Laguna Quays

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 237 people in Laguna Quays of these 56.5% were male and 43.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Laguna Quays was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.5% of the population.

Of people in Laguna Quays aged 15 years and over, 54.2% were married and 15.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Laguna Quays was 55 years and the median age of people never married was 39 years.

In Laguna Quays, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 18.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Laguna Quays was 52 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

In Laguna Quays 22.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.5% were in primary school, 15.7% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Laguna Quays were English 30.1%, Australian 27.9%, Scottish 9.0%, Irish 6.7% and German 4.8%.

In Laguna Quays, 76.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.8%, England 2.1%, Germany 1.3%, Greece 1.3% and Japan 1.3%.

In Laguna Quays, 70.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Laguna Quays were No Religion 31.4%, Catholic 16.5%, Anglican 16.1%, Presbyterian and Reformed 5.9% and Uniting Church 5.9%.

In Laguna Quays 88.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Greek 1.3%.

Employment

There were 111 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Laguna Quays. Of these 57.7% were employed full time, 25.2% were employed part-time and 9.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Laguna Quays, 11.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 54.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Laguna Quays was 47 years and for people who were employed part-time was 46 years.

The most common occupations in Laguna Quays included Machinery Operators And Drivers 21.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.0%, Managers 12.0%, Labourers 10.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.0%, Sales Workers 8.0% and Professionals 3.0%.

Of the employed people in Laguna Quays, the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 12.9%, School Education 5.9%, Building Completion Services 4.0%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 3.0% and Sugar and Confectionery Manufacturing 3.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Laguna Quays was $513.

In Laguna Quays, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 53.1%, Walked only 8.2%, Bus 6.1%, Car, as passenger 4.1% and Car as driver, car as passenger 3.1%. On the day, 7.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 59.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Laguna Quays, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.0% provided care for children and 7.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.2% 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 Laguna Quays, 20.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 18.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 17.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Laguna Quays, 31.1% were couple families with children, 68.9% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

In Laguna Quays 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Laguna Quays, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,250 and those without children was $2,250.

Employment status of couple families

In Laguna Quays, of couple families with children, 19.0% had both partners employed full-time, 7.9% had both employed part-time and 4.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Laguna Quays, 50.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 49.4% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Laguna Quays, 73.8% were separate houses, 7.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 11.2% were flats, units or apartments and 7.5% were other dwellings.

In Laguna Quays, of occupied private dwellings 11.2% had 1 bedroom, 17.5% had 2 bedrooms and 40.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.6. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Laguna Quays, 36.1% were owned outright, 32.5% were owned with a mortgage and 27.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Laguna Quays, of all households, 79.0% were family households, 21.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Laguna Quays, 31.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.0% 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 Laguna Quays, 36.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Laguna Quays, there were 0 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 0 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 Laguna Quays, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,375.

In Laguna Quays, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $190 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.