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Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Lake Brown WA 6479.

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

38.5% of Lake Brown's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about twice the Rest of WA rate.

3 family households lived in Lake Brown; 0.0% were couple families and 0.0% were one-parent families.

0.0% of local families included children under 15. That is about half the Rest of WA rate.

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

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

Lake Brown had 13 residents at the 2021 Census.

0.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

23.1% were 55 or older. That is well below the Rest of WA average.

Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.

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

Separate houses made up 60.0% of occupied private dwellings in Lake Brown.

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 Lake Brown?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

100.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about twice the Rest of WA rate.

0.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.

0.0% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of WA rate.

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

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

The average household in Lake Brown had 2.0 people.

One-person households made up 0.0% of occupied homes. That is about half the Rest of WA rate.

Two-person households represented 100.0%, while 0.0% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

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

0.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Rest of WA rate.

0.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is about half the Rest of WA rate.

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

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

How many cars do households have in Lake Brown?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 0.0% of the total.

166.7% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

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

100.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 0.0% reported a different address.

0.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Rest of WA rate.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

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

53.8% of residents used only English at home.

0.0% 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 Lake Brown residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

0.0% of Lake Brown's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 100.0% 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 23.1%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

What ancestries shape Lake Brown?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.

English ancestry accounted for 30.8% of ancestry responses in Lake Brown.

Australian ancestry made up 0.0% 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 Lake Brown?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

0.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Rest of WA rate.

Managers accounted for 0.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 0.0%.

Health care and social assistance employed 0.0% of workers, and education and training employed 0.0%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

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

The labour-force participation rate was 36.4%, compared with 59.4% across Rest of WA.

33.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 0.0% worked part time.

Unemployment was 0.0%, compared with 4.2% across Rest of WA.

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

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

38.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.

0.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

0.0% reported asthma, 0.0% arthritis and 0.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

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

How educated is Lake Brown?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.

0.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Rest of WA rate.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 0.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 0.0%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

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

Median household income was $900 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $0.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $0 per week.

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

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

Working from home was 0.0% in Lake Brown, compared with 7.1% across Rest of WA.

Outright ownership was 100.0% locally and 34.1% across Rest of WA. That is about twice the Rest of WA rate.

Renting accounted for 0.0% in Lake Brown, against 32.2% across Rest of WA.

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

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