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Lower King WA 6330

945 addresses · 45 streets

O'Connor Electorate › Albany LGA › Lower King · 385 km from Perth

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Living Here

Lower King is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 1,890 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,448 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

1,890Population
48Median age
$1,448Median household income / wk
$320Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Albany Regional Airport, 11.7 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 25.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Lower King

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

Tree cover measures, Lower King WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202025.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202143.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.7% · Labour-force participation 58.8%

Population by age in Lower King
Population by age, Lower King WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-482
5-14235
15-19122
20-2466
25-34153
35-44210
45-54285
55-64308
65-74273
75-84124
85+49
Dwelling types in Lower King
Dwelling types, Lower King WA (ABS Census 2021)
House686
Townhouse4
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Lower King
Households by weekly income, Lower King WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650111
$650-1,499214
$1,500-2,999185
$3,000+112
Top ancestries in Lower King
Top ancestries, Lower King WA (ABS Census 2021)
English972
Australian787
Scottish224
Irish171
Ancestry NS104
Other73
Housing tenure in Lower King
Housing tenure, Lower King WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned317
Mortgage283
Rented82
Other10
Cars per household in Lower King
Cars per household, Lower King WA (ABS Census 2021)
010
1166
2281
3150
4+85
Commute to work in Lower King
Commute to work, Lower King WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car698
Train0
Bus6
Tram/ferry0
Walked9
Bicycle0
Home35
Top countries of birth in Lower King
Top countries of birth, Lower King WA (ABS Census 2021)
England177
South Africa41
New Zealand29
Scotland13
Germany11
Netherlands11
Languages used at home in Lower King
Languages used at home, Lower King WA (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans23
Filipino10
German7
Mandarin5
French5
Italian3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

42,628 bird observations recorded near Lower King — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Lower King

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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