Lalor - West

VIC

Lalor - West is a stable region in VIC with 13,925 residents.

SA2 code: 209041530
State: VIC

Population

13,925

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+0.2%

3yr: +2.2% · 10yr: +8.6%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$366/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,450/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Lalor - West (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +2.2%5yr: +0.2%10yr: +8.6%Total: +30.2%

Population grew from 10,695 to 13,925 over 24 years, averaging 1.1% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 1.1%

Almost entirely detached houses (93.8%), owner-occupied (74.0%), built for families (56% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 93.8%

4,095 houses143 townhouses128 apartments

Tenure

Owned 38.7%

Mortgage 35.3%

Renting 22.9%

Owned 38.7%Mortgage 35.3%Renting 22.9%Other / NS 3.1%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

29 (0.7%)

2 bed

319 (7.4%)

3 bed

2,421 (56.5%)

4 bed

1,310 (30.6%)

5 bed

170 (4.0%)

6+ bed

39 (0.9%)