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Leeming vs South Lake

Name: Leeming vs South Lake — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.3 km apart · Leeming profile · South Lake profile

Leeming South Lake

Leeming and South Lake are neighbouring areas in Western Australia with very different profiles. Leeming has a much more highly qualified and wealthier population, with 35.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 18.0% in South Lake. This is consistent with a higher typical household income of $2,330 a week in Leeming, while South Lake's is $1,742. Home ownership also differs sharply; 46.2% of Leeming residents own their homes outright, whereas 26.0% of South Lake residents rent.

Both areas share a very similar housing style, with about 93% of homes being separate detached houses. They also have almost identical proportions of children under 15 and a similar share of people who use a language other than English at home. While Leeming is noticeably older, with a typical resident aged 42 compared to 36 in South Lake, both areas remain well above the national figure for people born overseas.

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Where they differ most

Owned outright: 21.7 pts higher in Leeming Bachelor+: 17.3 pts higher in Leeming Year 12: 16.1 pts higher in Leeming Renting: 14.1 pts higher in South Lake Population: 5,052 larger in Leeming

Demographics & Identity

Population in Leeming in South Lake +5,052 larger in Leeming gap steady

10,883 87th pct 5,831 86th pct

Median age in Leeming in South Lake +6 yrs older in Leeming gap steady

42 yrs 38th pct 36 yrs 17th pct

Age structure

22.8% Young adults (25–44) +7.4 pts ▸ 30.2%

27.3% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.0 pts 26.4%

20.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +7.7 pts 12.5%

18.0% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.2 pts 17.8%

11.8% Youth (15–24) +1.3 pts ▸ 13.1%

Marital status

61.2% Married ◂ +19.4 pts 41.7%

27.0% Never married +14.3 pts ▸ 41.3%

6.3% Divorced +2.9 pts ▸ 9.1%

2.0% Separated +2.3 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.7% Widowed even 3.7%

Age & sex structure

Leeming South Lake

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

61.5% Australia +0.7 pts ▸ 62.2%

7.6% England ◂ +2.6 pts 5.0%

1.6% New Zealand +1.4 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.4% Philippines +2.2 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.5% China ◂ +0.6 pts 1.8%

2.2% India ◂ +0.9 pts 1.4%

1.8% South Africa ◂ +0.6 pts 1.2%

0.5% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.4% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Nepal +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Ancestry

39.0% English ◂ +5.0 pts 34.0%

30.2% Australian +0.9 pts ▸ 31.1%

14.0% Chinese ◂ +7.7 pts 6.3%

9.6% Scottish ◂ +1.8 pts 7.8%

8.8% Irish ◂ +1.8 pts 7.0%

4.5% Italian +0.5 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.6% Indian ◂ +1.7 pts 1.9%

0.6% Filipino +2.5 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.7% German even 2.7%

2.3% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 1.9%

0.5% Vietnamese even 0.5%

0.5% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

77.4% English only ◂ +4.6 pts 72.8%

6.3% Mandarin ◂ +3.1 pts 3.2%

2.3% Cantonese ◂ +1.7 pts 0.7%

0.2% Tagalog +1.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.7% Italian even 0.7%

0.7% Punjabi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.4% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.4% Vietnamese even 0.4%

0.3% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

43.3% No religion +3.1 pts ▸ 46.4%

45.5% Christianity ◂ +6.0 pts 39.5%

3.6% Not stated +4.0 pts ▸ 7.7%

3.2% Buddhism ◂ +1.0 pts 2.1%

1.1% Islam +0.9 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.9% Hinduism ◂ +0.5 pts 1.4%

1.3% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Leeming in South Lake +0.63 more in Leeming

2.55 37th pct 1.92 27th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Leeming in South Lake +11 more in Leeming

