Lakelands bushfire risk
Of Lakelands’s 4,315 mapped properties, 21.7% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.
For context, Lakelands’s bushfire exposure is in line with the WA average of 21.7%.
Where the hazards are in Lakelands
Flood and bushfire areas across Lakelands. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Lakelands
Lakelands sits in the Mandurah police district, which recorded 30,272 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 30,272 total. Figures are for the whole Mandurah police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Lakelands
Lakelands is mostly future urban. The most common zones:
Emerging community — earmarked for future urban development; not yet fully built out.
Zone: Urban development
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: District centre
Community facilities — schools, hospitals, and civic or community uses.
Zone: Education
Who lives in Lakelands
At the 2021 Census, 31.6% of Lakelands’s 6,171 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Lakelands
Mandurah council approved 1,490 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Mandurah council area (not just Lakelands). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.