Hopetoun (WA), WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Hopetoun is a small town on the south coast of Western Australia, about 590 kilometres south-east of Perth and 160 kilometres west of Esperance, set on Mary Ann Harbour at the edge of the Fitzgerald River National Park beneath East Mount Barren. The harbour was named in 1865 by a sealer after his ship, the Mary Ann, while the town itself honours John Hope, Earl of Hopetoun, Australia's first Governor-General. It was established in 1900 as a port for the Phillips River goldfield and gazetted in 1901, with a railway running inland to Ravensthorpe until 1935. The port later closed, and today Hopetoun is a quiet coastal base for exploring the national park.
Around the national middle
Hopetoun (WA) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 44% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 977, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Hopetoun (WA) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,115
- Median age
- 46
- Median weekly household income
- $1,542
- SEIFA score
- 977
- Coordinates
- -33.8611, 120.0915
Hopetoun (WA) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Hopetoun (WA) using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 28%, 29% of homes are rented, and 23% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 208 | 19% |
| Youth (15–24) | 49 | 4% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 280 | 25% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 312 | 28% |
| Seniors (65+) | 253 | 23% |
Share of the 1,102 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 164 | 36% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 63 | 14% |
| Rented | 133 | 29% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 435 | 93% |
| Townhouses & semis | 5 | 1% |
| Flats & apartments | 13 | 3% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 468 occupied private dwellings in Hopetoun (WA).
- Median weekly rent
- $250
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,088
- Average household size
- 2.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,110
- Median weekly personal income
- $748
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 231 (23%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 67 (7%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 45 (4%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 373 (42%)
- Labour-force participation
- 52.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.9%
- Employed full-time
- 275
- Employed part-time
- 137
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Hopetoun (WA)
Where is Hopetoun (WA)?
Hopetoun (WA) is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Hopetoun (WA)?
At the 2021 Census, Hopetoun (WA) had a population of about 1,115.
Is Hopetoun (WA) an advantaged area?
Hopetoun (WA) has an ABS SEIFA score of 977, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 44 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 44% of Australian suburbs.
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