Lockyer (WA)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC50849
People 1,297
Male 47.7%
Female 52.3%
Median age 36
Families 312
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 591
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $818
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $180
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(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
Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 619 47.7 1,238,419 50.0 11,546,638 49.3
Female 678 52.3 1,235,994 50.0 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 94 7.2 75,978 3.1 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,297 people in Lockyer (WA). Of these 47.7% were male and 52.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.2% of the population.

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Age Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 36 -- 36 -- 38 --
0-4 years 83 6.4 161,727 6.5 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 104 8.0 164,153 6.6 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 96 7.4 150,806 6.1 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 96 7.4 149,997 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 88 6.8 160,332 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 85 6.6 184,908 7.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 79 6.1 194,267 7.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 83 6.4 173,041 7.0 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 78 6.0 171,996 7.0 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 93 7.2 172,520 7.0 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 75 5.8 162,438 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 70 5.4 149,899 6.1 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 64 4.9 132,145 5.3 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 71 5.5 116,755 4.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 61 4.7 82,911 3.4 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 26 2.0 61,509 2.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 23 1.8 42,590 1.7 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 21 1.6 42,420 1.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Lockyer (WA) was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.6% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 346 34.0 975,062 48.8 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 52 5.1 63,205 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 128 12.6 167,361 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 66 6.5 88,619 4.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 427 41.9 703,482 35.2 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Lockyer (WA) aged 15 years and over, 34.0% were married and 18.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 296 33.7 835,938 48.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 124 14.1 201,709 11.7 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 459 52.2 688,868 39.9 7,024,973 41.9

In Lockyer (WA), of people aged 15 years and over, 33.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 17 3.9 30,247 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 90 20.5 144,988 18.9 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 4 0.9 36,865 4.8 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 16 3.6 28,046 3.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 69 15.7 88,176 11.5 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 3 0.7 34,065 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 18 4.1 34,773 4.5 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 41 9.3 46,835 6.1 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 16 3.6 106,811 13.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 3 0.7 18,547 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 163 37.0 197,644 25.8 1,707,023 23.7

In Lockyer (WA) 33.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.1% were in primary school, 20.5% in secondary school and 13.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 70 7.0 410,272 20.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 60 6.0 177,631 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 27 2.7 62,656 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 150 14.9 279,448 14.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 128 12.7 318,674 16.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 73 7.2 107,858 5.4 941,531 4.9
Year 10 190 18.9 235,001 11.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 940 0.0 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 209 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 108 10.7 117,996 5.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 6 0.6 10,572 0.5 145,844 0.8
Not stated 166 16.5 220,701 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Lockyer (WA), 12.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 583 32.7 931,150 27.9 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 518 29.0 760,032 22.8 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 122 6.8 214,154 6.4 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 86 4.8 224,372 6.7 2,388,058 7.6
Filipino 67 3.8 35,456 1.1 304,015 1.0

The most common ancestries in Lockyer (WA) were English 32.7%, Australian 29.0%, Scottish 6.8%, Irish 4.8% and Filipino 3.8%.

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 Lockyer (WA) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 887 68.4 1,492,842 60.3 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 75 5.8 194,163 7.8 907,570 3.9
Philippines 68 5.2 30,835 1.2 232,386 1.0
Myanmar 26 2.0 8,704 0.4 32,655 0.1
New Zealand 20 1.5 79,221 3.2 518,466 2.2
Thailand 18 1.4 7,806 0.3 66,229 0.3

In Lockyer (WA), 68.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.8%, Philippines 5.2%, Myanmar 2.0%, New Zealand 1.5% and Thailand 1.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 318 24.7 1,001,150 40.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 133 10.3 184,890 7.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 78 6.1 144,217 5.8 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 623 48.4 947,977 38.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Lockyer (WA), 48.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 705 54.7 1,097,468 44.4 12,231,150 52.3
England 147 11.4 276,956 11.2 1,403,096 6.0
Philippines 77 6.0 33,259 1.3 270,177 1.2
Myanmar 52 4.0 13,739 0.6 50,540 0.2
New Zealand 30 2.3 97,382 3.9 617,331 2.6

