Lowood

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 1,010 people were usually resident in Lowood: of these 47.4% were male and 52.6% were female. Of the total population 5.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 23.5% of people usually resident in Lowood were children aged 0-14 years, and 29.0% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 38 years.

In the 2006 Census, 86.8% of people usually resident in Lowood were Australian citizens, 10.6% were born overseas and 1.5% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 39.8% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Lowood were married, 19.0% were either separated or divorced, 8.7% were widowed and 31.8% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 80.5% of people usually resident in Lowood, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were New Zealand 2.5%, England 2.4%, Scotland 1.0%, Philippines 0.9% and Germany 0.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Lowood were No Religion 20.2%, Anglican 17.9%, Catholic 14.7%, Lutheran 11.9% and Uniting Church 8.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Lowood were German 1.0%, Tagalog 0.5%, Filipino 0.4%, Dutch 0.4% and Spanish 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 90.7%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 334 people aged 15 years and over in Lowood were in the labour force. Of these 56.0% worked full-time, 24.0% worked part-time, 5.1% were away from work, 3.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 12.0% were unemployed. 370 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Lowood were Labourers 28.6%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 16.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.9%, Professionals 8.8%, Managers 7.8%, Sales Workers 7.5% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.8%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Lowood, the most common responses for industry of employment included Meat and Meat Product Manufacturing 8.2%, Road Freight Transport 5.4%, School Education 4.8%, Pubs, Taverns and Bars 4.8% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.4%.

In the 2006 Census in Lowood, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $329, the median family income was $713 and the median household income was $597.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 250 families in Lowood: of these 36.4% were couple families without children, 33.2% were couple families with children, 28.4% were one parent families and 2.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 403 occupied private dwellings were counted in Lowood.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Lowood, 79.4% were separate houses, 2.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.0% were flats, units or apartments and 11.9% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Lowood, 26.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 21.1% were owned with a mortgage and 44.9% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Lowood, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 26.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 1.7% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 68.0% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Lowood, the median weekly rent was $150. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $867. The average people per household was 2.4 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Lowood, 61.5% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 31.8% were single (or lone) person households and 2.2% were group households.