Esperance Cemetery Board

The Shire of Esperance manages multiple cemeteries, Esperance, Salmon Gums, and Condingup.

The Esperance Cemetery has a newer Lawn Section and an older section with various denominational areas, including Pioneer, Anglican, Uniting Church, Lutheran, Methodist, Peoples Church, and Catholic sections.

Applications and Resources

Monument Permit

Esperance and Salmon Gums

A monument permit is required for the placement, repair or removal of a headstone on a burial plot. A current Grant of Right of Burial is required to do this.

Application for Monument Permit

Ashes Interment

Within the Esperance Cemetery, ashes can be interred in a grave, the Rose Garden, or the Niche Wall. Other options within the Shire of Esperance include the Condingup Niche Wall or Salmon Gums Cemetery. Interments into a niche wall require a plaque, which can take up to 8 weeks to complete. Please arrange for the ashes interment once you have the plaque or have made arrangements for one.

Plaques must be made of admiralty bronze and can be arranged through Esperance Funeral Services, Esperance Trophies & Laser Engraving, or other providers.

Esperance Cemetery Niche Wall Plaque Size
229mm x 229mm

Esperance Cemetery Rose Garden
Single: 178mm W x 102mm H
Dual: 385mm W x 177mm H

Esperance Cemetery Infant Section Plaque Size
Plaques must fit within the plinth size (330mm x 330mm)
Four standard plaques available to choose from: heart, oval, teddy bear, or koala.

Condingup Niche Wall Plaque Size
Single: 178mm W x 102mm H
Dual: 320mm W 180mm H

Use this application to arrange for ashes to be interred into a niche or grave within the Cemetery.

Application for Ashes Interment

Burial Application

Use this application to arrange a burial into a plot within the Cemetery. Most burials are arranged with the help of a funeral director which includes assisting with applications.

Application for Burial

Reserving a Plot or Niche

Use this form to reserve a plot or niche within an Esperance Cemetery. The applicant will then become the grantholder of this plot or niche which is current for 25 years. Please note, reserving a plot is not a permit to inter. If you intend to inter ashes or arrange a burial and have a date in mind, an ashes interment form or burial form is required.

Application for Reservation or Renewal of Burial Plot or Memorial Garden

Memorial Plaques

Memorial plaques are placed to commemorate a loved one who may not be buried or interred in the cemetery. A memorial plaque can be placed on a headstone, on the back side of the Remembrance Wall that winds behind the rose garden or the infant's section.

Plaque sizes
Plaques must be made of admiralty bronze.
Remembrance wall plaque size: 178mm x 102mm
Infant memorial plaque: Must fit within the plinth - 330mm x 330xx square. Can be heart, oval, teddy, or koala.

Plaques can be arranged through Esperance Funeral Services, Esperance Trophies & Laser Engraving or other providers.

Application for Placement of Memorial Plaque

Grant of Right of Burial

A Grant of Right of Burial is a document that gives someone the right to use a specific burial plot. The person who completes the application for burial, ashes interment or reservation is the grantholder. In Western Australia, a Grant is issued for 25 years and any applications for the plot or niche can only be made by the grantholder.

Whether it’s the first or a later burial, the grant for a burial plot must be valid at the time of burial, ashes interment or addition of a monument or memorial. If the grant expires, the plot goes back to the Shire of Esperance.

The forms below help with renewal or transfer of a Grant of Right of Burial.

Application for Transfer Grant of Right of Burial

Use this form if the original grantholder is deceased or unable to complete application forms.

Application for Purchase Grant of Right of Burial

Use this form if the grant has expired.

Grant of Right of Burial Information

Read this to learn more about a Grant of Right of Burial.

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