Nulsen vs Pink Lake

Nulsen is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 43 in Pink Lake. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pink Lake, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Pink Lake: a median of $838,000, against $308,000 in Nulsen, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Nulsen tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Pink Lake suits couples.

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

Pink Lake

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 93/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 49%)

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

First-home buyers

Nulsen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($307,500 vs $837,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Nulsen

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (39% vs 13%)
  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $300/wk)
  • But Pink Lake leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 22%)

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

Commuting to the city

Nulsen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (42/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Nulsen is more walkable (42/100 vs 0/100)
  • Pink Lake carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 93/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Nulsen Pink Lake
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.

Nulsen Pink Lake
Walkability 42 / 0
Nulsen — Walkability: 42/100 Pink Lake — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 7 / 80
Nulsen — Safety: 7/100 Pink Lake — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 44 / 34
Nulsen — Low fire risk: 44/100 Pink Lake — Low fire risk: 34/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Nulsen — Low flood risk: 100/100 Pink Lake — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Pink Lake has higher household incomes ($94,484 vs $50,804); Pink Lake rents higher ($300/wk vs $220/wk).

Nulsen Pink Lake
Population 1,083
+4% vs other
 1,042
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +14.0%
Median age 36 43
Median household income $50,804/yr $94,484/yr
+86% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk $300/wk
+36% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Nulsen Pink Lake
0-4 6.8% / 6.0%
Nulsen — 0-4: 6.8% Pink Lake — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 16.0% / 15.1%
Nulsen — 5-14: 16.0% Pink Lake — 5-14: 15.1%
15-19 8.7% / 6.2%
Nulsen — 15-19: 8.7% Pink Lake — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 5.3% / 3.9%
Nulsen — 20-24: 5.3% Pink Lake — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 11.3% / 8.4%
Nulsen — 25-34: 11.3% Pink Lake — 25-34: 8.4%
35-44 12.6% / 12.3%
Nulsen — 35-44: 12.6% Pink Lake — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 12.7% / 16.6%
Nulsen — 45-54: 12.7% Pink Lake — 45-54: 16.6%
55-64 12.0% / 15.7%
Nulsen — 55-64: 12.0% Pink Lake — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 8.5% / 11.0%
Nulsen — 65-74: 8.5% Pink Lake — 65-74: 11.0%
75-84 5.2% / 3.6%
Nulsen — 75-84: 5.2% Pink Lake — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 1.8% / 1.0%
Nulsen — 85+: 1.8% Pink Lake — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Nulsen 42.2% lone person
Nulsen — Lone Person: 42.2% Nulsen — Couple Families: 21.9% Nulsen — One Parent Families: 27.3% Nulsen — Group Household: 5.1% Nulsen — Other Families: 3.5%
Pink Lake 32.7% lone person
Pink Lake — Lone Person: 32.7% Pink Lake — Couple Families: 53.0% Pink Lake — One Parent Families: 11.5% Pink Lake — Group Household: 1.4% Pink Lake — Other Families: 1.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Nulsen 38.7% renting
Nulsen — Owned Outright: 29.2% Nulsen — Mortgage: 32.1% Nulsen — Renting: 38.7%
Pink Lake 13.0% renting
Pink Lake — Owned Outright: 42.7% Pink Lake — Mortgage: 44.3% Pink Lake — Renting: 13.0%
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.

