Lort River vs Cascade

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Lort River tends to suit young adults and couples, while Cascade suits families with children.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Cascade

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 40/100)
  • But Lort River is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 63%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

Renters

Lort River

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($115/wk vs $210/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 14%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Cascade

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (582.2 km vs 674.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (415 min vs 472 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Lort River has more residents already 65 and over (10% vs 3%)
  • Cascade carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 40/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Lort River

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (46.3% vs -11.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Lort River and Cascade drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Lort River Cascade
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Lort River Cascade
Walkability 0 / 0
Lort River — Walkability: 0/100 Cascade — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 60 / 74
Lort River — Safety: 60/100 Cascade — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 40 / 37
Lort River — Low fire risk: 40/100 Cascade — Low fire risk: 37/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Lort River — Low flood risk: 100/100 Cascade — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cascade rents higher ($210/wk vs $115/wk); Cascade has more residents (103 vs 60).

Lort River Cascade
Population 60 103
+72% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +46.3% -11.2%
Median age 36 34
Median household income $97,500/yr $121,316/yr
+24% vs other
Median weekly rent $115/wk $210/wk
+83% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lort River Cascade
0-4 13.3% / 3.9%
Lort River — 0-4: 13.3% Cascade — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 — / 19.4%
Lort River — 5-14: not among its largest Cascade — 5-14: 19.4%
15-19 — / 3.9%
Lort River — 15-19: not among its largest Cascade — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 — / 5.8%
Lort River — 20-24: not among its largest Cascade — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 26.7% / 9.7%
Lort River — 25-34: 26.7% Cascade — 25-34: 9.7%
35-44 15.0% / 19.4%
Lort River — 35-44: 15.0% Cascade — 35-44: 19.4%
45-54 6.7% / 13.6%
Lort River — 45-54: 6.7% Cascade — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 16.7% / 14.6%
Lort River — 55-64: 16.7% Cascade — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 10.0% / 2.9%
Lort River — 65-74: 10.0% Cascade — 65-74: 2.9%
75-84 — / —
Lort River — 75-84: not among its largest Cascade — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Lort River — 85+: not among its largest Cascade — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lort River 100.0% couple families
Lort River — Couple Families: 100.0% Lort River — Lone Person: 0.0%
Cascade 63.0% couple families
Cascade — Couple Families: 63.0% Cascade — Lone Person: 37.0%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lort River 25.0% renting
Lort River — Owned Outright: 50.0% Lort River — Mortgage: 25.0% Lort River — Renting: 25.0%
Cascade 14.3% renting
Cascade — Owned Outright: 64.3% Cascade — Mortgage: 21.4% Cascade — Renting: 14.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Lort River Cascade
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 11.7%
Lort River — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Cascade — Certificate III & IV: 11.7%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 17.5%
Lort River — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Cascade — Bachelor Degree: 17.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 2.9%
Lort River — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Cascade — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Lort River Cascade
New Zealand — / 6.8%
Lort River — New Zealand: not among its largest Cascade — New Zealand: 6.8%
France 5.0% / —
Lort River — France: 5.0% Cascade — France: not among its largest
Germany — / 3.9%
Lort River — Germany: not among its largest Cascade — Germany: 3.9%
South Africa — / 2.9%
Lort River — South Africa: not among its largest Cascade — South Africa: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lort River 100.0% houses
Lort River — Houses: 100.0% Lort River — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Cascade 90.9% houses
Cascade — Houses: 90.9% Cascade — Flats / Apartments: 9.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Lort River Cascade
New dwellings approved 55
across Esperance
same for both
Approvals change year on year -11%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Lort River Cascade
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 87% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of WA Higher than 43% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 7% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of WA Higher than 25% of WA

Liveability

Lort River Cascade
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Lort River carries more crime risk (40 vs 26).

Lort River Cascade
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
63/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Low
26/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Lort River Cascade
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Lort River

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Cascade

  • Cascade Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Lort River Cascade
Parks & reserves 0 4
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Lort River sits further from the CBD (674.9 km vs 582.2 km).

Lort River Cascade
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 674.9 km
+14% vs other
 582.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 472 min 415 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6447
 0.1%
postcode 6450
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 22
postcode 6450

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Lort River Cascade
Car (driver) 60.6% / 47.3%
Lort River — Car (driver): 60.6% Cascade — Car (driver): 47.3%
Worked from Home 39.4% / 38.2%
Lort River — Worked from Home: 39.4% Cascade — Worked from Home: 38.2%
Walked Only — / 14.5%
Lort River — Walked Only: not among its largest Cascade — Walked Only: 14.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.6%).

Setting

Lort River Cascade
Elevation 161 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 200 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lort River Cascade
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
8 premises
 0%
25 premises

Council rates

Lort River Cascade
Average residential rate $4,175/yr
same for both
Council Esperance
same for both

Federal electorate

Lort River Cascade
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lort River Cascade
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lort River

Rural Young Families

Cascade

Family Rural

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