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WA · Esperance Council

Sinclair, 6450

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Updated

Desirability score

30.6/100
Below average

454th in WA

43% data confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Affordable
  • Rural
  • Transport
  • Established
  • Residential
What Sinclair is known for: Affordable, Rural, Transport, Established, Residential

Suburb profile

In Esperance, Sinclair keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Remote from the metro area in the best sense: quiet streets, big skies and a town that runs on its own timetable. The landscape itself is part of the lifestyle: open paddocks, big skies and room to breathe.

Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice, and that is part of the charm. Reasonable public transport access helps with commuting and getting around locally.

Housing remains accessible compared with many parts of the state. 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, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and safety lag similar regional towns, despite relative strength in housing affordability.

Population

Population
765
Median age
38
Median household income / week
$1,441
Dwelling vacancy
8.1%
Unoccupied private dwellings
25 of 310
Median monthly mortgage
$1,408
Employment rate
60.2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
24 / 14 / 0

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)
$500
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
836

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

Public transport

11 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Frederick St Before Freeman St
  • Milner St Before Kalari Pl
  • Ocean St Before Milner St
  • Ocean St Esperance Christian Primary School
  • Pink Lake Rd After Johns St

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

1 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • IGASupermarket

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).

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

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
2/10
IRSD decile (2021)
3/10

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

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

Desirability Index

Desirability score
30.6/100 — Below average
National rank
5128th in Australia
State rank
454th in WA
Peer rank
#81 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#149 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
43%

Data sources & freshness

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

Recent changes

  • Frederick St Before Freeman Sttransport
  • Milner St Before Kalari Pltransport
  • Ocean St Before Milner Sttransport
  • Ocean St Esperance Christian Primary Schooltransport
  • Pink Lake Rd After Johns Sttransport
  • IGAamenitiessupermarket

Data sources & freshness

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