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Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Lake Carnegie WA 6646.

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

58.3% of Lake Carnegie's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about twice the Rest of WA rate.

6 family households lived in Lake Carnegie; 50.0% were couple families and 0.0% were one-parent families.

50.0% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Rest of WA average.

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

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

Lake Carnegie had 12 residents at the 2021 Census.

33.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

41.7% 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 Lake Carnegie?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 0.0% of occupied private dwellings in Lake Carnegie.

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 Carnegie?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 do people get to work in Lake Carnegie?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.

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

37.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 62.5% 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 Carnegie?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

75.0% 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 Carnegie residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

0.0% of Lake Carnegie'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 83.3%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

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

English ancestry accounted for 41.7% of ancestry responses in Lake Carnegie.

Australian ancestry made up 25.0% 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 Carnegie?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 Carnegie?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 66.7%, compared with 59.4% across Rest of WA.

55.6% 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 Carnegie show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

91.7% 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 Carnegie?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 30.0%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

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

Median household income was $1,374 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 Carnegie 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 Carnegie, 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 Carnegie, against 32.2% across Rest of WA.

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

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