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Lower Chittering WA 6084

998 addresses · 62 streets

Durack Electorate › Chittering LGA › Lower Chittering · 48 km from Perth

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Living Here

Lower Chittering is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 2,408 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,612 a week, with median rent near $463 a week. Most homes are houses. About 94% 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 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

2,408Population
41Median age
$2,612Median household income / wk
$463Median rent / wk
3.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Perth Airport, 43.8 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
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: 28.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Lower Chittering

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

Tree cover measures, Lower Chittering WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202028.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202155.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.3% · Labour-force participation 67.7%

Population by age in Lower Chittering
Population by age, Lower Chittering WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4128
5-14373
15-19195
20-24120
25-34197
35-44311
45-54406
55-64387
65-74185
75-8488
85+22
Dwelling types in Lower Chittering
Dwelling types, Lower Chittering WA (ABS Census 2021)
House713
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Lower Chittering
Households by weekly income, Lower Chittering WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65045
$650-1,49997
$1,500-2,999196
$3,000+235
Top ancestries in Lower Chittering
Top ancestries, Lower Chittering WA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,202
Australian945
Scottish272
Irish207
Ancestry NS150
Other137
Housing tenure in Lower Chittering
Housing tenure, Lower Chittering WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned154
Mortgage508
Rented40
Other0
Cars per household in Lower Chittering
Cars per household, Lower Chittering WA (ABS Census 2021)
00
170
2263
3195
4+174
Commute to work in Lower Chittering
Commute to work, Lower Chittering WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car843
Train0
Bus15
Tram/ferry0
Walked17
Bicycle0
Home114
Top countries of birth in Lower Chittering
Top countries of birth, Lower Chittering WA (ABS Census 2021)
England358
New Zealand72
South Africa41
Scotland31
Zimbabwe18
Canada14
Languages used at home in Lower Chittering
Languages used at home, Lower Chittering WA (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans25
Greek11
Arabic9
Mandarin7
Serbian6
Spanish5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

201 bird observations recorded near Lower Chittering — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Lower Chittering

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.