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Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Leawood Gardens SA 5150.

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

15.8% of Leawood Gardens's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.

12 family households lived in Leawood Gardens; 33.3% were couple families and 0.0% were one-parent families.

25.0% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.

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

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

Leawood Gardens had 57 residents at the 2021 Census.

22.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

36.8% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.

Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.

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

Separate houses made up 90.9% of occupied private dwellings in Leawood Gardens.

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 Leawood Gardens?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

38.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.

38.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.

23.8% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.

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

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

The average household in Leawood Gardens had 2.6 people.

One-person households made up 20.0% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.

Two-person households represented 40.0%, while 25.0% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

How do people get to work in Leawood Gardens?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 Greater Adelaide rate.

77.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.

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 Leawood Gardens?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 Greater Adelaide rate.

One-car households formed 15.0% of the total.

80.0% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

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

61.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 38.8% reported a different address.

17.5% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

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

77.2% of residents used only English at home.

17.5% 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 Leawood Gardens residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

17.5% of Leawood Gardens's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 82.5% 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 80.7%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

What ancestries shape Leawood Gardens?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.

English ancestry accounted for 38.6% of ancestry responses in Leawood Gardens.

Australian ancestry made up 31.6% 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 Leawood Gardens?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

40.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.

Managers accounted for 14.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 0.0%.

Health care and social assistance employed 11.1% of workers, and education and training employed 14.8%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

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

The labour-force participation rate was 58.7%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.

34.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 17.0% worked part time.

Unemployment was 3.7%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

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

52.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.

5.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

14.0% reported asthma, 12.3% arthritis and 0.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

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

How educated is Leawood Gardens?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.

21.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 10.5% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 7.9%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

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

Median household income was $2,666 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,300.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $260 per week.

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

How does Leawood Gardens compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 0.0% in Leawood Gardens, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.

Outright ownership was 38.1% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.

Renting accounted for 23.8% in Leawood Gardens, against 29.5% across Greater Adelaide.

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

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