In Lockyer (WA), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 54.7%, England 11.4%, Philippines 6.0%, Myanmar 4.0% and New Zealand 2.3%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 765 59.0 1,140,417 46.1 12,643,365 54.0
England 135 10.4 265,520 10.7 1,302,147 5.6
Philippines 76 5.9 38,495 1.6 325,049 1.4
Myanmar 51 3.9 14,100 0.6 51,099 0.2
Netherlands 26 2.0 20,568 0.8 152,088 0.6

In Lockyer (WA), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 59.0%, England 10.4%, Philippines 5.9%, Myanmar 3.9% and Netherlands 2.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 485 37.5 804,268 32.5 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 170 13.2 255,987 10.3 2,238,735 9.6
Catholic 153 11.8 530,361 21.4 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 152 11.8 354,790 14.3 3,101,185 13.3
Baptist 100 7.7 42,116 1.7 345,142 1.5

The most common responses for religion in Lockyer (WA) were No Religion, so described 37.5%, Not stated 13.2%, Catholic 11.8%, Anglican 11.8% and Baptist 7.7%. In Lockyer (WA), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (54.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Karen 48 3.7 2,067 0.1 10,270 0.0
Filipino 39 3.0 10,317 0.4 71,220 0.3
Tagalog 29 2.3 15,268 0.6 111,273 0.5
Dutch 6 0.5 5,100 0.2 33,835 0.1
Punjabi 5 0.4 12,223 0.5 132,496 0.6
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English only spoken at home 1,020 79.4 1,861,041 75.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 61 11.4 181,998 19.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Lockyer (WA) 79.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Karen 3.7%, Filipino 3.0%, Tagalog 2.3%, Dutch 0.5% and Punjabi 0.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 232 44.7 715,287 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 199 38.3 376,590 30.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 37 7.1 65,859 5.2 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 51 9.8 97,966 7.8 787,452 6.9

There were 519 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lockyer (WA). Of these 44.7% were employed full time, 38.3% were employed part-time and 9.8% 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
Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 81 17.6 138,263 11.9 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 48 10.4 114,814 9.9 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 61 13.3 123,517 10.7 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 89 19.3 198,785 17.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 145 31.5 516,501 44.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Lockyer (WA), 17.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 31.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Labourers 124 26.1 112,599 9.7 1,011,520 9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 77 16.2 187,396 16.2 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 72 15.2 122,889 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 64 13.5 102,337 8.8 1,000,955 9.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 37 7.8 150,408 13.0 1,449,681 13.6
Professionals 34 7.2 237,230 20.5 2,370,966 22.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 30 6.3 86,392 7.5 670,106 6.3
Managers 28 5.9 139,350 12.0 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Lockyer (WA) included Labourers 26.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.2%, Sales Workers 13.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.8%, Professionals 7.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.3% and Managers 5.9%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Meat Processing 45 11.1 2,331 0.2 28,852 0.3
Aged Care Residential Services 26 6.4 21,177 1.8 211,621 2.0
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 18 4.4 28,080 2.4 254,275 2.4
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 16 4.0 14,639 1.3 131,908 1.2
Takeaway Food Services 15 3.7 20,942 1.8 189,447 1.8

Of the employed people in Lockyer (WA), the most common responses for industry of employment included Meat Processing 11.1%, Aged Care Residential Services 6.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.4%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 4.0% and Takeaway Food Services 3.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 481 -- 724 -- 662 --
Family 1,077 -- 1,910 -- 1,734 --
Household 818 -- 1,595 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lockyer (WA) was $481.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 324 72.3 733,030 63.3 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 49 10.9 56,173 4.9 489,922 4.6
Walked only 10 2.2 31,914 2.8 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 4 0.9 49,354 4.3 503,582 4.7
Bus 3 0.7 44,742 3.9 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 9 2.0 106,764 9.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 375 81.3 815,077 70.4 7,305,271 68.4

