Lockhart (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 3,391 people were counted in Lockhart (A): of these 52.1% were male and 47.9% were female. Of the total population 2.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Lockhart (A) there were 808 children aged 0-14 years and 896 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Lockhart (A), 3,177 people were Australian citizens, 124 were born overseas and 3 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Lockhart (A), 60.8% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 6.8% were separated or divorced, 7.1% were widowed and 24.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Lockhart (A), 90.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Lockhart (A) were England 1.5%, Scotland 0.3%, New Zealand 0.3%, Netherlands 0.3% and Germany 0.2%.

Of all people counted in Lockhart (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 26.6%, Anglican 22.9%, Uniting Church 15.3%, Presbyterian & Reformed 10.7% and Lutheran 7.1%.

On Census Night 2001 in Lockhart (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.1%, Danish 0.1%, Cantonese 0.1%, French 0.1% and Turkish 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.3% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,555 people aged 15 years and over in Lockhart (A) were in the labour force. Of these 64.3% worked full-time, 25.6% worked part-time, 3.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.2% were unemployed. 899 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Lockhart (A), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 20.3%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.0%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.5%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.0%, Professionals 4.8%, Associate Professionals 4.7%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.1%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.2% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.9%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Lockhart (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 21.7%, Education 3.6%, Health Services 3.0%, Road Transport 2.6% and Government Administration 1.9%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Lockhart (A), 917 families were counted: of these, 38.8% were couple families without children, 49.0% were couple families with children, 10.9% were one parent families and 1.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Lockhart (A), 1,256 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Lockhart (A), 95.1% were separate houses, 0.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.7% were flats, units or apartments and 1.4% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Lockhart (A), 56.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 18.9% were being purchased and 12.3% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Lockhart (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 9.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 5.8% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 83.8% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Lockhart (A), 72.8% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 20.6% were single (or lone) person households and 1.9% were group households.