Lowlands

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC50857
People 154
Male 52.9%
Female 47.1%
Median age 52
Families 43
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 76
Average people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $1,166
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,408
Median weekly rent $150
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.3

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 83 52.9 1,238,419 50.0 11,546,638 49.3
Female 74 47.1 1,235,994 50.0 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 3 2.0 75,978 3.1 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 154 people in Lowlands. Of these 52.9% were male and 47.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.0% of the population.

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Age Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 52 -- 36 -- 38 --
0-4 years 7 4.7 161,727 6.5 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 5 3.3 164,153 6.6 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 6 4.0 150,806 6.1 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 9 6.0 149,997 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 3 2.0 160,332 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 10 6.7 184,908 7.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 3 2.0 194,267 7.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 4 2.7 173,041 7.0 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 7 4.7 171,996 7.0 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 11 7.3 172,520 7.0 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 13 8.7 162,438 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 28 18.7 149,899 6.1 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 23 15.3 132,145 5.3 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 9 6.0 116,755 4.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 8 5.3 82,911 3.4 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 0 0.0 61,509 2.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 0 0.0 42,590 1.7 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 4 2.7 42,420 1.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Lowlands was 52 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 62 45.3 975,062 48.8 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 8 5.8 63,205 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 22 16.1 167,361 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 3 2.2 88,619 4.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 42 30.7 703,482 35.2 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Lowlands aged 15 years and over, 45.3% were married and 14.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 49 45.8 835,938 48.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 22 20.6 201,709 11.7 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 36 33.6 688,868 39.9 7,024,973 41.9

In Lowlands, of people aged 15 years and over, 45.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 20.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 6 14.3 30,247 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 6 14.3 144,988 18.9 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 36,865 4.8 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 28,046 3.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 7 16.7 88,176 11.5 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 34,065 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 4 9.5 34,773 4.5 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 5 11.9 46,835 6.1 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 106,811 13.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 0 0.0 18,547 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 14 33.3 197,644 25.8 1,707,023 23.7

In Lowlands 28.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 16.2% were in primary school, 27.0% in secondary school and 13.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 32 25.4 410,272 20.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 12 9.5 177,631 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 4 3.2 62,656 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 16 12.7 279,448 14.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 19 15.1 318,674 16.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 4 3.2 107,858 5.4 941,531 4.9
Year 10 16 12.7 235,001 11.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 940 0.0 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 209 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 4 3.2 117,996 5.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 10,572 0.5 145,844 0.8
Not stated 17 13.5 220,701 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Lowlands, 15.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 61 31.1 931,150 27.9 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 51 26.0 760,032 22.8 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 18 9.2 214,154 6.4 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 17 8.7 224,372 6.7 2,388,058 7.6
Dutch 7 3.6 47,039 1.4 339,549 1.1

The most common ancestries in Lowlands were English 31.1%, Australian 26.0%, Scottish 9.2%, Irish 8.7% and Dutch 3.6%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Lowlands (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 96 66.2 1,492,842 60.3 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 13 9.0 194,163 7.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 4 2.8 79,221 3.2 518,466 2.2
Germany 3 2.1 10,958 0.4 102,595 0.4
Netherlands 3 2.1 9,133 0.4 70,172 0.3
Switzerland 3 2.1 1,836 0.1 12,128 0.1

In Lowlands, 66.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 9.0%, New Zealand 2.8%, Germany 2.1%, Netherlands 2.1% and Switzerland 2.1%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 45 27.6 1,001,150 40.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 15 9.2 184,890 7.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 12 7.4 144,217 5.8 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 78 47.9 947,977 38.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Lowlands, 47.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 27.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 87 57.2 1,097,468 44.4 12,231,150 52.3
England 18 11.8 276,956 11.2 1,403,096 6.0
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 9 5.9 37,616 1.5 177,536 0.8
Germany 6 3.9 16,859 0.7 170,571 0.7
Netherlands 5 3.3 23,636 1.0 175,354 0.7

In Lowlands, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 57.2%, England 11.8%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 5.9%, Germany 3.9% and Netherlands 3.3%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 91 58.7 1,140,417 46.1 12,643,365 54.0
England 22 14.2 265,520 10.7 1,302,147 5.6
Netherlands 8 5.2 20,568 0.8 152,088 0.6
New Zealand 5 3.2 94,116 3.8 608,329 2.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 5 3.2 34,261 1.4 155,231 0.7

In Lowlands, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 58.7%, England 14.2%, Netherlands 5.2%, New Zealand 3.2% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 3.2%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 82 49.7 804,268 32.5 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 28 17.0 255,987 10.3 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 19 11.5 354,790 14.3 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 13 7.9 530,361 21.4 5,291,834 22.6
Christian, nfd 9 5.5 83,670 3.4 612,371 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Lowlands were No Religion, so described 49.7%, Not stated 17.0%, Anglican 11.5%, Catholic 7.9% and Christian, nfd 5.5%. In Lowlands, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (62.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Dutch 3 1.9 5,100 0.2 33,835 0.1
French 3 1.9 9,597 0.4 70,873 0.3
Tagalog 3 1.9 15,268 0.6 111,273 0.5
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English only spoken at home 126 79.2 1,861,041 75.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 5 8.8 181,998 19.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Lowlands 79.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Dutch 1.9%, French 1.9% and Tagalog 1.9%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 31 43.7 715,287 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 31 43.7 376,590 30.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 5 7.0 65,859 5.2 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 4 5.6 97,966 7.8 787,452 6.9

