Lockhart River

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 724 people in Lockhart River. Of these 50.8% were male and 49.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 86.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Lockhart River was 26 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 30.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 4.7% of the population.

Of people in Lockhart River aged 15 years and over, 4.8% were married and 4.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Lockhart River, of people aged 15 years and over, 3.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 35.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Lockhart River 33.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.4% were in primary school, 7.9% in secondary school and 1.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Lockhart River, 10.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 9.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Lockhart River were Australian Aboriginal 62.9%, Torres Strait Islander 13.7%, English 4.5%, Australian 4.4% and Mainland South-East Asian, nec 1.0%.

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 Lockhart River (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Lockhart River, 93.6% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 1.1%, Papua New Guinea 0.4% and Solomon Islands 0.4%.

In Lockhart River, 85.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 2.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Lockhart River, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 87.2%, New Zealand 1.1%, Solomon Islands 0.6%, Papua New Guinea 0.4% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 0.4%.

In Lockhart River, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 88.8%, Solomon Islands 0.6%, New Zealand 0.4% and Papua New Guinea 0.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Lockhart River were Anglican 71.3%, Not stated 11.9%, No Religion, so described 7.7%, Christian, nfd 2.4% and Seventh-day Adventist 1.8%. In Lockhart River, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (90.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Lockhart River 50.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Kriol 8.7%, Cape York Peninsula Languages, nec 0.4% and Warlpiri 0.4%.

Employment

There were 227 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lockhart River. Of these 43.2% were employed full time, 29.1% were employed part-time and 14.5% 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 Lockhart River, 11.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Lockhart River included Labourers 22.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 20.2%, Professionals 18.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.8%, Managers 7.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 5.7% and Sales Workers 2.1%.

Of the employed people in Lockhart River, the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 22.8%, Primary Education 12.7%, Other Allied Health Services 6.6%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 6.1% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lockhart River was $341.

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In Lockhart River, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Walked only 44.2%, Car, as driver 34.7%, Car, as passenger 11.1%, Bus 1.6% and Worked at home 1.6%. On the day, 1.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 43.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Lockhart River, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 40.5% provided care for children and 13.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 9.5% 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 Lockhart River, 10.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 21.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Lockhart River, 43.5% were couple families with children, 16.7% were couple families without children and 34.8% were one parent families.

In Lockhart River, 12.0% of single parents were male and 88.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Lockhart River, of couple families with children, 14.1% had both partners employed full-time, 4.7% had both employed part-time and 5.9% 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 Lockhart River, 81.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 18.9% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lockhart River, 96.1% were separate houses, 1.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.9% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Lockhart River, of occupied private dwellings 8.2% had 1 bedroom, 17.7% had 2 bedrooms and 32.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 3.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lockhart River, 2.6% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 90.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Lockhart River, of all households, 72.8% were family households, 23.4% were single person households and 3.8% were group households.

In Lockhart River, 41.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.5% 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 Lockhart River, 37.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 15.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 8.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Lockhart River, 41.7% 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 Lockhart River, 49.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.9% were female. The median age was 23 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.

In Lockhart River, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.1 persons, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $833.

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In Lockhart River, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $120 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)