13,477
- 2016: 14,236
- 2021: 13,883
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Esperance · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Esperance
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Esperance is 42, making the area noticeably older than both the state and national figures. The population has grown by 3% since 2011 to reach 13,883 people. While there is a strong presence of children, the region is seeing a significant increase in its older population.
13,883
▲ +3.0%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Esperance — higher than 52% of areas.
| Esperance | 13,883 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 534,804 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here has risen by 4 years since 2011. Now 42, residents are noticeably older than the typical person in Western Australia or the rest of the country.
42 yrs ▲ +10.5%
Older than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over now make up 19.3% of the population, a figure that rose 5.3 points since 2011 and is well above the state average. Meanwhile, children under 15 make up 19.6% of the community, though this is 2.5 points lower than in 2011.
19.3% ▲ +38.1%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.6% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Esperance splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most similar areas, at 14.9%. Around 4.3% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
4.3% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.9% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Esperance, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Esperance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53290/esperance/topic/demographics-identity