Lamb Island

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC31641
People 432
Male 51%
Female 49%
Median age 59
Families 99
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.3
All private dwellings 330
Average people per household 1.8
Median weekly household income $510
Median monthly mortgage repayments $867
Median weekly rent $200
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

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

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 223 51.0 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 214 49.0 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 22 5.0 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 432 people in Lamb Island. Of these 51.0% were male and 49.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.0% of the population.

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Age Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 59 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 8 1.9 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 16 3.8 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 25 5.9 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 11 2.6 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 9 2.1 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 3 0.7 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 11 2.6 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 22 5.2 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 18 4.2 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 22 5.2 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 32 7.5 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 44 10.3 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 38 8.9 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 62 14.6 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 47 11.0 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 37 8.7 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 10 2.3 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 11 2.6 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Lamb Island was 59 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 39.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 162 42.4 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 34 8.9 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 74 19.4 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 19 5.0 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 93 24.3 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Lamb Island aged 15 years and over, 42.4% were married and 28.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 138 40.9 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 26 7.7 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 173 51.3 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Lamb Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 40.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.7% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 3 4.1 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 21 28.4 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 23 31.1 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 3 4.1 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 0 0.0 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 24 32.4 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Lamb Island 20.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.4% were in primary school, 29.9% in secondary school and 3.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 44 11.9 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 22 5.9 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 7 1.9 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 71 19.2 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 44 11.9 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 19 5.1 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 54 14.6 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 2,602 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 418 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 43 11.6 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 53 14.3 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Lamb Island, 11.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 187 29.8 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 141 22.5 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 68 10.8 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 61 9.7 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
German 27 4.3 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Lamb Island were English 29.8%, Australian 22.5%, Scottish 10.8%, Irish 9.7% and German 4.3%.

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 Lamb Island (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 287 67.2 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 30 7.0 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
England 24 5.6 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
South Africa 10 2.3 40,131 0.9 162,449 0.7
Philippines 9 2.1 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0
Germany 8 1.9 20,387 0.4 102,595 0.4

In Lamb Island, 67.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 7.0%, England 5.6%, South Africa 2.3%, Philippines 2.1% and Germany 1.9%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 120 27.8 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 22 5.1 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 23 5.3 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 238 55.1 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Lamb Island, 55.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 27.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 264 63.5 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 26 6.2 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 25 6.0 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
South Africa 10 2.4 46,102 1.0 190,816 0.8
Philippines 9 2.2 43,562 0.9 270,177 1.2

In Lamb Island, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 63.5%, England 6.2%, New Zealand 6.0%, South Africa 2.4% and Philippines 2.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 265 63.2 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
New Zealand 30 7.2 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
England 27 6.4 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
South Africa 11 2.6 46,654 1.0 193,412 0.8
Philippines 10 2.4 57,947 1.2 325,049 1.4

In Lamb Island, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 63.2%, New Zealand 7.2%, England 6.4%, South Africa 2.6% and Philippines 2.4%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 149 34.7 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 75 17.5 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 73 17.0 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 40 9.3 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 23 5.4 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Lamb Island were No Religion, so described 34.7%, Catholic 17.5%, Anglican 17.0%, Not stated 9.3% and Uniting Church 5.4%. In Lamb Island, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (56.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Afrikaans 7 1.7 12,525 0.3 43,741 0.2
Spanish 5 1.2 21,006 0.4 140,817 0.6
Filipino 4 0.9 11,371 0.2 71,220 0.3
German 3 0.7 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
Italian 3 0.7 20,009 0.4 271,597 1.2
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English only spoken at home 369 87.4 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 16 6.8 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Lamb Island 87.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Afrikaans 1.7%, Spanish 1.2%, Filipino 0.9%, German 0.7% and Italian 0.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 32 28.8 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 44 39.6 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 11 9.9 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 24 21.6 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 111 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lamb Island. Of these 28.8% were employed full time, 39.6% were employed part-time and 21.6% 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.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 15 17.9 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 9 10.7 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 14 16.7 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 11 13.1 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 26 31.0 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Lamb Island, 17.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 31.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 15 21.7 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Sales Workers 10 14.5 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 9 13.0 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Technicians and Trades Workers 8 11.6 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Managers 7 10.1 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 7 10.1 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 7 10.1 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Labourers 6 8.7 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5

