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South Lake WA 6164

2,583 addresses · 127 streets

Fremantle Electorate › Cockburn LGA › South Lake · 17 km from Perth

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Living Here

South Lake is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 5,831 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $1,742 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 26% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

5,831Population
36Median age
$1,742Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the South Lake - Cockburn Central statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: South Lake itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Cockburn Central, 2.6 km south-east · Bus interchange: Murdoch Station, 4.7 km north · Airport: Jandakot Airport, 3.9 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 8.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in South Lake

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

Tree cover measures, South Lake WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20216.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 6% · Labour-force participation 66.3%

Population by age in South Lake
Population by age, South Lake WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4374
5-14667
15-19351
20-24414
25-34942
35-44816
45-54805
55-64734
65-74473
75-84188
85+63
Dwelling types in South Lake
Dwelling types, South Lake WA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,979
Townhouse146
Apartment8
Other0
Households by weekly income in South Lake
Households by weekly income, South Lake WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650294
$650-1,499542
$1,500-2,999726
$3,000+367
Top ancestries in South Lake
Top ancestries, South Lake WA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,985
Australian1,811
Other1,015
Scottish457
Irish410
Chinese370
Housing tenure in South Lake
Housing tenure, South Lake WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned522
Mortgage1,014
Rented553
Other14
Cars per household in South Lake
Cars per household, South Lake WA (ABS Census 2021)
085
1677
2858
3325
4+164
Commute to work in South Lake
Commute to work, South Lake WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,201
Train46
Bus39
Tram/ferry0
Walked16
Bicycle12
Home137
Top countries of birth in South Lake
Top countries of birth, South Lake WA (ABS Census 2021)
England292
New Zealand176
Philippines151
China107
Malaysia85
Indonesia83
Languages used at home in South Lake
Languages used at home, South Lake WA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin186
Tagalog79
Portuguese77
Indonesian71
Spanish56
Serbian53

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

100,312 bird observations recorded near South Lake — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near South Lake

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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