Esperance (suburb)
| Esperance Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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The State heritage listed Esperance RSL rooms | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°51′55″S 121°53′17″E / 33.86534°S 121.88795°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,080 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6450 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2.42 km2 (0.93 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Esperance | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Roe | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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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.
The suburb of Esperance is on the traditional land of the Njunga people of the Noongar nation. The Njunga were previously part of the Wudjari Noongar, but separated from them for cultural reasons.
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.