Lawnton

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Suburbs and Localities
Area code SAL31647
People 5,905
Male 48.8%
Female 51.2%
Median age 37
Families 1,542
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 2,536
Average number of people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,371
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,517
Median weekly rent (b) $320
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 2,885 48.8 2,540,404 49.3 12,545,154 49.3
Female 3,022 51.2 2,615,736 50.7 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
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Indigenous status
All people 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 328 5.6 237,303 4.6 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 5,293 89.6 4,635,042 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 291 4.9 283,793 5.5 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 37 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 386 6.5 292,452 5.7 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 364 6.2 329,311 6.4 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 372 6.3 342,560 6.6 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 347 5.9 313,506 6.1 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 417 7.1 323,739 6.3 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 447 7.6 347,687 6.7 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 452 7.6 354,033 6.9 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 427 7.2 357,120 6.9 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 365 6.2 330,692 6.4 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 380 6.4 340,287 6.6 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 370 6.3 333,843 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 324 5.5 316,378 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 298 5.0 298,919 5.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 256 4.3 264,515 5.1 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 268 4.5 238,952 4.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 191 3.2 168,385 3.3 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 113 1.9 106,611 2.1 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 133 2.3 97,140 1.9 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 1,752 36.6 1,885,416 45.0 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 187 3.9 151,093 3.6 674,590 3.2
Divorced 591 12.3 404,787 9.7 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 240 5.0 198,827 4.7 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 2,020 42.2 1,551,691 37.0 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 1,582 36.5 1,697,286 45.4 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 589 13.6 483,458 12.9 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 2,163 49.9 1,556,509 41.6 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 115 6.9 84,535 5.4 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 381 22.8 292,049 18.6 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 43 2.6 79,510 5.1 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 35 2.1 53,844 3.4 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 461 27.6 426,110 27.1 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 277 16.6 209,459 13.3 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 46 2.8 73,014 4.6 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 43 2.6 69,625 4.4 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 368 22.0 352,608 22.4 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 158 9.5 110,221 7.0 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 197 11.8 223,779 14.2 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 352 21.1 334,418 21.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 49 2.9 47,384 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 326 19.5 326,067 20.8 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 670 14.0 918,466 21.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 467 9.8 395,615 9.4 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 207 4.3 151,390 3.6 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 867 18.1 640,878 15.3 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 782 16.3 651,775 15.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 205 4.3 164,314 3.9 958,803 4.6
Year 10 693 14.5 499,629 11.9 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 7 0.1 2,945 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 534 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 365 7.6 281,370 6.7 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 129 2.7 99,060 2.4 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 27 0.6 20,032 0.5 175,844 0.8
Not stated 368 7.7 365,003 8.7 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 2,357 39.9 1,959,880 38.0 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 2,298 38.9 1,724,657 33.4 7,596,753 29.9
Scottish 665 11.3 527,011 10.2 2,176,777 8.6
Irish 626 10.6 567,928 11.0 2,410,833 9.5
German 366 6.2 309,723 6.0 1,026,138 4.0

Note 1: 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 sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 4,515 76.5 3,679,899 71.4 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 293 5.0 208,572 4.0 530,492 2.1
England 192 3.3 191,731 3.7 927,490 3.6
Philippines 115 1.9 51,529 1.0 293,892 1.2
India 53 0.9 71,819 1.4 673,352 2.6
South Africa 48 0.8 49,699 1.0 189,207 0.7

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,343 22.7 1,437,990 27.9 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 449 7.6 347,689 6.7 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 336 5.7 275,465 5.3 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 3,358 56.9 2,754,865 53.4 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 420 7.1 340,134 6.6 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 3,698 62.6 3,039,026 58.9 12,959,282 51.0
England 380 6.4 341,677 6.6 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 365 6.2 260,594 5.1 673,661 2.6
Philippines 128 2.2 58,192 1.1 350,264 1.4
India 76 1.3 103,646 2.0 935,066 3.7

