Esperance (suburb)

Esperance
Western Australia
The State heritage listed Esperance RSL rooms
Esperance is located in Western Australia
Esperance
Esperance
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Coordinates33°51′55″S 121°53′17″E / 33.86534°S 121.88795°E / -33.86534; 121.88795
Population2,080 (SAL 2021)[1]
 • Density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Postcode(s)6450
Area2.42 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Esperance
State electorate(s)Roe
Federal division(s)O'Connor
Suburbs around Esperance:
Nulsen Chadwick
Sinclair Esperance Southern Ocean
West Beach West Beach

The suburb of Esperance is the central business district of the town of Esperance, in the Shire of Esperance, Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. It is located on Esperance Bay, on the Southern Ocean.[2][3]

The traditional lands of the Wudjari and Njunga people, both of the Noongar nation, occupy most of the Shire of Esperance, including the area around Esperance. The eastern tribes of the Wudjari, the Njunga, are seen as a separate people for cultural reasons, having adopted different cultural practices. The Young River, in the west of the shire, forms the boundary between the two groups and Esperance and the suburb of Sinclair are on the traditional land of the latter.[4][5][6]

The suburb is home to a number of State heritage listed places, the Dempster Homestead, the Bijou Theatre and the RSL Building, which also includes the war memorial and the Norfolk pine trees.[7]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Esperance (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  3. ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Wudjari (WA)". samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Njunga (WA)". samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Shire of Esperance State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 28 December 2024.