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Lynwood WA 6147

1,796 addresses · 56 streets

Tangney Electorate › Canning LGA › Lynwood · 12 km from Perth

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Living Here

Lynwood is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 3,541 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $1,482 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 68% of households own their home and 31% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

3,541Population
36Median age
$1,482Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Thornlie, 2.3 km east · Railway halt: Canning Junction, 2.1 km north-west · Bus interchange: Transperth Beckenham Bus Depot, 2.4 km north-east · Airport: Jandakot Airport, 7.6 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources3/10
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: 6.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Lynwood

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

Tree cover measures, Lynwood WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20217.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.2% · Labour-force participation 65.4%

Population by age in Lynwood
Population by age, Lynwood WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4230
5-14471
15-19170
20-24214
25-34594
35-44586
45-54387
55-64379
65-74263
75-84186
85+63
Dwelling types in Lynwood
Dwelling types, Lynwood WA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,229
Townhouse116
Apartment14
Other0
Households by weekly income in Lynwood
Households by weekly income, Lynwood WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650216
$650-1,499402
$1,500-2,999425
$3,000+192
Top ancestries in Lynwood
Top ancestries, Lynwood WA (ABS Census 2021)
English988
Other868
Australian769
Chinese522
Irish235
Scottish225
Housing tenure in Lynwood
Housing tenure, Lynwood WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned400
Mortgage515
Rented410
Other11
Cars per household in Lynwood
Cars per household, Lynwood WA (ABS Census 2021)
073
1521
2529
3145
4+79
Commute to work in Lynwood
Commute to work, Lynwood WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,259
Train19
Bus38
Tram/ferry0
Walked12
Bicycle4
Home79
Top countries of birth in Lynwood
Top countries of birth, Lynwood WA (ABS Census 2021)
England243
Malaysia228
India190
China145
New Zealand89
Philippines70
Languages used at home in Lynwood
Languages used at home, Lynwood WA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin307
Punjabi94
Korean94
Cantonese92
Hindi62
Indonesian48

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

100,328 bird observations recorded near Lynwood — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Lynwood

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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