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Lake Wells vs Leonora

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 243 km apart · Lake Wells profile · Leonora profile

Lake Wells Leonora

Lake Wells and Leonora are both remote Western Australian areas, but they differ greatly in population and scale. Lake Wells is sparsely populated and largely non-residential, while Leonora has 657 residents. There are stark contrasts in their makeup; the typical resident in Lake Wells is far older at 64, compared to 40 in Leonora. Leonora is also home to a far larger number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, with 128 residents. In terms of infrastructure, Leonora has one school within 3 km, while Lake Wells has none.

Typical weekly household income in Lake Wells is $1,875, which is about the same as the national figure. Leonora's typical household income is lower at $1,455. Both areas are similar when it comes to typical weekly personal income, which is $900 in Lake Wells and $946 in Leonora. Outside of these similarities, the two places operate differently, with Leonora seeing far higher numbers of people per bedroom (0.90) than Lake Wells (0.10).

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Where they differ most

Median age: 24 yrs older in Lake Wells People / bedroom: 0.80 higher in Leonora Population: 657 larger in Leonora Household income: $420 higher in Lake Wells Household size: 0.3 larger in Leonora

Demographics & Identity

Population in Lake Wellsin Leonora +657 larger in Leonora gap narrowing
0 0th pct 657 69th pct
Median age in Lake Wellsin Leonora +24 yrs older in Lake Wells gap widening
64 yrs 99th pct 40 yrs 29th pct
First Nations in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 19.5% 92nd pct
Aged 65+ in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 13.4% 27th pct
Under 15 in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 15.1% 37th pct
De facto in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 16.7% 78th pct

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 17.7% 72nd pct

Language

Other language in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 16.7% 86th pct
Limited English in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 1.2% 78th pct

Religion

No religion in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 41.9% 54th pct

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 32.4% 17th pct
Bachelor+ in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 7.8% 21st pct
Schools/1k kids in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 10.10 75th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Lake Wellsin Leonora +1 more in Leonora
0 0th pct 1 43rd pct
Avg size in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 100 26th pct
ICSEA in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 746 2nd pct

Income

Personal income in Lake Wellsin Leonora +$46 higher in Leonora
$900 73rd pct $946 77th pct
Household income in Lake Wellsin Leonora +$420 higher in Lake Wells
$1,875 69th pct $1,455 44th pct
Family income in Lake Wellsin Leonora +$204 higher in Lake Wells
$1,875 49th pct $1,671 36th pct
High earners in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 13.5% 75th pct
High-income homes in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 13.3% 42nd pct

Health & Disability

Health condition in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 21.9% 19th pct
Mental health in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 6.5% 35th pct
Needs assistance in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 3.0% 32nd pct

Community Participation

Volunteering in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 12.9% 24th pct
Unpaid carers in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 5.7% 10th pct
Unpaid child care in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 17.3% 18th pct
Defence service in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 2.5% 48th pct
Housework 15h+ in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 14.3% 11th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Lake Wellsin Leonora +128 larger in Leonora
0 0th pct 128 86th pct
Median age in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 29 yrs 60th pct
Year 12 in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 20.9% 11th pct
Unemployment in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 0.0% 0th pct
Median income in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— $367 13th pct
Household income in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— $1,062 21st pct
Indigenous language in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 46.1% 92nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Lake Wellsin Leonora +0.3 larger in Leonora
2.0 14th pct 2.3 29th pct
One-parent in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 25.5% 93rd pct
Living alone in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 37.4% 88th pct

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— $163 16th pct
Mortgage in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— $714 7th pct
People / bedroom in Lake Wellsin Leonora +0.80 higher in Leonora
0.10 0th pct 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 37.4% 87th pct
Owned outright in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 30.3% 23rd pct
Separate houses in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 70.8% 13th pct
3+ bedrooms in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 59.0% 13th pct

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 15.3% 91st pct
Work from home in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 4.1% 9th pct
PT commute in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 4.8% 90th pct
PT stops in Lake Wellsin Leonora even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Lake Wellsin Leonora even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 32.3% 55th pct
Recent arrivals in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 15.5% 79th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 2.5% 40th pct
Participation in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 49.4% 20th pct
Full-time in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 76.6% 94th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 2.0 66th pct
Types ≤15 min in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 2.0 66th pct
15-min city in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 61.2% 82nd pct
Walk to transit in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 60.6% 79th pct
Walk to a park in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 68.7% 69th pct
Walk to health in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 7.5% 73rd pct
Amenities/1k in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 12.2 47th pct
Intersections/km² in Lake Wellsin Leonora even
0 0th pct 0 2nd pct
Mean slope in Lake Wellsin Leonora
— 3.6% 22nd pct

Compare Lake Wells with nearby areas

Bandya Cosmo Newbery Lake Carnegie Laverton Lake Darlot Neale Leonora Sir Samuel

Compare Leonora with nearby areas

Leinster Lake Darlot Menzies Bandya Ularring Sir Samuel Laverton Kookynie

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Lake Wells vs Leonora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50827/lake-wells/vs/SAL50846/leonora