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Leschenault WA 6233

1,181 addresses · 62 streets

Forrest Electorate › Harvey LGA › Leschenault · 144 km from Perth

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Living Here

Leschenault is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 3,058 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $2,197 a week, with median rent near $450 a week. Most homes are houses. About 93% of households own their home and 6% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

3,058Population
47Median age
$2,197Median household income / wk
$450Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Australind - Leschenault statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Leschenault itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Brunswick Junction, 10.5 km east · Airport: Bunbury Airport, 15.3 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs4/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 53.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Leschenault

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Leschenault WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202053.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202178.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.1% · Labour-force participation 61.5%

Population by age in Leschenault
Population by age, Leschenault WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4134
5-14431
15-19230
20-24101
25-34188
35-44360
45-54498
55-64549
65-74422
75-84135
85+15
Dwelling types in Leschenault
Dwelling types, Leschenault WA (ABS Census 2021)
House957
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other46
Households by weekly income in Leschenault
Households by weekly income, Leschenault WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65098
$650-1,499191
$1,500-2,999291
$3,000+284
Top ancestries in Leschenault
Top ancestries, Leschenault WA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,486
Australian1,306
Scottish359
Irish293
Italian182
Ancestry NS138
Housing tenure in Leschenault
Housing tenure, Leschenault WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned435
Mortgage490
Rented64
Other4
Cars per household in Leschenault
Cars per household, Leschenault WA (ABS Census 2021)
010
1141
2425
3231
4+191
Commute to work in Leschenault
Commute to work, Leschenault WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,067
Train0
Bus29
Tram/ferry0
Walked11
Bicycle4
Home93
Top countries of birth in Leschenault
Top countries of birth, Leschenault WA (ABS Census 2021)
England226
New Zealand84
South Africa46
Netherlands16
Germany15
Scotland14
Languages used at home in Leschenault
Languages used at home, Leschenault WA (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans12
Italian9
Spanish6
German5
Korean5
Polish5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

6,661 bird observations recorded near Leschenault — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Leschenault

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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