16,976
Lower than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Esperance · Sub-region (SA3)
Economy & Advantage in Esperance
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A 2.5% growth rate marks a slow pace of expansion for Esperance compared to the rest of the state. While the area has a population of 16,976, its recent climb in numbers has been well below the Western Australian average.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population grew by 2.5% since 2021, which is much lower than most areas. This is well below the Western Australian growth rate of 10.7%.
2.5%
Lower than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Sources
- Regional Population (Estimated Resident Population) — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Esperance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/51101/esperance/topic/economy-advantage