Landsborough (Qld)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 3,729 people in Landsborough (Qld) of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Landsborough (Qld) was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.0% of the population.

Of people in Landsborough (Qld) aged 15 years and over, 50.4% were married and 13.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Landsborough (Qld) was 51 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Landsborough (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 50.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Landsborough (Qld) was 51 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 38 years.

In Landsborough (Qld) 27.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.2% were in primary school, 25.2% in secondary school and 12.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Landsborough (Qld) were English 33.9%, Australian 29.8%, Irish 8.2%, Scottish 7.5% and German 5.2%.

In Landsborough (Qld), 80.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.7%, New Zealand 4.6%, Netherlands 0.7%, Germany 0.6% and South Africa 0.3%.

In Landsborough (Qld), 68.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Landsborough (Qld) were No Religion 30.2%, Anglican 19.7%, Catholic 17.9%, Uniting Church 6.8% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.8%.

In Landsborough (Qld) 93.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.5%, Dutch 0.4%, French 0.2%, Greek 0.2% and Spanish 0.2%.

Employment

There were 1,822 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Landsborough (Qld). Of these 54.1% were employed full time, 32.3% were employed part-time and 6.9% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Landsborough (Qld), 12.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Landsborough (Qld) was 42 years and for people who were employed part-time was 43 years.

The most common occupations in Landsborough (Qld) included Technicians and Trades Workers 21.0%, Labourers 15.1%, Professionals 11.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.1%, Sales Workers 10.0%, Managers 9.3% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.6%.

Of the employed people in Landsborough (Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 4.3%, Residential Care Services 4.1%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.1% and Residential Building Construction 2.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Landsborough (Qld) was $496.

In Landsborough (Qld), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.4%, Car, as passenger 5.3%, Truck 2.8%, Walked only 2.2% and Train 1.7%. On the day, 2.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Landsborough (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 74.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.5% provided care for children and 10.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.7% 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 Landsborough (Qld), 28.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Landsborough (Qld), 43.7% were couple families with children, 39.3% were couple families without children and 15.9% were one parent families.

In Landsborough (Qld) 17.0% of single parents were male and 83.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Landsborough (Qld), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,872 and those without children was $1,594.

Employment status of couple families

In Landsborough (Qld), of couple families with children, 18.0% had both partners employed full-time, 4.7% had both employed part-time and 21.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Landsborough (Qld), 92.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.6% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Landsborough (Qld), 88.6% were separate houses, 3.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.6% were flats, units or apartments and 6.3% were other dwellings.

In Landsborough (Qld), of occupied private dwellings 5.4% had 1 bedroom, 11.0% had 2 bedrooms and 47.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Landsborough (Qld), 28.8% were owned outright, 42.9% were owned with a mortgage and 25.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Landsborough (Qld), of all households, 76.1% were family households, 21.0% were single person households and 3.0% were group households.

In Landsborough (Qld), 25.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.3% 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 Landsborough (Qld), 33.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Landsborough (Qld), there were 79 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 44 (or 55.7%) were male and 35 (or 44.3%) were female. The median age was 28 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 Landsborough (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,137.

In Landsborough (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $255 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,634.