Lower Chittering, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
More advantaged than the national average
Lower Chittering is more socio-economically advantaged than about 76% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1034, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Lower Chittering at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 2,408
- Median age
- 41
- Median weekly household income
- $2,612
- SEIFA score
- 1034
- Coordinates
- -31.5454, 116.0865
Lower Chittering demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Lower Chittering using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 33%, 6% of homes are rented, and 29% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 501 | 21% |
| Youth (15–24) | 315 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 508 | 21% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 793 | 33% |
| Seniors (65+) | 295 | 12% |
Share of the 2,412 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 154 | 22% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 508 | 72% |
| Rented | 40 | 6% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 713 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 713 occupied private dwellings in Lower Chittering.
- Median weekly rent
- $463
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,271
- Average household size
- 3.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,682
- Median weekly personal income
- $904
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 654 (29%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 97 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 28 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 833 (46%)
- Labour-force participation
- 67.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.3%
- Employed full-time
- 765
- Employed part-time
- 382
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Lower Chittering
Where is Lower Chittering?
Lower Chittering is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Lower Chittering?
At the 2021 Census, Lower Chittering had a population of about 2,408.
Is Lower Chittering an advantaged area?
Lower Chittering has an ABS SEIFA score of 1034, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 76 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 76% of Australian suburbs.
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