Lord Howe Island

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 382 people in Lord Howe Island. Of these 50.1% were male and 49.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Lord Howe Island was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.3% of the population.

Of people in Lord Howe Island aged 15 years and over, 50.2% were married and 9.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Lord Howe Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Lord Howe Island 20.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.7% were in primary school, 3.4% in secondary school and 8.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Lord Howe Island, 13.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 24.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Lord Howe Island were Australian 29.7%, English 26.1%, Scottish 9.1%, Irish 7.9% and German 4.0%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Lord Howe Island (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Lord Howe Island, 79.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.9%, England 2.0%, United States of America 1.7%, Papua New Guinea 1.4% and Fiji 0.8%.

In Lord Howe Island, 58.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Lord Howe Island, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 70.7%, New Zealand 7.5%, England 4.7%, Samoa 2.0% and Norfolk Island 1.1%.

In Lord Howe Island, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 71.3%, New Zealand 4.7%, England 4.4%, Solomon Islands 1.4% and Wales 1.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Lord Howe Island were No Religion, so described 36.9%, Anglican 20.6%, Not stated 13.8%, Seventh-day Adventist 11.1% and Catholic 10.3%. In Lord Howe Island, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (56.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Lord Howe Island 86.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Norf'k-Pitcairn 1.6%, Estonian 1.1% and Romanian 0.8%.

Employment

There were 228 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lord Howe Island. Of these 51.8% were employed full time, 35.5% were employed part-time and 1.3% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Lord Howe Island, 15.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Lord Howe Island included Managers 24.3%, Labourers 18.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.1%, Professionals 8.3%, Sales Workers 7.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.5%.

Of the employed people in Lord Howe Island, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 35.0%, State Government Administration 18.6%, Cafes and Restaurants 11.3%, Travel Agency and Tour Arrangement Services 4.5% and Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 4.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lord Howe Island was $762.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Lord Howe Island, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Bicycle 25.1%, Walked only 23.7%, Car, as driver 20.9%, Motorbike/scooter 4.2% and Car, as passenger 3.3%. 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 23.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Lord Howe Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.9% provided care for children and 13.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 30.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Lord Howe Island, 30.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Lord Howe Island, 38.0% were couple families with children, 54.3% were couple families without children and 7.6% were one parent families.

In Lord Howe Island, 44.4% of single parents were male and 55.6% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Lord Howe Island, of couple families with children, 24.1% had both partners employed full-time, 10.1% had both employed part-time and 27.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Lord Howe Island, 72.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 27.1% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

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

In Lord Howe Island, of occupied private dwellings 14.2% had 1 bedroom, 19.4% had 2 bedrooms and 31.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.2 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Lord Howe Island, 35.6% were owned outright, 21.5% were owned with a mortgage and 31.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Lord Howe Island, of all households, 64.3% were family households, 30.7% were single person households and 5.0% were group households.

In Lord Howe Island, 11.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.6% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Lord Howe Island, 58.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 17.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 2.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Lord Howe Island, 86.1% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Lord Howe Island, 37.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 62.5% were female. The median age was 17 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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.

In Lord Howe Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Lord Howe Island, 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.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)