WA · Esperance Council

Cape Le Grand, 6450

Housing snapshot

Median rent
$500/wk
  • Beach
  • Green suburb
  • National parks
  • Holiday parks
  • Regional centre
What Cape Le Grand is known for: Beach, Green suburb, National parks, Holiday parks, Regional centre

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Suburb profile

Cape Le Grand is a major regional centre in Western Australia, in Esperance Council. It is close to Cape Le Grand National Park.

Rents sit a little below those in comparable places, with median rents 9% below the peer median. Population has been growing faster than in comparable places, with population growth 117% above the peer median. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. The main trade-offs are thinner park access and thinner local amenities, with park access 100% below the peer median.

Overall, Cape Le Grand suits people prioritising lower rents over open space.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Major regional centre · compared with major regional centres in Western Australia (122)

Strengths

  • Population has been growing faster than in comparable places
  • Rents sit a little below those in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Park access is thinner than in comparable places
  • Local amenity access is relatively limited

What stands out

  • Cape Le Grand Beach
  • Wharton Beach
  • Cape Le Grand National Park
  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Cape Le Grand compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$500/wk

Population (ERP)

—

No data available

Dwelling vacancy

0.0%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Housing

All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
$500
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
836

Median weekly rent from WA rental bond lodgements. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

  • WA rental bond lodgements — Department of Communities (WA) · wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv · Updated · Monthly bond summaries

Population

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
0
Median age
53
Median household income / week
$1,375
Dwelling vacancy
0%
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 3
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$122
Employment rate
50%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
0% / 0% / 100%
Walked or cycled to work
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$58,905

42nd percentile in WA · 0% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$60,243

42nd percentile in WA · -7% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
14.0%

63rd percentile in WA · +1% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$60,725

46th percentile in WA · -4% vs Australia

Residents with business income
8.0%

40th percentile in WA · -23% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6450 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
8,811
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,263
Median net rent
$1,592
Taxpayers reporting business income
699
Taxable income vs state median
-3%
Salary / wages vs state median
-4%
Rental investment vs state median
+17%
Super vs state median
-5%
Business income vs state median
0%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in WA, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Figures are for the Goldfields-Esperance Police District, not this suburb alone.

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
6,479
Against the person
2,215
Against property
2,879
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
142.8
State crime-rate percentile
91.8th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-27.8%

Most common offence types

  • Assault (Family)
  • Assault (Non-Family)
  • Drug Offences
  • Property Damage
  • Stealing

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • WA Police district crime statistics — Western Australia Police Force · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Quarterly timeseries XLSX; district-level aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Amenities

30 mapped amenities

25 beaches · 1 caravan parks · 2 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
0/100
Sport & outdoors(27)
  • Beach (16)
  • Cape Le Grand Beach EastBeach
  • Cape Le Grand Beach WestBeach
  • Hellfire Bay BeachBeach
  • Little Hellfire Bay BeachBeach
  • Lucky Bay BeachBeach
  • Mississippi Hill BeachBeach
  • Mississippi Point BeachBeach
  • Thistle Cove BeachBeach
  • Wharton BeachBeach
  • Cape Le Grand National ParkNature reserve
  • Woody Island Nature ReserveNature reserve
Camping & holiday parks(3)
  • Cape Le Grand Campground (Cape Le Grand Beach)Campground
  • Lucky Bay Campground - Cape Le Grand National ParkCampground
  • Lucky BayCaravan park

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0.4%
Woodland / forest cover
0.4%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
23
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
24°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Esperance Hospital (38.0 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
24° / 15°
Rainfall
71 mm · ~9 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
22° / 13°
Rainfall
170 mm · ~21 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
18° / 9°
Rainfall
342 mm · ~43 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
20° / 11°
Rainfall
167 mm · ~21 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain mapping against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
O'Connor
Member of Parliament
Rick WILSON (Liberal)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
122,006
Turnout (2025)
86.7%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-6.6 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 63.3%Labor 36.7%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 203.1 km away).

Coalition 67.7%Labor 32.3%

4.4 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -6.1 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • CastletownLabor 23.9% · Coalition 76.1% TPP (2025)29.8 km away
  • Special Hospital Team 6Labor 44.9% · Coalition 55.1% TPP (2025)30.3 km away
  • EsperanceLabor 28.9% · Coalition 71.1% TPP (2025)30.4 km away
  • NulsenLabor 40.5% · Coalition 59.5% TPP (2025)32.0 km away
  • GibsonLabor 11.4% · Coalition 88.6% TPP (2025)48.9 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

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