31 89th pct 20 87th pct

Avg size in Leeming in South Lake +219 larger in Leeming

721 91st pct 502 72nd pct

ICSEA in Leeming in South Lake +51 higher in Leeming

1,109 93rd pct 1,058 81st pct

Highest year of school

71.2% Year 12 ◂ +16.1 pts 55.1%

15.3% Year 10 +5.3 pts ▸ 20.6%

7.2% Year 11 +3.1 pts ▸ 10.3%

3.8% Year 9 or below +3.8 pts ▸ 7.6%

Highest qualification level

35.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +12.5 pts 22.6%

20.1% Certificate III / IV +13.4 pts ▸ 33.4%

16.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.2 pts 13.8%

11.6% Postgraduate degree ◂ +6.1 pts 5.5%

5.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.3 pts 3.3%

1.8% Certificate I / II +1.6 pts ▸ 3.5%

Field of qualification

23.1% Management & commerce ◂ +7.9 pts 15.1%

18.7% Engineering & related +1.7 pts ▸ 20.5%

12.8% Health ◂ +3.7 pts 9.1%

10.4% Society & culture +1.2 pts ▸ 11.5%

9.9% Education ◂ +2.7 pts 7.2%

3.4% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.5 pts ▸ 5.9%

3.5% Architecture & building +1.8 pts ▸ 5.3%

5.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.5 pts 3.6%

2.8% Creative arts +0.5 pts ▸ 3.3%

3.2% Information technology ◂ +0.7 pts 2.5%

1.5% Agriculture & environment +0.5 pts ▸ 2.0%

Income

Personal income in Leeming in South Lake +$112 higher in Leeming gap widening

$907 73rd pct $795 58th pct

Household income in Leeming in South Lake +$588 higher in Leeming gap narrowing

$2,330 87th pct $1,742 62nd pct

Family income in Leeming in South Lake +$566 higher in Leeming gap narrowing

$2,603 86th pct $2,037 60th pct

Household income distribution

27.8% $1,500–$2,999 +6.3 pts ▸ 34.1%

20.0% $650–$1,499 +5.4 pts ▸ 25.5%

20.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +13.9 pts 6.1%

14.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.6 pts 11.1%

10.1% Under $650 +3.7 pts ▸ 13.8%

Personal income distribution

38.5% Under $650 +1.3 pts ▸ 39.8%

27.8% $650–$1,499 +5.4 pts ▸ 33.2%

23.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.0 pts 17.7%

7.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.2 pts 2.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.9% Mental health +3.3 pts ▸ 10.2%

7.0% Asthma +2.8 pts ▸ 9.8%

7.3% Arthritis +1.4 pts ▸ 8.7%

8.4% Other condition ◂ +0.3 pts 8.1%

4.5% Diabetes +0.9 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.7% Heart disease ◂ +0.3 pts 3.4%

3.2% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 2.8%

1.0% Lung condition +0.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.6% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.1% None ◂ +6.1 pts 63.0%

19.6% One condition +0.4 pts ▸ 20.0%

5.0% Two conditions +1.0 pts ▸ 6.0%

1.7% Three or more +1.8 pts ▸ 3.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Leeming in South Lake +195 larger in South Lake

38 74th pct 233 86th pct

Median age in Leeming in South Lake +2 yrs older in Leeming

23 yrs 38th pct 21 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Leeming in South Lake +$702 higher in Leeming

$1,291 88th pct $589 44th pct

Household income in Leeming in South Lake +$896 higher in Leeming

$2,583 81st pct $1,687 50th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Leeming in South Lake +0.2 larger in Leeming gap narrowing

2.8 76th pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

64.6% Couples with children ◂ +8.7 pts 56.0%

26.1% Couples without children ◂ +1.7 pts 24.5%

8.7% One-parent families +8.9 pts ▸ 17.7%

0.5% Other families +1.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

Household size

35.6% 2 people ◂ +1.9 pts 33.6%

14.9% 1 person +7.9 pts ▸ 22.7%

21.2% 4 people ◂ +5.0 pts 16.2%

18.3% 3 people +0.7 pts ▸ 18.9%

7.9% 5 people ◂ +2.7 pts 5.3%

2.4% 6 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 3.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Leeming in South Lake +$90 higher in Leeming gap steady

$440 87th pct $350 71st pct

Mortgage in Leeming in South Lake +$567 higher in Leeming gap widening

$2,167 80th pct $1,600 48th pct

People / bedroom in Leeming in South Lake even gap narrowing

0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

40.5% Owned with a mortgage +7.2 pts ▸ 47.6%

46.2% Owned outright ◂ +21.7 pts 24.5%

11.9% Rented +14.1 pts ▸ 26.0%

0.6% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.9% Other tenure ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

Types of homes

93.5% Separate house ◂ +0.6 pts 93.0%

6.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.6 pts ▸ 6.9%

0.3% Flat or apartment +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

62.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +16.3 pts 46.6%

19.6% 3 bedrooms +23.4 pts ▸ 43.1%

13.8% 5 or more ◂ +9.7 pts 4.2%

2.9% 2 bedrooms +1.1 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.2% 1 bedroom +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

