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WA · Ravensthorpe Council

Hopetoun, 6348

Current weather

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80% humidity · 10.6 km/h wind · 12.9° / 9.2° today · 3.7 mm rain

Updated

Desirability score

16.2/100
Below average

656th in WA

65% data confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Coastal
  • Education hub
  • High desirability
  • Green suburb
  • Café precinct
What Hopetoun is known for: Coastal, Education hub, High desirability, Green suburb, Café precinct

Suburb profile

Hopetoun wears its coastal identity openly, a smaller community built around sand, sea and an easy outdoor rhythm. Far from the capital hubbub, it offers genuine distance, local character and room to live at a slower pace. There is a lightness to the air here, with the coast never far from mind.

Long-term locals and family households define much of the community, with a strong presence of young families throughout. The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area.

Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.

On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, with local dining and lifestyle amenities and housing affordability the main drags compared with similar coastal suburbs. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

Population

Population
1,115
Median age
46
Median household income / week
$1,542
Dwelling vacancy
40.7%
Unoccupied private dwellings
317 of 779
Median monthly mortgage
$1,088
Employment rate
51.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
30 / 5 / 13

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Housing

All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
$415
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
109

Median weekly rent from WA rental bond lodgements. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)

Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum

Data sources & freshness

  • WA rental bond lodgements — Department of Communities (WA) · Period: wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv · Updated on site · Monthly bond summaries

Schools & preschools

Schools & preschools
1
Median school ICSEA
945
  • Hopetoun Primary SchoolPrimary

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

1 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Esplanade Transwa Hopetoun

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Jim McCulloch ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics
3
Emergency department
Not in suburb
  • Hopetoun Beachfront ChemistVeal Streetpharmacy
  • Livingston Medical - Hopetoun Medical Centredoctor
  • ihearaudiologist

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
5/10
IRSD decile (2021)
5/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

1 state heritage place

  • Metropolitan Hotel (fmr)26 Veal St, Hopetoun2312

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
2
Parks (OSM)
2

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Desirability Index

Desirability score
16.2/100 — Below average
National rank
6787th in Australia
State rank
656th in WA
Peer rank
#38 among Coastal & beach · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#88 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data confidence
65%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics

Recent changes

  • Metropolitan Hotel (fmr)heritage26 Veal St, Hopetoun2312
  • Hopetoun Beachfront ChemisthealthVeal Streetpharmacy
  • Livingston Medical - Hopetoun Medical Centrehealthdoctor
  • ihearhealthaudiologist
  • Jim McCulloch Parkgovernmentpark
  • Esplanade Transwa Hopetountransport
  • Hopetoun Primary SchoolschoolsPrimary

Data sources & freshness

More in Ravensthorpe Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Western Australia.