Lower Hotham, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Lower Hotham is more socio-economically advantaged than about 85% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1054, 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 Hotham at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 13
- Median age
- 50
- Median weekly household income
- $725
- SEIFA score
- 1054
- Coordinates
- -32.9506, 116.3738
Lower Hotham demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Lower Hotham 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 37% and 36% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 0 | 0% |
| Youth (15–24) | 0 | 0% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 6 | 32% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 7 | 37% |
| Seniors (65+) | 6 | 32% |
Share of the 19 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 5 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 5 occupied private dwellings in Lower Hotham.
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,700
- Average household size
- 1.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,250
- Median weekly personal income
- $706
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 4 (36%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 4 (31%)
- Labour-force participation
- 54.5%
- Employed full-time
- 7
- Employed part-time
- 0
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 Hotham
Where is Lower Hotham?
Lower Hotham is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Lower Hotham?
At the 2021 Census, Lower Hotham had a population of about 13.
Is Lower Hotham an advantaged area?
Lower Hotham has an ABS SEIFA score of 1054, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 85 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 85% of Australian suburbs.
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