Salmon Gums vs Lort River

Lort River is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 48 in Salmon Gums. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Salmon Gums, about half of households are couple families. In Lort River, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Salmon Gums tends to suit families with children, while Lort River suits young adults and 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

Salmon Gums

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 40/100)
  • But Lort River is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 64%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Salmon Gums has cheaper rent ($104/wk vs $115/wk)
  • Lort River leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 12%)

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

Commuting to the city

Lort River

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (674.9 km vs 783.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (472 min vs 544 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Salmon Gums

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 40/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 10%)

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 -23.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Salmon Gums Lort River
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.

Salmon Gums Lort River
Walkability 0 / 0
Salmon Gums — Walkability: 0/100 Lort River — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 83 / 60
Salmon Gums — Safety: 83/100 Lort River — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 39 / 40
Salmon Gums — Low fire risk: 39/100 Lort River — Low fire risk: 40/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Salmon Gums — Low flood risk: 100/100 Lort River — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Salmon Gums has more residents (146 vs 60); Lort River has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $46,800).

Salmon Gums Lort River
Population 146
+59% vs other
 60
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -23.6% +46.3%
Median age 48 36
Median household income $46,800/yr $97,500/yr
+108% vs other
Median weekly rent $104/wk $115/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Salmon Gums Lort River
0-4 4.8% / 13.3%
Salmon Gums — 0-4: 4.8% Lort River — 0-4: 13.3%
5-14 17.1% / —
Salmon Gums — 5-14: 17.1% Lort River — 5-14: not among its largest
15-19 4.1% / —
Salmon Gums — 15-19: 4.1% Lort River — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / —
Salmon Gums — 20-24: not among its largest Lort River — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.8% / 26.7%
Salmon Gums — 25-34: 6.8% Lort River — 25-34: 26.7%
35-44 9.6% / 15.0%
Salmon Gums — 35-44: 9.6% Lort River — 35-44: 15.0%
45-54 21.2% / 6.7%
Salmon Gums — 45-54: 21.2% Lort River — 45-54: 6.7%
55-64 17.1% / 16.7%
Salmon Gums — 55-64: 17.1% Lort River — 55-64: 16.7%
65-74 13.7% / 10.0%
Salmon Gums — 65-74: 13.7% Lort River — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 6.2% / —
Salmon Gums — 75-84: 6.2% Lort River — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Salmon Gums — 85+: not among its largest Lort River — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Salmon Gums 53.8% couple families
Salmon Gums — Couple Families: 53.8% Salmon Gums — Lone Person: 35.9% Salmon Gums — One Parent Families: 10.3%
Lort River 100.0% couple families
Lort River — Couple Families: 100.0% Lort River — Lone Person: 0.0% Lort River — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Salmon Gums 15.8% renting
Salmon Gums — Owned Outright: 76.3% Salmon Gums — Mortgage: 7.9% Salmon Gums — Renting: 15.8%
Lort River 25.0% renting
Lort River — Owned Outright: 50.0% Lort River — Mortgage: 25.0% Lort River — Renting: 25.0%
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.

Salmon Gums Lort River
England 5.5% / —
Salmon Gums — England: 5.5% Lort River — England: not among its largest
France — / 5.0%
Salmon Gums — France: not among its largest Lort River — France: 5.0%
Italy 2.1% / —
Salmon Gums — Italy: 2.1% Lort River — Italy: not among its largest
Germany 2.1% / —
Salmon Gums — Germany: 2.1% Lort River — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

Qualifications

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

Salmon Gums Lort River
Certificate III & IV 17.1% / 18.3%
Salmon Gums — Certificate III & IV: 17.1% Lort River — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 4.1% / 8.3%
Salmon Gums — Bachelor Degree: 4.1% Lort River — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / —
Salmon Gums — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% Lort River — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / —
Salmon Gums — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Lort River — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Salmon Gums 94.5% houses
Salmon Gums — Houses: 94.5% Salmon Gums — Flats / Apartments: 5.5%
Lort River 100.0% houses
Lort River — Houses: 100.0% Lort River — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

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

Ranking within WA

Salmon Gums Lort River
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 6% of WA —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of WA Higher than 57% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 6% of WA Higher than 32% of WA

Liveability

Salmon Gums Lort River
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Lort River carries more crime risk (40 vs 17).

Salmon Gums Lort River
Bushfire Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
60/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Moderate
40/100
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

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

Schools in Salmon Gums

  • Salmon Gums Primary School Government · Primary

Schools in Lort River

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

Amenities in the suburb

Salmon Gums Lort River
Parks & reserves 6 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Salmon Gums sits further from the CBD (783.4 km vs 674.9 km).

Salmon Gums Lort River
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 783.4 km
+14% vs other
 674.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 544 min 472 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6445
 0.0%
postcode 6447

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.

Salmon Gums Lort River
Car (driver) 37.1% / 60.6%
Salmon Gums — Car (driver): 37.1% Lort River — Car (driver): 60.6%
Worked from Home 38.7% / 39.4%
Salmon Gums — Worked from Home: 38.7% Lort River — Worked from Home: 39.4%
Walked Only 19.4% / —
Salmon Gums — Walked Only: 19.4% Lort River — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bicycle 4.8% / —
Salmon Gums — Bicycle: 4.8% Lort River — Bicycle: not among its largest

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

Setting

Salmon Gums Lort River
Elevation 288 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 161 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Salmon Gums Lort River
Annual rainfall 351 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.2°C
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Salmon Gums

Rural

Lort River

Rural Young Families

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