Westlake

19.2% of Westlake's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Brisbane.

1,371 family households lived in Westlake; 52.1% were couple families and 9.8% were one-parent families.

35.1% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.

Westlake had 4,547 residents at the 2021 Census.

20.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

34.0% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

Separate houses made up 97.3% of occupied private dwellings in Westlake.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 3.1% of occupied private dwellings.

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

44.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

44.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.

11.1% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.

The average household in Westlake had 3.0 people.

One-person households made up 10.6% of occupied homes. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.

Two-person households represented 34.8%, while 35.1% had four or more usual residents.

23.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.

54.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Brisbane.

3.5% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.0% walked or cycled.

1.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.

One-car households formed 22.1% of the total.

76.8% of households had two or more vehicles.

67.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 32.8% reported a different address.

35.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

73.1% of residents used only English at home.

25.4% used a language other than English at home.

4.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 2.7% spoke Cantonese and 1.0% spoke Hindi.

35.8% of Westlake's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 64.2% was born in Australia.

3.0% of residents were born in China.

1.9% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 90.5%.

English ancestry accounted for 35.3% of ancestry responses in Westlake.

Australian ancestry made up 26.5% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 9.6% of responses.

34.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

Managers accounted for 18.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.5%.

Health care and social assistance employed 15.1% of workers, and education and training employed 12.0%.

The labour-force participation rate was 65.6%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.

38.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.9% worked part time.

Unemployment was 4.2%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.

63.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.

6.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

8.0% reported asthma, 7.1% arthritis and 4.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

38.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 16.8% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 19.3%.

Median household income was $2,691 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,247.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $550 per week.

Working from home was 23.2% in Westlake, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.

Outright ownership was 44.0% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

Renting accounted for 11.1% in Westlake, against 36.2% across Greater Brisbane.