In Lockyer (WA), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 72.3%, Car, as passenger 10.9%, Walked only 2.2%, Worked at home 0.9% and Bus 0.7%. On the day, 2.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 81.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 622 61.6 1,387,280 69.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 243 24.0 568,406 28.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 126 12.5 196,328 9.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 173 17.1 379,578 19.0 3,620,726 19.0

In Lockyer (WA), of people aged 15 years and over, 61.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.0% provided care for children and 12.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.1% 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
Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 192 19.1 447,726 22.4 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 238 23.7 521,733 26.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 105 10.5 228,248 11.4 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 82 8.2 189,571 9.5 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Lockyer (WA), 23.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 100 33.1 247,841 38.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 110 36.4 292,133 45.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 86 28.5 93,344 14.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 6 2.0 10,869 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Lockyer (WA), 36.4% were couple families with children, 33.1% were couple families without children and 28.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 8.0 -- 18.3 -- 18.2
Female -- 92.0 -- 81.7 -- 81.8

In Lockyer (WA), 8.0% of single parents were male and 92.0% 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
Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 26 12.0 106,951 19.8 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 15 6.9 22,177 4.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 34 15.7 119,913 22.2 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 24 11.1 88,558 16.4 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 21 9.7 31,917 5.9 302,037 6.0
Both not working 58 26.7 93,686 17.4 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 19 8.8 29,973 5.6 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 20 9.2 46,793 8.7 311,381 6.2

In Lockyer (WA), of couple families with children, 12.0% had both partners employed full-time, 6.9% had both employed part-time and 15.7% 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

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 478 89.8 866,767 86.7 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 54 10.2 132,874 13.3 1,039,874 11.2

In Lockyer (WA), 89.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 415 86.8 685,824 79.1 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 50 10.5 122,562 14.1 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 49,086 5.7 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 6,314 0.7 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Lockyer (WA), 86.8% were separate houses, 10.5% 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
Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 2,452 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 32 6.6 30,043 3.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 117 24.2 107,035 12.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 232 48.0 327,662 37.8 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 84 17.4 381,319 44.0 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 18 3.7 18,272 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.8 -- 3.3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Lockyer (WA), of occupied private dwellings 6.6% had 1 bedroom, 24.2% had 2 bedrooms and 48.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 81 16.8 247,050 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 163 33.9 344,014 39.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 219 45.5 245,705 28.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 0.6 9,181 1.1 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 15 3.1 20,823 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Lockyer (WA), 16.8% were owned outright, 33.9% were owned with a mortgage and 45.5% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 306 63.1 629,882 72.7 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 162 33.4 204,202 23.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 17 3.5 32,692 3.8 354,917 4.3

In Lockyer (WA), of all households, 63.1% were family households, 33.4% were single person households and 3.5% were group households.

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Household income Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 34.4 -- 18.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 4.0 -- 19.2 -- 16.4

In Lockyer (WA), 34.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 4.0% 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 Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 180 -- 347 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 83.8 -- 90.3 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 16.2 -- 9.7 -- 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 Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,993 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.3 -- 91.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.7 -- 8.6 -- 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 Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 51 10.5 42,620 4.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 190 39.3 274,198 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 130 26.9 337,355 38.9 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 84 17.4 186,678 21.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 29 6.0 25,934 3.0 285,197 3.4

In Lockyer (WA), 39.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 26.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 149 30.8 108,489 12.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 322 66.5 737,659 85.1 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 13 2.7 20,625 2.4 221,494 2.7

In Lockyer (WA), 66.5% 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.
Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 48 52.7 38,027 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 43 47.3 37,959 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 20 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Lockyer (WA), 52.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 47.3% were female. The median age was 20 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
Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 675 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

In Lockyer (WA), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $675.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Lockyer (WA) % Lockyer (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 160 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In Lockyer (WA), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $160 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.

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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.