Esperance bushfire risk
Of Esperance’s 2,254 mapped properties, 17.3% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.
For context, Esperance’s bushfire exposure is below the WA average of 21.7%.
Where the hazards are in Esperance
Flood and bushfire areas across Esperance. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Esperance
Esperance sits in the Goldfields-Esperance police district, which recorded 12,255 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 12,255 total. Figures are for the whole Goldfields-Esperance police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Esperance
Esperance is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Tourism
Community facilities — schools, hospitals, and civic or community uses.
Zone: Education
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Recreational
Who lives in Esperance
At the 2021 Census, 17.3% of Esperance’s 2,080 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Esperance
Esperance council approved 59 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Esperance council area (not just Esperance). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.