Ludlow, WA

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

60/100

Suburb Score

More advantaged than the national average

Ludlow is more socio-economically advantaged than about 60% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1005, 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.

Ludlow at a glance

Population (2021): 132
Median age: 42
Median weekly household income: $1,843
SEIFA score: 1005
Coordinates: -33.6063, 115.5076

Ludlow demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Ludlow 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 children (0–14) at 29%, 14% of homes are rented, and 18% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	35	29%
Youth (15–24)	6	5%
Young adults (25–44)	29	24%
Mid-life (45–64)	25	21%
Seniors (65+)	26	21%

Share of the 121 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	13	31%
Owned with a mortgage	18	43%
Rented	6	14%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	46	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 46 occupied private dwellings in Ludlow.

Median weekly rent: $285
Median monthly mortgage: $1,733
Average household size: 2.8 people
Median weekly family income: $2,100
Median weekly personal income: $771

Community and culture

Born overseas: 21 (18%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 11 (9%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 0 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 46 (50%)
Labour-force participation: 71.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%
Employed full-time: 32
Employed part-time: 24

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.

Weather and climate in Ludlow

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Ludlow is January (average daytime high around 29.1°C) and the coolest is August (around 16.2°C). The area receives roughly 624 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	29.1°C	16.6°C	15 mm
Feb	28.6°C	16.9°C	16 mm
Mar	26.3°C	16.3°C	32 mm
Apr	22.3°C	13.8°C	40 mm
May	19°C	11.9°C	77 mm
Jun	16.9°C	10.8°C	92 mm
Jul	16.2°C	10.3°C	121 mm
Aug	16.2°C	9.6°C	103 mm
Sep	17.3°C	10.2°C	63 mm
Oct	19.6°C	11.4°C	39 mm
Nov	23.4°C	13.1°C	18 mm
Dec	26.9°C	15.1°C	8 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Ludlow

Where is Ludlow?

Ludlow is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.

What is the population of Ludlow?

At the 2021 Census, Ludlow had a population of about 132.

Is Ludlow an advantaged area?

Ludlow has an ABS SEIFA score of 1005, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 60 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 60% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Ludlow?

Ludlow has average daytime highs of about 21.8°C and overnight lows of about 13°C, with roughly 624 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).