6124, WA

The typical resident is 43, which is noticeably older than the national figure. However, children under 15 make up 21.6% of the population, a figure well above the Australian average of 18.2%.

About 22.7% of residents were born overseas, which is well below the national figure of 27.7%. English and Australian are the most common ancestries.

English is the dominant language, with only 3.6% of people using another language at home—a figure far below the national average of 22.3%.

A large proportion of the community reports having no religion, at 47.0%, which is well above the national figure of 38.9% and has risen 15 points since 2011.

Education levels have improved since 2011, with the share of adults who completed Year 12 rising by 9.3 points to 48.1%, though this remains far below the national average.

Incomes are much higher than in most similar areas, with a typical family earning $2,383 a week. The proportion of households earning over $3,000 a week rose 14 points since 2011 to 24.0%.

Mental health conditions are more common here than across the state, affecting 10.1% of people. Conversely, only 4.1% of residents need help with daily activities, which is a little below the national figure.

Community participation is high, with 21.0% of people volunteering, well above the national figure of 14.1%. Unpaid care for children is also much more common than in most areas.

Families tend to be larger than usual, with 2.6 people per home. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, which is well below the national average.

Housing is dominated by separate houses, which make up 98.4% of all homes. Renting is very uncommon, with only 8.3% of households renting, far below the national figure of 30.6%.

Car ownership is nearly universal, as only 1.0% of homes have no motor vehicle. This reflects the high drive time to the city of 87 minutes.

The population is very stable, with far fewer people moving house in the last five years compared to the national average. Recent overseas arrivals also fell to 2.6% since 2011.

Job security is strong, with 63.0% of people employed full-time, well above the national figure. The unemployment rate of 3.8% is also lower than the national average.

Residents have very high access to money and resources, scoring 9 out of 10. This puts the area in a more advantaged position than about 70% of all other areas.

The area is mostly car-dependent, with a walkability score of 3.1, far below the state average. Most homes are far from health services, parks, and schools.