Nulsen Pink Lake
England 2.6% / 4.8%
Nulsen — England: 2.6% Pink Lake — England: 4.8%
New Zealand 2.4% / 3.2%
Nulsen — New Zealand: 2.4% Pink Lake — New Zealand: 3.2%
South Africa 0.3% / 1.2%
Nulsen — South Africa: 0.3% Pink Lake — South Africa: 1.2%
Philippines 0.9% / 0.4%
Nulsen — Philippines: 0.9% Pink Lake — Philippines: 0.4%
Germany 0.4% / 0.4%
Nulsen — Germany: 0.4% Pink Lake — Germany: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

Qualifications

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

Nulsen Pink Lake
Certificate III & IV 12.3% / 19.5%
Nulsen — Certificate III & IV: 12.3% Pink Lake — Certificate III & IV: 19.5%
Bachelor Degree 2.9% / 6.8%
Nulsen — Bachelor Degree: 2.9% Pink Lake — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.9% / 6.8%
Nulsen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9% Pink Lake — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.2%
Nulsen — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Pink Lake — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Nulsen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Pink Lake — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Nulsen 81.0% houses
Nulsen — Houses: 81.0% Nulsen — Flats / Apartments: 5.5% Nulsen — Townhouses: 13.5%
Pink Lake 88.8% houses
Pink Lake — Houses: 88.8% Pink Lake — Flats / Apartments: 11.2% Pink Lake — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Nulsen Pink Lake
Median house price $307,500 $837,500
Median unit price $425,000 —
Median land price — $505,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 14 days
from 9 sales
 54 days
from 4 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Nulsen Pink Lake
3 bed $314K / $727K
Nulsen — 3 bed: $314K (24 sales) Pink Lake — 3 bed: $727K (9 sales)

24 vs 9 sales

4 bed $345K / $1.06M
Nulsen — 4 bed: $345K (5 sales) Pink Lake — 4 bed: $1.06M (8 sales)

5 vs 8 sales

Development activity

Nulsen Pink Lake
New dwellings approved 55
across Esperance
same for both
Approvals change year on year -11%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Nulsen Pink Lake
Houses 6.5%
$550/wk on $437K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Nulsen Pink Lake
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 10% of WA Higher than 59% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 81% of WA Higher than 43% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 7% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of WA Higher than 57% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 93% of WA —

Liveability

Nulsen is more walkable (42 vs 0); Pink Lake scores higher overall (38 vs 17).

Nulsen Pink Lake
Grade D C
Score 17/100 38/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Nulsen carries more crime risk (93 vs 20); Pink Lake carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 56).

Nulsen Pink Lake
Bushfire Moderate
56/100
 Moderate
66/100
Crime High
93/100
 Low
20/100
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 7
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Nulsen Pink Lake
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Nulsen

  • Nulsen Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Pink Lake

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

Amenities in the suburb

Nulsen Pink Lake
Parks & reserves 0 2
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Nulsen Pink Lake
Walkability score 42/100 0/100
Distance to Perth 696 km
same for both
Drive time (normal traffic) 477 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 6450
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 22
postcode 6450
same for both

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.

Nulsen Pink Lake
Car (driver) 85.2% / 81.9%
Nulsen — Car (driver): 85.2% Pink Lake — Car (driver): 81.9%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 6.4%
Nulsen — Car (passenger): 5.7% Pink Lake — Car (passenger): 6.4%
Worked from Home 1.3% / 7.4%
Nulsen — Worked from Home: 1.3% Pink Lake — Worked from Home: 7.4%
Walked Only 6.0% / 2.1%
Nulsen — Walked Only: 6.0% Pink Lake — Walked Only: 2.1%
Bicycle 1.7% / 0.7%
Nulsen — Bicycle: 1.7% Pink Lake — Bicycle: 0.7%
Bus — / 1.4%
Nulsen — Bus: not among its largest Pink Lake — Bus: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.2%).

Setting

Nulsen Pink Lake
Elevation 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.1 km
2.2 km to a named beach
 4.9 km

NBN connectivity

Nulsen Pink Lake
Connectivity score 45/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
565 premises
 0%
286 premises

Climate

Nulsen Pink Lake
Annual rainfall 606 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Nulsen Pink Lake
Average residential rate $4,175/yr
same for both
Council Esperance
same for both

Federal electorate

Nulsen Pink Lake
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Nulsen Pink Lake
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Nulsen

Affordable Coastal Family

Pink Lake

Acreage

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