Lue

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 456 people in Lue of these 50.2% were male and 49.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Lue was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.7% of the population.

Of people in Lue aged 15 years and over, 56.9% were married and 13.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Lue was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

In Lue, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.0% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Lue was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 47 years.

In Lue 28.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.7% were in primary school, 32.3% in secondary school and 17.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Lue were Australian 36.7%, English 31.2%, Scottish 10.8%, Irish 9.7% and Dutch 1.6%.

In Lue, 87.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.5%, Canada 0.7%, Fiji 0.7%, Germany 0.7% and India 0.7%.

In Lue, 76.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Lue were Catholic 33.4%, Anglican 32.3%, No Religion 13.4%, Uniting Church 5.5% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.6%.

In Lue 96.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 0.7%, Persian (excluding Dari) 0.7% and Arabic 0.7%.

Employment

There were 230 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lue. Of these 57.4% were employed full time, 33.9% were employed part-time and 1.7% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Lue, 9.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Lue was 49 years and for people who were employed part-time was 50 years.

The most common occupations in Lue included Managers 21.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 19.9%, Professionals 16.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.3%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.8%, Labourers 8.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.5% and Sales Workers 6.6%.

Of the employed people in Lue, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 10.2%, School Education 8.0%, Coal Mining 6.2%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.4% and Building Installation Services 3.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lue was $457.

In Lue, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 63.7%, Car, as passenger 4.4%, Walked only 4.4% and Truck 1.3%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 65.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Lue, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.1% provided care for children and 13.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Lue, 30.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Lue, 40.3% were couple families with children, 46.0% were couple families without children and 13.7% were one parent families.

In Lue 18.8% of single parents were male and 81.2% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Lue, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,849 and those without children was $1,208.

Employment status of couple families

In Lue, of couple families with children, 21.7% had both partners employed full-time, 3.3% had both employed part-time and 23.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Lue, 78.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 22.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Lue, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Lue, of occupied private dwellings 3.0% had 1 bedroom, 9.6% had 2 bedrooms and 42.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.7 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Lue, 55.4% were owned outright, 28.6% were owned with a mortgage and 14.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Lue, of all households, 80.8% were family households, 19.2% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Lue, 34.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 8.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Lue, 24.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 34.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Lue, there were 17 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 7 (or 41.2%) were male and 10 (or 58.8%) were female. The median age was 37 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Lue, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.3, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,750.

In Lue, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $280 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.