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Blaxland - Warrimoo - Lapstone
30 km²
A high proportion of residents in Blaxland - Warrimoo - Lapstone earn $3,000 or more a week, with 34.6% of households reaching this level. This is a prosperous and well-educated community in the Blue Mountains where many people work from home. It is a stable area characterised by large, family-owned homes and a growing number of seniors. The neighbourhood blends professional success with a strong focus on family life and community volunteering.
An affluent area whose schools serve an equally well-off community.
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The typical resident is 41, making the area a little older than the national figure. Seniors make up 19.0% of the population, a group that has grown by 6.2 percentage points since 2011.
The community is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with 83.2% born here. Only 14.7% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%.
English is the primary language for 92.2% of the population. This is far below the national average for language diversity, and only 0.3% of residents speak little or no English.
The number of people reporting no religion has risen sharply by 20 percentage points since 2011 to reach 42.6%, which is well above the national figure.
This is a highly qualified area where 34.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Year 12 completion is also well above the national figure at 65.1%.
Typical family income is $2,652 a week, which is well above the national figure. This prosperity is reflected in the fact that 19.5% of individuals earn $2,000 or more weekly.
While 30.8% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is well above the national figure, only 4.6% of people need help with daily activities.
Volunteerism is much higher than most areas at 20.0%. There is also a strong culture of unpaid care, with 30.2% of people caring for children unpaid.
First Nations residents here have a much higher typical personal income of $861 and a far higher Year 12 completion rate of 52.9% compared to the national average.
Homes tend to be larger and hold more people, with a typical 2.8 residents per dwelling. One-parent families are less common here than in most other areas.
The area is dominated by separate houses, making up 94.8% of dwellings. Home ownership is very strong, with 41.7% of homes owned outright, far above the national figure.
Working from home is very common, with 40.5% of the workforce doing so. This helps explain why only 1.4% of people commute by public transport.
The population is quite stable, as only 28.2% of people moved in the last five years. This is far below the national figure of 40.7%.
The unemployment rate is a very low 3.5%, well below the national figure. Many residents work in professional roles, particularly in education and health care.
The area ranks as very advantaged, scoring 9 out of 10 for overall advantage and access to resources, placing it above about 90% of similar areas.
The area is much wetter than the state average, with annual rainfall of 1,136mm. Minimum temperatures are also much lower than in most other areas.
The neighbourhood is very walkable, with 98.5% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park. Most residents, 90.9%, live within 10 minutes of public transport.
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