63.1% $350–$549 ◂ +11.5 pts 51.5%

11.9% $200–$349 +17.4 pts ▸ 29.3%

16.3% $550–$749 ◂ +15.0 pts 1.3%

5.5% Under $200 +8.2 pts ▸ 13.7%

0.9% $750 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

21.0% $1,000–$1,799 +20.6 pts ▸ 41.6%

40.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +13.0 pts 27.1%

20.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +12.7 pts 7.3%

14.6% Under $1,000 +2.5 pts ▸ 17.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Leeming in South Lake +46 more in Leeming

77 88th pct 31 86th pct

Stops/1k in Leeming in South Lake +1.76 more in Leeming

7.08 86th pct 5.32 79th pct

Departures/1k in Leeming in South Lake +1,865.1 more in Leeming

3,150.0 98th pct 1,284.9 88th pct

PT routes in Leeming in South Lake +11 more in Leeming

15 86th pct 4 82nd pct

Stop walk in Leeming in South Lake +3 longer in Leeming

3 21st pct 0 0th pct

Drive to city in Leeming in South Lake even

16 13th pct 16 13th pct

Reach 30 min in Leeming in South Lake +840 more in South Lake

10,883 60th pct 11,723 61st pct

Reach 45 min in Leeming in South Lake +1,009 more in South Lake

38,175 60th pct 39,184 60th pct

Transit to city in Leeming in South Lake +4 longer in South Lake

52 39th pct 56 47th pct

How people get to work

60.7% Car (driver) +7.0 pts ▸ 67.7%

9.8% Worked at home ◂ +5.2 pts 4.6%

4.1% Car (passenger) +2.0 pts ▸ 6.1%

3.5% Train ◂ +2.0 pts 1.5%

1.1% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.8% Walked ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.7% Bicycle ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

Motor vehicles per home

49.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +8.3 pts 40.7%

23.5% 1 vehicle +8.6 pts ▸ 32.1%

16.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.2 pts 15.4%

9.0% 4 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 7.8%

2.0% No vehicle +2.1 pts ▸ 4.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.7 pts 13.8%

12.6% Education & training ◂ +4.9 pts 7.6%

10.2% Professional & technical ◂ +4.2 pts 6.0%

6.6% Construction +3.3 pts ▸ 9.9%

7.4% Retail trade +1.4 pts ▸ 8.7%

4.8% Manufacturing +2.7 pts ▸ 7.5%

3.6% Transport & warehousing +2.9 pts ▸ 6.5%

5.1% Accommodation & food +1.1 pts ▸ 6.2%

6.2% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.9 pts 5.3%

6.0% Mining ◂ +1.1 pts 4.9%

3.5% Other services +1.1 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.3% Administrative & support +1.4 pts ▸ 3.8%

Occupations people work in

31.9% Professionals ◂ +15.6 pts 16.3%

11.3% Technicians & trades +6.9 pts ▸ 18.3%

15.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.3 pts 13.0%

13.1% Managers ◂ +4.8 pts 8.3%

6.2% Labourers +6.6 pts ▸ 12.8%

9.4% Community & personal service +2.8 pts ▸ 12.2%

4.3% Machinery operators & drivers +6.1 pts ▸ 10.4%

7.1% Sales workers +0.3 pts ▸ 7.4%

Walkability

Walk score in Leeming in South Lake +0.2 higher in Leeming

6.5 90th pct 6.3 90th pct

Types ≤15 min in Leeming in South Lake +0.6 more in Leeming

6.6 92nd pct 6.0 88th pct

15-min city in Leeming in South Lake +25.5 pts higher in Leeming

92.8% 96th pct 67.3% 84th pct

Walk to shops in Leeming in South Lake +23.1 pts higher in South Lake

70.6% 85th pct 93.7% 97th pct

Walk to transit in Leeming in South Lake +4.8 pts higher in Leeming

99.6% 99th pct 94.8% 85th pct

Walk to school in Leeming in South Lake +3.7 pts higher in Leeming

90.7% 93rd pct 86.9% 90th pct

Walk to a park in Leeming in South Lake even

100.0% 99th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Leeming in South Lake +11.8 pts higher in Leeming

77.0% 92nd pct 65.2% 89th pct

Amenities/1k in Leeming in South Lake +0.4 more in South Lake

15.7 55th pct 16.1 56th pct

Intersections/km² in Leeming in South Lake +53 higher in Leeming

188 90th pct 135 87th pct

Mean slope in Leeming in South Lake +0.3 pts higher in South Lake

5.5% 48th pct 5.8% 51st pct

Compare Leeming with nearby areas

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Compare South Lake with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Leeming vs South Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50842/leeming/vs/SAL51377/south-lake