The most common occupations in Lamb Island included Professionals 21.7%, Sales Workers 14.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 13.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.6%, Managers 10.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.1% and Labourers 8.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6 12.2 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Other Social Assistance Services 4 8.2 30,196 1.4 158,230 1.5
Site Preparation Services 3 6.1 8,742 0.4 37,091 0.3
Watch and Jewellery Retailing 3 6.1 4,453 0.2 19,481 0.2
Accommodation 3 6.1 29,602 1.4 113,377 1.1

Of the employed people in Lamb Island, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 12.2%, Other Social Assistance Services 8.2%, Site Preparation Services 6.1%, Watch and Jewellery Retailing 6.1% and Accommodation 6.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 409 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 744 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 510 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lamb Island was $409.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 21 27.3 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Ferry, car as driver 17 22.1 1,784 0.1 3,674 0.0
Worked at home 11 14.3 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Ferry 9 11.7 2,936 0.1 11,858 0.1
Bus, ferry 6 7.8 794 0.0 2,321 0.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport 30 37.5 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 41 50.0 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Lamb Island, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 27.3%, Ferry, car as driver 22.1%, Worked at home 14.3%, Ferry 11.7% and Bus, ferry 7.8%. On the day, 37.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 50.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 246 64.1 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 57 14.7 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 51 13.6 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 78 20.5 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Lamb Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 14.7% 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, 20.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 59 15.4 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 74 19.4 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 54 14.1 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 57 14.9 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Lamb Island, 19.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.9% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 67 67.7 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 15 15.2 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 17 17.2 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Lamb Island, 15.2% were couple families with children, 67.7% were couple families without children and 17.2% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 13.0 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 87.0 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Lamb Island, 13.0% of single parents were male and 87.0% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 4 4.4 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 4 4.4 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 3 3.3 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 13 14.3 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 13 14.3 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 43 47.3 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 6 6.6 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 5 5.5 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Lamb Island, of couple families with children, 4.4% had both partners employed full-time, 4.4% had both employed part-time and 3.3% 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.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 211 67.8 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 100 32.2 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Lamb Island, 67.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 32.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 211 100.0 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Lamb 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.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 1.4 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 23 10.5 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 111 50.5 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 59 26.8 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 17 7.7 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 7 3.2 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.3 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 1.8 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Lamb Island, of occupied private dwellings 10.5% had 1 bedroom, 50.5% had 2 bedrooms and 26.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.3. The average household size was 1.8 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 100 47.6 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 47 22.4 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 52 24.8 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 1.4 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 8 3.8 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Lamb Island, 47.6% were owned outright, 22.4% were owned with a mortgage and 24.8% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 99 47.1 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 98 46.7 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 13 6.2 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Lamb Island, of all households, 47.1% were family households, 46.7% were single person households and 6.2% were group households.

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Household income Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 58.4 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 0.0 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Lamb Island, 58.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 0.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 200 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 83.0 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 17.0 -- 12.8 -- 11.5

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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 867 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.6 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.4 -- 6.4 -- 7.2

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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 42 20.2 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 121 58.2 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 34 16.3 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 6 2.9 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 5 2.4 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Lamb Island, 58.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 16.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 2.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 49 22.6 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 157 72.4 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 11 5.1 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Lamb Island, 72.4% 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.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 11 61.1 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 7 38.9 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 35 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Lamb Island, 61.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 38.9% were female. The median age was 35 years.

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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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 1.4 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 612 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Lamb Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.4 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $612.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Lamb Island % Lamb Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 200 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 678 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Lamb Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $200 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $678.

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

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.