Lakeland

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 227 people in Lakeland of these 59.9% were male and 40.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Lakeland was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.8% of the population.

Of people in Lakeland aged 15 years and over, 38.5% were married and 14.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Lakeland was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Lakeland, of people aged 15 years and over, 49.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.7% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Lakeland was 46 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 53 years.

In Lakeland 21.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 12.2% were in primary school, 8.2% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Lakeland were English 22.3%, Australian 15.2%, Irish 7.8%, Brazilian 6.3% and Swiss 5.9%.

In Lakeland, 46.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Brazil 7.5%, Ukraine 4.9%, Switzerland 4.4%, India 4.0% and Taiwan 3.5%.

In Lakeland, 44.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 46.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Lakeland were Catholic 28.8%, No Religion 19.0%, Anglican 15.5%, Hinduism 4.0% and Lutheran 4.0%.

In Lakeland 54.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Portuguese 7.5%, German 5.8%, Ukrainian 3.5%, Spanish 2.2% and Welsh 1.3%.

Employment

There were 136 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lakeland. Of these 86.0% were employed full time, 10.3% were employed part-time and 3.7% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Lakeland, 3.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 2.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 61.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Lakeland was 36 years and for people who were employed part-time was 36 years.

The most common occupations in Lakeland included Labourers 38.6%, Managers 23.5%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.6%, Sales Workers 6.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 3.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 3.8% and Professionals 3.0%.

Of the employed people in Lakeland, the most common responses for industry of employment included Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 45.9%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 11.3%, Accommodation 9.0%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 6.0% and Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 3.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lakeland was $514.

In Lakeland, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 25.2%, Bus 21.5%, Walked only 15.6%, Car, as passenger 8.9% and Truck 4.4%. On the day, 23.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 33.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Lakeland, of people aged 15 years and over, 40.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 10.9% provided care for children and 1.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.5% 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 Lakeland, 13.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Lakeland, 45.2% were couple families with children, 54.8% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

In Lakeland 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Lakeland, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $700 and those without children was $1,031.

Employment status of couple families

In Lakeland, of couple families with children, 56.2% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 12.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Lakeland, 85.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Lakeland, 83.6% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 16.4% were other dwellings.

In Lakeland, of occupied private dwellings 9.8% had 1 bedroom, 31.1% had 2 bedrooms and 26.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Lakeland, 46.8% were owned outright, 14.5% were owned with a mortgage and 17.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Lakeland, of all households, 55.6% were family households, 36.5% were single person households and 7.9% were group households.

In Lakeland, 36.7% 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 Lakeland, 25.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 25.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 29.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Lakeland, there were 10 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 7 (or 70.0%) were male and 3 (or 30.0%) were female. The median age was 44 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 Lakeland, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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