Lambells Lagoon

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 347 people in Lambells Lagoon. Of these 54.8% were male and 45.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Lambells Lagoon was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.7% of the population.

Of people in Lambells Lagoon aged 15 years and over, 58.8% were married and 8.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Lambells Lagoon, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In Lambells Lagoon 35.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 15.1% were in primary school, 23.0% in secondary school and 11.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Lambells Lagoon, 15.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Lambells Lagoon were Australian 18.2%, English 16.7%, Vietnamese 16.5%, Khmer (Cambodian) 6.6% and Chinese 6.3%.

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 Lambells Lagoon (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Lambells Lagoon, 46.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Vietnam 15.0%, Cambodia 7.1%, Germany 2.7%, New Zealand 2.4% and England 2.4%.

In Lambells Lagoon, 29.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 44.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Lambells Lagoon, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 32.6%, Vietnam 20.6%, Cambodia 9.1%, New Zealand 2.9% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.9%.

In Lambells Lagoon, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 33.9%, Vietnam 22.9%, Cambodia 9.5%, New Zealand 3.0% and Germany 2.7%.

The most common responses for religion in Lambells Lagoon were No Religion, so described 36.3%, Not stated 21.8%, Catholic 17.8%, Buddhism 15.1% and Christian, nfd 1.8%. In Lambells Lagoon, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (44.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Lambells Lagoon 46.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 21.7%, Khmer 6.0%, Mandarin 2.6%, Latvian 1.1% and Thai 1.1%.

Employment

There were 178 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lambells Lagoon. Of these 69.7% were employed full time, 19.7% were employed part-time and 5.1% 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 Lambells Lagoon, 4.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 64.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Lambells Lagoon included Managers 46.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.7%, Professionals 9.2%, Labourers 9.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.1%, Sales Workers 4.9%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.9% and Community and Personal Service Workers 4.3%.

Of the employed people in Lambells Lagoon, the most common responses for industry of employment included Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 24.0%, Other Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 11.5%, Other Metal Ore Mining 3.8%, Fruit and Vegetable Retailing 3.8% and Floriculture Production (Outdoors) 2.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lambells Lagoon was $712.

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In Lambells Lagoon, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 43.6%, Worked at home 27.3%, Walked only 7.9%, Car, as passenger 7.3% and Other 6.1%. On the day, 1.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 52.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Lambells Lagoon, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.9% provided care for children and 5.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Lambells Lagoon, 23.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Lambells Lagoon, 45.9% were couple families with children, 44.7% were couple families without children and 9.4% were one parent families.

In Lambells Lagoon, 63.6% of single parents were male and 36.4% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Lambells Lagoon, of couple families with children, 50.0% had both partners employed full-time, 4.8% had both employed part-time and 19.4% 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 Lambells Lagoon, 74.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 25.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lambells Lagoon, 97.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 3.0% were other dwellings.

In Lambells Lagoon, of occupied private dwellings 18.3% had 1 bedroom, 20.2% had 2 bedrooms and 30.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 3.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lambells Lagoon, 41.3% were owned outright, 38.0% were owned with a mortgage and 20.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Lambells Lagoon, of all households, 84.7% were family households, 12.2% were single person households and 3.1% were group households.

In Lambells Lagoon, 17.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 21.1% 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 Lambells Lagoon, 22.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 37.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Lambells Lagoon, 77.9% 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 Lambells Lagoon, 44.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 55.6% were female. The median age was 46 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 Lambells Lagoon, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5 persons, with 2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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In Lambells Lagoon, 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.

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