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WA · Esperance Council
Castletown, 6450
Est. population · Jun 2025
4,202
Growth (1 yr)
+0.2%
Growth (5 yr)
+1.4%
Median age
38
Median income
$1,612/wk
Employment rate
59.8%
Languages at home
4.9%non-English
Most common: Afrikaans, German, Vietnamese
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- Excellent transport
- National parks
- Education hub
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Castletown sits in Esperance Council as a regional mid-sized suburb that feels self-contained and a long way from big-city bustle. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with plenty of young families in the mix. Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town.
Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many regional towns, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus, and buses help with longer trips. Housing sits above the suburban middle: not the top of the market, but clearly pricier than average.
Reported crime has been falling recently. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
The desirability picture is around average, weighed down by softer schools and education relative to similar regional towns.
At a glance
Castletown snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$500/wk
Population (ERP)
4,202
+0.2% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
16.5%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#9
among Country & regional · Established
Safety
9th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
34th
percentile in WA
Advantage (IRSAD)
4/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
28th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 42.8/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 45% of Western Australia's suburbs
- National rank
- 3291st in Australia
- State rank
- 311th in WA
- Peer rank
- #9 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #50 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 74%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
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 (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
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
Estimated resident population
4,202(June 2025)
+0.2% annual · +1.4% over 5 years · 34th percentile in WA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.2%
- 5-year growth
- +1.4%
- Change in 1 year
- +7
- Change in 5 years
- +59
- Growth rank in WA
- 34th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~4,300), extrapolated at +0.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 3,968
- Median age
- 38
- Median household income / week
- $1,612
- Dwelling vacancy
- 16.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 280 of 1,701
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,717
- Employment rate
- 59.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 1,327 / 80 / 10
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 6,479
- Against the person
- 2,215
- Against property
- 2,879
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 1,541.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 2 residents
- State safety percentile
- 8.7th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -13.3%
Most common offence types
- Assault (Family)1034
- Assault (Non-Family)461
- Drug Offences953
- Property Damage726
- Stealing1012
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- WA Police district crime statistics — Western Australia Police Force · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Quarterly timeseries XLSX; district-level aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 957
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 28th
School list
- Castletown Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 957 · 28th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 488 students · Top SEA quarter 8% · 0.1 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
32 public transport stops in this suburb
- Chantilly Cct After Cannes Pde
- Easton Rd After St Germain Av
- Easton Rd Before St Germain
- Ormonde St After Alexander Dr
- Ormonde St After Goldfields Rd
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
18 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 restaurants · 1 pubs · 1 supermarkets · 4 playgrounds · 1 petrol stations
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Reasonably walkable — many errands reachable on foot or by bus
- Great for outdoor family life — 10 parks mapped in suburb, 4 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 32 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 59/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.5
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 2.52
Food & drink(2)
- Travellers InnPub
Goldfields Road
- CastletownRestaurant
Shopping(2)
- Castletown ChemistConvenience store
- IGASupermarket
Community(1)
- Castletown Primary SchoolSchool
Sport & outdoors(5)
- Playground (4)
- Sports field
Other(8)
- AFGRI EquipmentAgrarian
- Hoeys Exhaust CentreCar repair
- Hair PicassoHairdresser
- Squily's MotoMotorcycle Repair
2 Arthur Street, Castletown
- BPPetrol station
- Public toilets
- Water Point
- Anything and Everything Print FactoryYes
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
7 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Catherine ParkPark
- Chantilly ParkPark
- Dauphin ParkPark
- Kalinda ParkPark
- Lalor ParkPark
- Lion's ParkPark
- St Germain ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 10
- Parks (OSM)
- 10
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Esperance Hospital (2.9 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 107
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 25.5
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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 (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard 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 182.3 km away).
Coalition 75.9%Labor 24.1%
12.6 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -11.6 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- CastletownLabor 23.9% · Coalition 76.1% TPP (2025)0.2 km away
- Special Hospital Team 6Labor 44.9% · Coalition 55.1% TPP (2025)2.8 km away
- EsperanceLabor 28.9% · Coalition 71.1% TPP (2025)3.6 km away
- NulsenLabor 40.5% · Coalition 59.5% TPP (2025)4.2 km away
- GibsonLabor 11.4% · Coalition 88.6% TPP (2025)22.7 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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