Median price trend for houses
Up 34.2% over 12 months
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The quick read on
Salmon Gums
WA 6445 · Esperance
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 146
- Postcode
- 6445
ABS 2021
Salmon Gums, Western Australia
Property market insights for Salmon Gums
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Salmon Gums WA
Market data updated February 2026.
Salmon Gums has a 12-month growth rate of 34.2% for houses.
Crime and safety
Is Salmon Gums safe?
The overall rate for Salmon Gums is 13,602 offences per 100,000 residents — 51% above the Rest of WA benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Salmon Gums.
Overall crime rate
13,602
offences per 100,000 residents
51% aboveRest of WA
Salmon GumsRest of WA: 9,006
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Salmon Gums?
Salmon Gums WA 6445 is in Western Australia, within Rest of WA.
146 people call Salmon Gums home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $900 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 146
- Median age
- 48 years
- Median mortgage
- $661 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $104 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of WA benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1521.9%Above
15–3411.0%Below
35–5430.8%Above
55–7430.8%Above
75 and over6.2%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses98.1%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright76.3%Above
Paying a mortgage7.9%Below
Renting15.8%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car8.0%Above
One car10.0%Below
Two cars34.0%Below
Three or more38.0%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home29.6%Above
Drove to work28.4%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled18.5%Above
What stands out in Salmon Gums
29.6% of workers in Salmon Gums worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Rest of WA.
5.5% of Salmon Gums residents were born in England.
54.1% of people in Salmon Gums described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Salmon Gums
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Salmon Gums WA 6445.
Is Salmon Gums family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
21.9% of Salmon Gums's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Rest of WA average.
40 family households lived in Salmon Gums; 52.5% were couple families and 10.0% were one-parent families.
50.0% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Rest of WA average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Salmon Gums?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Salmon Gums had 146 residents at the 2021 Census.
16.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
37.0% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Rest of WA average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Salmon Gums?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 98.1% of occupied private dwellings in Salmon Gums.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Salmon Gums?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
76.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about twice the Rest of WA rate.
7.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.
15.8% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of WA rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Salmon Gums?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Salmon Gums had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 25.5% of occupied homes. That is close to the Rest of WA average.
Two-person households represented 34.5%, while 27.3% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Salmon Gums?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
29.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of WA rate.
28.4% drove a car as their only travel method. That is about half the Rest of WA rate.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 18.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Salmon Gums?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
8.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat above the Rest of WA average.
One-car households formed 10.0% of the total.
72.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Salmon Gums, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
78.4% were at the same address five years earlier, while 21.6% reported a different address.
11.6% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Rest of WA average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Salmon Gums?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
87.7% of residents used only English at home.
6.2% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Salmon Gums residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
11.6% of Salmon Gums's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 88.4% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 87.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Salmon Gums?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 43.8% of ancestry responses in Salmon Gums.
Australian ancestry made up 45.2% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Salmon Gums?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
6.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Rest of WA rate.
Managers accounted for 59.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 4.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 3.7% of workers, and education and training employed 4.9%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Salmon Gums?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 73.9%, compared with 59.4% across Rest of WA.
49.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 22.7% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.4%, compared with 4.2% across Rest of WA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Salmon Gums show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
58.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.
6.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
4.1% reported asthma, 8.9% arthritis and 4.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Salmon Gums?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
12.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Rest of WA average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 53.2%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Salmon Gums?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $900 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $661.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $104 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Salmon Gums compare with Rest of WA?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 29.6% in Salmon Gums, compared with 7.1% across Rest of WA.
Outright ownership was 76.3% locally and 34.1% across Rest of WA. That is about twice the Rest of WA rate.
Renting accounted for 15.8% in Salmon Gums, against 32.2% across Rest of WA.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Salmon Gums
Is Salmon Gums expensive?
There is not yet enough consistent market data for a dependable house median. The nearby suburb links make it easier to compare the wider market while local observations build.
Is Salmon Gums good for families?
The Census counted 40 local families, and 21.9% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Salmon Gums?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
Explore the area
Streets and suburbs around Salmon Gums
35 streets in Salmon Gums
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Ainsworth Rd
- Beete Rd
- Burnside Rd
- Circle Valley Rd
- Cooksey Rd
- Coolgardie-Esperance Hwy
- Doney Rd
- Dunn St
- Eldred Rd
- Fagan Rd
- Fuller Rd
- Gimlet Rd
- Hanson Rd
- Hobby Rd
- Holt Rd
- Johns St
- Kumarl Rd
- Machen Rd
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- Magagnotti Rd
- Mccrea Rd
- Moore St
- Nulsen St
- Old Kens Rd
- Osborne Rd
- Poverty Ln
- Quast Rd
- Rogers St
- Salmon Gums East Rd
- Salmon Gums West Rd
- Sanderson Rd
- Sassella Rd
- Spratt Road
- Starcevich Rd
- Sunrise Hill Road
- Swann Rd
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