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Homeowners in West Lakes, South Australia

West Lakes, by the people who own it.

2,288 of West Lakes's 2,941 homes are lived in by the people who own them: 78 in every 100, against 68 across South Australia. Doorstep is the neighbourhood app made for them.Download freeQuestions

West Lakes by the numbers

Who owns the homes in West Lakes

2,288owner-occupied homes
1,497owned outright
791with a mortgage
1,522owner-occupied houses
6,768residents
Share of homes lived in by their owners
West Lakes78%2,288
South Australia68%473,243
Australia66%6,114,780
Owned outrightWith a mortgageRentedOther / not stated

ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, tenure of occupied private dwellings, West Lakes (SAL). These are all homes in the suburb, not Doorstep members.

791 homes still on a mortgage

Owners still paying it off are often the newer faces in West Lakes: the households asking who does good gutters, where the kids play weekend sport, and whether anyone has a ladder long enough for the second storey.

30% of households are one person

881 households in West Lakes are a single person. A neighbour who'll take in a parcel, feed the cat or check in after a storm matters more than any app feature. Doorstep is just how you find them.

51 in 100 homes owned outright

1,497 households in West Lakes have paid the place off. Owning outright usually means years on the same street: the neighbours who know which trees drop branches in a storm, when the council clean-up comes round, and who to ask before you knock down a wall.

On Doorstep in West Lakes

Made for the people who own the homes.

Your suburb's board

Give away what you don't need, borrow what you need once, and ask the street a question. Posts come from people who live around West Lakes.

Open Homes

A national gallery of kitchens, gardens and makeovers people are proud of. Show off yours, or steal ideas for the next one.

Local trades

Ask who your neighbours would call, and find local businesses rated only by people who live nearby. Businesses in West Lakes →

Run a business here?

Reach West Lakes's homeowners

A free listing for trades, cafés and shops that serve West Lakes, shown to the members who live nearby.

For the singles

Single and own your home?

Doorstep Dating is a separate side of the app for meeting other homeowners. It's off until you switch it on.

Questions

Living in West Lakes

How many homes in West Lakes are owner-occupied?

2,288 of West Lakes's 2,941 occupied homes were owner-occupied at the 2021 Census (78%): 1,497 owned outright and 791 with a mortgage. Across South Australia the figure is 68%.

Is Doorstep available in West Lakes?

Yes. Doorstep works in every Australian suburb: you join by typing your home suburb, and West Lakes is one of them. Some streets are quieter than others while the area fills up.

Can my neighbours in West Lakes see my address?

No. Doorstep only stores the name of your suburb. There's no GPS involved, and nobody sees your street or address.

Meet the street in West Lakes.

Free on the App Store. Type your suburb when you join; nobody ever sees your address.