Average rent in Esperance Surrounds, WA — 2026

Esperance Surrounds comes in cheaper than most of Western Australia — the typical renter pays $233/week, around 31% below the state median of $337/week (ABS Census 2021). Most households here own (around 55% are owners or paying down a mortgage), and only 22% rent. The suburb is overwhelmingly separate houses (93%), with very little high-density stock. Population is around 3,966, median age 41, and the most common occupation category is Managers. 16% of residents were born overseas. At 576km from Perth, Esperance Surrounds typically sits outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — but state rent indices since 2021 have moved a lot, so the live figure above is a better current guide than the Census baseline.