West Swan

9.7% of West Swan's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.

161 family households lived in West Swan; 36.6% were couple families and 7.5% were one-parent families.

26.7% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Perth average.

West Swan had 786 residents at the 2021 Census.

33.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

35.0% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Perth average.

Separate houses made up 84.6% of occupied private dwellings in West Swan.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 3.8% of occupied private dwellings.

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

55.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about twice the Greater Perth rate.

30.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.

14.8% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.

The average household in West Swan had 2.5 people.

One-person households made up 23.1% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Perth average.

Two-person households represented 40.1%, while 22.2% had four or more usual residents.

15.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Greater Perth rate.

61.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Perth average.

1.1% used only a train, tram or bus, while 4.0% walked or cycled.

2.5% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.

One-car households formed 23.2% of the total.

79.8% of households had two or more vehicles.

78.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 21.9% reported a different address.

19.5% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.

60.1% of residents used only English at home.

6.1% used a language other than English at home.

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

19.5% of West Swan's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 80.5% was born in Australia.

0.8% of residents were born in China.

0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 63.7%.

English ancestry accounted for 29.3% of ancestry responses in West Swan.

Australian ancestry made up 23.7% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.9% of responses.

13.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Perth average.

Managers accounted for 21.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.7%.

Health care and social assistance employed 7.0% of workers, and education and training employed 5.5%.

The labour-force participation rate was 38.6%, compared with 65.2% across Greater Perth.

21.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 13.9% worked part time.

Unemployment was 1.8%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Perth.

40.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.

4.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

5.6% reported asthma, 6.7% arthritis and 3.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

24.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.9% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 11.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 40.1%.

Median household income was $1,488 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,600.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $350 per week.

Working from home was 15.4% in West Swan, compared with 7.6% across Greater Perth.

Outright ownership was 55.1% locally and 29.3% across Greater Perth. That is about twice the Greater Perth rate.

Renting accounted for 14.8% in West Swan, against 27.5% across Greater Perth.