Pink Lake vs West Beach

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Pink Lake: a median of $838,000, against $660,000 in West Beach, though rent is higher in West Beach. On these figures, West Beach tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

West Beach

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

West Beach

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($277,500 vs $505,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($660,000 vs $837,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Pink Lake has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)
  • West Beach has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 13%)

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

Commuting to the city

Pink Lake

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (477 min vs 484 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (696 km vs 699.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Pink Lake

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.0% vs -0.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Pink Lake West Beach
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.

Pink Lake West Beach
Walkability 0 / 0
Pink Lake — Walkability: 0/100 West Beach — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 80 / 83
Pink Lake — Safety: 80/100 West Beach — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 34 / 29
Pink Lake — Low fire risk: 34/100 West Beach — Low fire risk: 29/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Pink Lake — Low flood risk: 100/100 West Beach — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

West Beach has more residents (1,483 vs 1,042); West Beach rents higher ($350/wk vs $300/wk).

Pink Lake West Beach
Population 1,042 1,483
+42% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.0% -0.3%
Median age 43 44
Median household income $94,484/yr $109,460/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $350/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pink Lake West Beach
0-4 6.0% / 5.8%
Pink Lake — 0-4: 6.0% West Beach — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 15.1% / 13.1%
Pink Lake — 5-14: 15.1% West Beach — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 6.2% / 5.9%
Pink Lake — 15-19: 6.2% West Beach — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 3.9% / 4.2%
Pink Lake — 20-24: 3.9% West Beach — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 8.4% / 11.5%
Pink Lake — 25-34: 8.4% West Beach — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 12.3% / 10.5%
Pink Lake — 35-44: 12.3% West Beach — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 16.6% / 14.6%
Pink Lake — 45-54: 16.6% West Beach — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 15.7% / 14.6%
Pink Lake — 55-64: 15.7% West Beach — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 11.0% / 12.1%
Pink Lake — 65-74: 11.0% West Beach — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 3.6% / 6.9%
Pink Lake — 75-84: 3.6% West Beach — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ 1.0% / 1.1%
Pink Lake — 85+: 1.0% West Beach — 85+: 1.1%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pink Lake 53.0% couple families
Pink Lake — Couple Families: 53.0% Pink Lake — Lone Person: 32.7% Pink Lake — One Parent Families: 11.5% Pink Lake — Group Household: 1.4% Pink Lake — Other Families: 1.4%
West Beach 50.0% couple families
West Beach — Couple Families: 50.0% West Beach — Lone Person: 31.8% West Beach — One Parent Families: 10.1% West Beach — Group Household: 7.0% West Beach — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pink Lake 13.0% renting
Pink Lake — Owned Outright: 42.7% Pink Lake — Mortgage: 44.3% Pink Lake — Renting: 13.0%
West Beach 23.7% renting
West Beach — Owned Outright: 41.9% West Beach — Mortgage: 34.4% West Beach — Renting: 23.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Pink Lake West Beach
Certificate III & IV 19.5% / 14.4%
Pink Lake — Certificate III & IV: 19.5% West Beach — Certificate III & IV: 14.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 14.0%
Pink Lake — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% West Beach — Bachelor Degree: 14.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 7.8%
Pink Lake — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% West Beach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 2.9%
Pink Lake — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% West Beach — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 2.4%
Pink Lake — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% West Beach — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%

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

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.

Pink Lake West Beach
England 4.8% / 4.1%
Pink Lake — England: 4.8% West Beach — England: 4.1%
New Zealand 3.2% / 2.2%
Pink Lake — New Zealand: 3.2% West Beach — New Zealand: 2.2%
South Africa 1.2% / 1.3%
Pink Lake — South Africa: 1.2% West Beach — South Africa: 1.3%
Philippines 0.4% / 0.7%
Pink Lake — Philippines: 0.4% West Beach — Philippines: 0.7%
Germany 0.4% / 0.5%
Pink Lake — Germany: 0.4% West Beach — Germany: 0.5%
India — / 0.5%
Pink Lake — India: not among its largest West Beach — India: 0.5%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pink Lake 88.8% houses
Pink Lake — Houses: 88.8% Pink Lake — Flats / Apartments: 11.2% Pink Lake — Townhouses: 0.0%
West Beach 95.0% houses
West Beach — Houses: 95.0% West Beach — Flats / Apartments: 2.4% West Beach — Townhouses: 2.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Pink Lake West Beach
Median house price $837,500 $660,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $505,000 $277,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 54 days
from 4 sales
 50 days
from 10 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.

Pink Lake West Beach
3 bed $727K / $635K
Pink Lake — 3 bed: $727K (9 sales) West Beach — 3 bed: $635K (17 sales)

9 vs 17 sales

4 bed $1.06M / $735K
Pink Lake — 4 bed: $1.06M (8 sales) West Beach — 4 bed: $735K (19 sales)

8 vs 19 sales

Development activity

Pink Lake West Beach
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.

Pink Lake West Beach
Houses — 3.0%
$700/wk on $1.2M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Pink Lake West Beach
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 59% of WA Higher than 75% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 43% of WA Higher than 23% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 7% of WA Higher than 6% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of WA Higher than 70% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 8% of WA

Liveability

West Beach scores higher overall (49 vs 38).

Pink Lake West Beach
Grade C B
Score 38/100 49/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Pink Lake West Beach
Bushfire Moderate
66/100
 High
71/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Low
17/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Low
38/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Pink Lake West Beach
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Pink Lake

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

Schools in West Beach

  • Esperance Anglican Community School Independent · Secondary at peers
  • Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Pink Lake West Beach
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 8
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

West Beach sits further from the CBD (699.5 km vs 696 km).

Pink Lake West Beach
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 696 km 699.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 477 min 484 min
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.

Pink Lake West Beach
Car (driver) 81.9% / 82.3%
Pink Lake — Car (driver): 81.9% West Beach — Car (driver): 82.3%
Worked from Home 7.4% / 7.5%
Pink Lake — Worked from Home: 7.4% West Beach — Worked from Home: 7.5%
Car (passenger) 6.4% / 5.1%
Pink Lake — Car (passenger): 6.4% West Beach — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Walked Only 2.1% / 3.1%
Pink Lake — Walked Only: 2.1% West Beach — Walked Only: 3.1%
Bicycle 0.7% / 1.5%
Pink Lake — Bicycle: 0.7% West Beach — Bicycle: 1.5%
Bus 1.4% / 0.4%
Pink Lake — Bus: 1.4% West Beach — Bus: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.3%).

Setting

Pink Lake West Beach
Elevation 1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.9 km 1.1 km
1.5 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Pink Lake West Beach
Connectivity score 29/100 50/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
286 premises
 9%
759 premises

Climate

Pink Lake West Beach
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Pink Lake

Acreage

West Beach

Acreage Affordable Beach Coastal

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