West Leederville

15.2% of West Leederville's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.

1,129 family households lived in West Leederville; 38.8% were couple families and 12.5% were one-parent families.

35.6% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.

West Leederville had 4,340 residents at the 2021 Census.

36.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

27.0% were 55 or older. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Perth.

Separate houses made up 49.9% of occupied private dwellings in West Leederville.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 15.6% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 34.1% of occupied private dwellings.

27.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Greater Perth average.

32.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.

39.8% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Perth average.

The average household in West Leederville had 2.2 people.

One-person households made up 33.6% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Perth average.

Two-person households represented 36.6%, while 15.7% had four or more usual residents.

10.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.

46.4% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Perth average.

13.4% used only a train, tram or bus, while 8.8% walked or cycled.

8.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.

One-car households formed 49.3% of the total.

42.1% of households had two or more vehicles.

45.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 54.2% reported a different address.

34.6% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Greater Perth average.

78.3% of residents used only English at home.

16.7% used a language other than English at home.

1.6% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.6% spoke Cantonese and 0.5% spoke Hindi.

34.6% of West Leederville's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 65.4% was born in Australia.

0.8% of residents were born in China.

1.9% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 82.6%.

English ancestry accounted for 36.4% of ancestry responses in West Leederville.

Australian ancestry made up 28.2% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 5.1% of responses.

44.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about twice the Greater Perth rate.

Managers accounted for 16.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.7%.

Health care and social assistance employed 19.6% of workers, and education and training employed 8.3%.

The labour-force participation rate was 72.4%, compared with 65.2% across Greater Perth.

43.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 22.5% worked part time.

Unemployment was 3.4%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Perth.

64.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.

9.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

6.9% reported asthma, 6.3% arthritis and 2.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

42.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Perth average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 18.3% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 11.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 10.9%.

Median household income was $2,383 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,276.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $400 per week.

Working from home was 10.9% in West Leederville, compared with 7.6% across Greater Perth.

Outright ownership was 27.5% locally and 29.3% across Greater Perth. That is close to the Greater Perth average.

Renting accounted for 39.8% in West Leederville, against 27.5% across Greater Perth.