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Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Grass Valley WA 6403.

Is Grass Valley family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.

11.4% of Grass Valley's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well below the Rest of WA average.

44 family households lived in Grass Valley; 31.8% were couple families and 13.6% were one-parent families.

36.4% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Rest of WA average.

These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.

What is the age profile of Grass Valley?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Grass Valley had 158 residents at the 2021 Census.

20.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

48.1% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of WA average.

Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.

What kind of homes are in Grass Valley?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 101.5% of occupied private dwellings in Grass Valley.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.

Do people own or rent in Grass Valley?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

41.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of WA average.

38.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.

20.0% rented their home. That is well below the Rest of WA average.

Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.

How large are households in Grass Valley?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Grass Valley had 2.2 people.

One-person households made up 35.9% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of WA average.

Two-person households represented 40.6%, while 9.4% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

How do people get to work in Grass Valley?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.

4.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Rest of WA average.

60.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Rest of WA average.

0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 6.8% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

How many cars do households have in Grass Valley?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.

0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of WA rate.

One-car households formed 31.3% of the total.

78.1% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

Who's moving to Grass Valley, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.

70.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 29.3% reported a different address.

16.5% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Rest of WA average.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

What languages are spoken in Grass Valley?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

91.1% of residents used only English at home.

1.9% used a language other than English at home.

0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

Where were Grass Valley residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

16.5% of Grass Valley's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 83.5% was born in Australia.

0.0% of residents were born in China.

0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 86.7%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

What ancestries shape Grass Valley?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.

English ancestry accounted for 34.2% of ancestry responses in Grass Valley.

Australian ancestry made up 50.6% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.

People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.

What work do people do in Grass Valley?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

8.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Rest of WA average.

Managers accounted for 9.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 8.2%.

Health care and social assistance employed 15.1% of workers, and education and training employed 6.8%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Grass Valley?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 56.4%, compared with 59.4% across Rest of WA.

23.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 26.8% worked part time.

Unemployment was 7.6%, compared with 4.2% across Rest of WA.

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

What does the health profile of Grass Valley show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

52.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.

8.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

3.8% reported asthma, 14.6% arthritis and 7.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.

How educated is Grass Valley?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.

10.3% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Rest of WA average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 11.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 53.8%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

What do incomes and housing costs look like in Grass Valley?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.

Median household income was $1,125 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $986.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $225 per week.

These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.

How does Grass Valley compare with Rest of WA?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 4.1% in Grass Valley, compared with 7.1% across Rest of WA.

Outright ownership was 41.4% locally and 34.1% across Rest of WA. That is well above the Rest of WA average.

Renting accounted for 20.0% in Grass Valley, against 32.2% across Rest of WA.

Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.

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