Western Australia council

Lake Grace

1,337 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 11,886 km², 21 suburbs. Council website: lakegrace.wa.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

1,337

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.9% in a year

Density

0.1/km²

11,886 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$180k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$2,959

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

2.2 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

9 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

21

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age
41
Median household income
$1,715/week
Median rent
$180/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,000/month
Households renting
20.7%
Average household
2.4 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 9 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 9 of 10

Suburbs

21 suburbs where Lake Grace holds most residents. Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Lake Grace523All / 30%6
Newdegate159All / 39%2
Lake King84All / 54%9
Lake Biddy59All / 47%10
Varley44All / 37%9
South Newdegate43All / 42%10
Beenong41All / 40%9
Kuender41All / 36%9
Mallee Hill30All / 40%9
Mount Madden30All / 40%9
Buniche26All / 43%10
Lake Camm23All / 33%9
Mount Sheridan (WA)23All / 38%9
North Lake Grace23All / 41%9
South Lake Grace23All / 33%9
Magenta (WA)22All / 55%9
North Burngup20All / 41%10
Neendaling19All / 42%9
East Newdegate17All / 35%9
Dunn Rock11All / 74%9
Hatter HillAll / 99%

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Bushfire-prone land

37%

Over 21 of 21 member suburbs

Show the layer on the map →

Observed surface water (1986–present)

15%

Over 21 of 21 member suburbs

Show the layer on the map →

Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

  • O'Connor · Rick WILSON (LP)100%

State districts

  • Roe · Peter Rundle (NAT)100%

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every Western Australia council on the council map or the Western Australia council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.