There were 71 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lowlands. Of these 43.7% were employed full time, 43.7% were employed part-time and 5.6% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 11 15.3 138,263 11.9 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 6 8.3 114,814 9.9 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 17 23.6 123,517 10.7 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 11 15.3 198,785 17.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 22 30.6 516,501 44.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Lowlands, 15.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 30.6% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 21 28.0 237,230 20.5 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 16 21.3 139,350 12.0 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 16 21.3 112,599 9.7 1,011,520 9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 10 13.3 187,396 16.2 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 5 6.7 122,889 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 4 5.3 102,337 8.8 1,000,955 9.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 3 4.0 150,408 13.0 1,449,681 13.6

The only other responses for occupation in Lowlands were Professionals 28.0%, Managers 21.3%, Labourers 21.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.7%, Sales Workers 5.3% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 6 14.0 3,032 0.3 44,309 0.4
Secondary Education 6 14.0 20,488 1.8 177,487 1.7
Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 4 9.3 1,585 0.1 14,911 0.1
Primary Education 4 9.3 29,683 2.6 231,198 2.2
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4 9.3 41,706 3.6 411,808 3.9

Of the employed people in Lowlands, the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 14.0%, Secondary Education 14.0%, Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 9.3%, Primary Education 9.3% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 9.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 547 -- 724 -- 662 --
Family 1,274 -- 1,910 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,166 -- 1,595 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lowlands was $547.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 44 66.7 733,030 63.3 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 13 19.7 49,354 4.3 503,582 4.7
Other 3 4.5 15,822 1.4 73,512 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport 0 0.0 106,764 9.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 48 65.8 815,077 70.4 7,305,271 68.4

In Lowlands, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 66.7%, Worked at home 19.7% and Other 4.5%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 65.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 100 75.8 1,387,280 69.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 34 24.8 568,406 28.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 14 10.8 196,328 9.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 46 34.1 379,578 19.0 3,620,726 19.0

In Lowlands, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.8% provided care for children and 10.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 34.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 25 19.8 447,726 22.4 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 29 23.0 521,733 26.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 19 15.1 228,248 11.4 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 21 16.7 189,571 9.5 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Lowlands, 23.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.7% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 23 65.7 247,841 38.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 9 25.7 292,133 45.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 3 8.6 93,344 14.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 10,869 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Lowlands, 25.7% were couple families with children, 65.7% were couple families without children and 8.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 0.0 -- 18.3 -- 18.2
Female -- 100.0 -- 81.7 -- 81.8

In Lowlands, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 6 16.7 106,951 19.8 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 3 8.3 22,177 4.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 7 19.4 119,913 22.2 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 4 11.1 88,558 16.4 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 4 11.1 31,917 5.9 302,037 6.0
Both not working 5 13.9 93,686 17.4 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 3 8.3 29,973 5.6 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 4 11.1 46,793 8.7 311,381 6.2

In Lowlands, of couple families with children, 16.7% had both partners employed full-time, 8.3% had both employed part-time and 19.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 55 79.7 866,767 86.7 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 14 20.3 132,874 13.3 1,039,874 11.2

In Lowlands, 79.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 20.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 55 100.0 685,824 79.1 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 122,562 14.1 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 49,086 5.7 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 6,314 0.7 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Lowlands, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 2,452 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 6 11.5 30,043 3.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 16 30.8 107,035 12.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 18 34.6 327,662 37.8 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 12 23.1 381,319 44.0 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 0 0.0 18,272 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.8 -- 3.3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Lowlands, of occupied private dwellings 11.5% had 1 bedroom, 30.8% had 2 bedrooms and 34.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 28 45.9 247,050 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 21 34.4 344,014 39.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 8 13.1 245,705 28.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 4 6.6 9,181 1.1 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 20,823 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Lowlands, 45.9% were owned outright, 34.4% were owned with a mortgage and 13.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 40 71.4 629,882 72.7 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 13 23.2 204,202 23.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 3 5.4 32,692 3.8 354,917 4.3

In Lowlands, of all households, 71.4% were family households, 23.2% were single person households and 5.4% were group households.

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Household income Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 22.5 -- 18.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 0.0 -- 19.2 -- 16.4

In Lowlands, 22.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 0.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 150 -- 347 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 100.0 -- 90.3 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 0.0 -- 9.7 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,408 -- 1,993 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 100.0 -- 91.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 0.0 -- 8.6 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 0 0.0 42,620 4.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 10 17.5 274,198 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 27 47.4 337,355 38.9 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 20 35.1 186,678 21.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 0 0.0 25,934 3.0 285,197 3.4

In Lowlands, 17.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 47.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 35.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 7 12.7 108,489 12.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 48 87.3 737,659 85.1 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 0 0.0 20,625 2.4 221,494 2.7

In Lowlands, 87.3% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 3 42.9 38,027 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 4 57.1 37,959 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 11 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Lowlands, 42.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 57.1% were female. The median age was 11 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 0 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 0 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

In Lowlands, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Lowlands % Lowlands Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In Lowlands, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.