Lort River vs Coomalbidgup

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 couples, while Coomalbidgup 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

Lort River

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 82/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 63%)
  • But Coomalbidgup has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)

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

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Lort River has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 15%)
  • Coomalbidgup has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $115/wk)

Weighs rent and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Coomalbidgup

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (433 min vs 472 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (629.6 km vs 674.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lort River

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 82/100)

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 -2.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Lort River and Coomalbidgup 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 Coomalbidgup
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 Coomalbidgup
Walkability 0 / 0
Lort River — Walkability: 0/100 Coomalbidgup — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 60 / 18
Lort River — Safety: 60/100 Coomalbidgup — Safety: 18/100
Low fire risk 40 / 45
Lort River — Low fire risk: 40/100 Coomalbidgup — Low fire risk: 45/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Lort River — Low flood risk: 100/100 Coomalbidgup — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Lort River rents higher ($115/wk vs $0/wk); Coomalbidgup has more residents (136 vs 60).

Lort River Coomalbidgup
Population 60 136
+127% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +46.3% -2.9%
Median age 36 34
Median household income $97,500/yr $112,632/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $115/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lort River Coomalbidgup
0-4 13.3% / 6.6%
Lort River — 0-4: 13.3% Coomalbidgup — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 — / 20.6%
Lort River — 5-14: not among its largest Coomalbidgup — 5-14: 20.6%
15-19 — / 5.9%
Lort River — 15-19: not among its largest Coomalbidgup — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 — / 8.1%
Lort River — 20-24: not among its largest Coomalbidgup — 20-24: 8.1%
25-34 26.7% / 11.8%
Lort River — 25-34: 26.7% Coomalbidgup — 25-34: 11.8%
35-44 15.0% / 16.2%
Lort River — 35-44: 15.0% Coomalbidgup — 35-44: 16.2%
45-54 6.7% / 16.9%
Lort River — 45-54: 6.7% Coomalbidgup — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 16.7% / 11.8%
Lort River — 55-64: 16.7% Coomalbidgup — 55-64: 11.8%
65-74 10.0% / 5.9%
Lort River — 65-74: 10.0% Coomalbidgup — 65-74: 5.9%
75-84 — / —
Lort River — 75-84: not among its largest Coomalbidgup — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Lort River — 85+: not among its largest Coomalbidgup — 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%
Coomalbidgup 63.0% couple families
Coomalbidgup — Couple Families: 63.0% Coomalbidgup — 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%
Coomalbidgup 15.0% renting
Coomalbidgup — Owned Outright: 65.0% Coomalbidgup — Mortgage: 20.0% Coomalbidgup — Renting: 15.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Coomalbidgup
France 5.0% / —
Lort River — France: 5.0% Coomalbidgup — France: not among its largest
England — / 2.9%
Lort River — England: not among its largest Coomalbidgup — England: 2.9%
New Zealand — / 2.9%
Lort River — New Zealand: not among its largest Coomalbidgup — New Zealand: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

Qualifications

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

Lort River Coomalbidgup
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 8.8%
Lort River — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Coomalbidgup — Certificate III & IV: 8.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 8.1%
Lort River — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Coomalbidgup — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.9%
Lort River — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Coomalbidgup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 2.2%
Lort River — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Coomalbidgup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.2%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lort River 100.0% houses
Lort River — Houses: 100.0%
Coomalbidgup 100.0% houses
Coomalbidgup — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Development activity

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

Ranking within WA

Lort River Coomalbidgup
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 79% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of WA Higher than 52% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 7% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of WA Higher than 30% of WA

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Coomalbidgup carries more crime risk (82 vs 40).

Lort River Coomalbidgup
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
55/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 High
82/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
67/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

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

Amenities in the suburb

Lort River Coomalbidgup
Parks & reserves 0 5
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 2 9

Mobility

Lort River sits further from the CBD (674.9 km vs 629.6 km).

Lort River Coomalbidgup
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 674.9 km
+7% vs other
 629.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 472 min 433 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 Coomalbidgup
Car (driver) 60.6% / 73.3%
Lort River — Car (driver): 60.6% Coomalbidgup — Car (driver): 73.3%
Worked from Home 39.4% / 21.7%
Lort River — Worked from Home: 39.4% Coomalbidgup — Worked from Home: 21.7%
Walked Only — / 5.0%
Lort River — Walked Only: not among its largest Coomalbidgup — Walked Only: 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.3%).

Setting

Lort River Coomalbidgup
Elevation 161 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 52 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Lort River Coomalbidgup
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

Coomalbidgup

Family River Rural

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