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 3,825 64.8 3,114,259 60.4 13,383,605 52.6
New Zealand 368 6.2 256,031 5.0 650,743 2.6
England 346 5.9 310,576 6.0 1,488,479 5.9
Philippines 143 2.4 75,733 1.5 417,285 1.6
India 73 1.2 100,657 2.0 917,541 3.6

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 2,839 48.1 2,099,765 40.7 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 958 16.2 961,469 18.6 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 554 9.4 581,373 11.3 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 436 7.4 392,694 7.6 1,751,052 6.9
Christian, nfd 191 3.2 159,948 3.1 688,440 2.7

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Lawnton, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (52.4%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Note: 'Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation', comprises entities which are identifiable and useful groupings which, while not satisfying the criteria of a religion, are necessary to enable the capture of the full range of responses to questions on religious affiliation.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Tagalog 52 0.9 20,603 0.4 131,195 0.5
Filipino 31 0.5 14,698 0.3 90,853 0.4
Hindi 26 0.4 21,344 0.4 197,132 0.8
Mandarin 24 0.4 83,607 1.6 685,274 2.7
Arabic 18 0.3 16,171 0.3 367,159 1.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 5,138 87.0 4,151,206 80.5 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 247 10.7 291,137 15.6 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
In the labour force 2,888 60.3 2,582,802 61.6 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 1,633 34.1 1,340,215 32.0 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 264 5.5 268,794 6.4 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,628 56.4 1,442,451 55.8 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 776 26.9 786,940 30.5 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 279 9.7 214,697 8.3 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 204 7.1 138,714 5.4 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 223 8.3 171,840 7.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 305 11.3 326,038 13.3 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 274 10.2 270,483 11.1 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 195 7.3 190,423 7.8 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 707 26.3 506,685 20.7 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 538 20.0 464,433 19.0 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 383 14.2 471,333 19.3 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 451 16.8 333,915 13.7 1,554,313 12.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers 420 15.6 309,376 12.7 1,525,311 12.7
Professionals 413 15.4 523,395 21.4 2,886,921 24.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 359 13.4 301,039 12.3 1,382,205 11.5
Labourers 299 11.1 246,394 10.1 1,086,120 9.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 261 9.7 166,739 6.8 755,863 6.3
Managers 217 8.1 305,755 12.5 1,645,769 13.7
Sales Workers 216 8.0 211,439 8.7 986,433 8.2

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 111 4.1 122,121 5.0 545,158 4.5
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 87 3.2 61,444 2.5 299,810 2.5
Other Social Assistance Services 77 2.9 58,762 2.4 278,221 2.3
Aged Care Residential Services 68 2.5 53,478 2.2 258,274 2.1
Child Care Services 60 2.2 27,752 1.1 115,250 1.0

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $747 N/A $787 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,700 N/A $2,024 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,371 N/A $1,675 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,568 58.3 1,455,104 59.5 6,347,498 52.7
Train 152 5.7 27,327 1.1 170,326 1.4
Car, as passenger 111 4.1 110,004 4.5 466,904 3.9
Walked only 38 1.4 63,580 2.6 306,045 2.5
Motorbike/scooter 27 1.0 15,951 0.7 49,683 0.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 304 11.3 270,387 11.1 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 320 11.9 344,696 14.1 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 231 8.6 100,396 4.1 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 1,722 64.1 1,597,346 65.4 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 3,196 66.7 2,873,872 68.6 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 1,325 27.7 1,112,322 26.5 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 552 11.5 481,016 11.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 509 10.6 590,690 14.1 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 1,022 21.3 845,018 20.2 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 1,275 26.6 1,161,729 27.7 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 514 10.7 507,771 12.1 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 387 8.1 359,358 8.6 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Arthritis 593 10.0 456,139 8.8 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 665 11.3 438,183 8.5 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 206 3.5 159,887 3.1 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 79 1.3 37,680 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 347 5.9 231,642 4.5 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 260 4.4 215,678 4.2 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 61 1.0 47,737 0.9 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 164 2.8 106,989 2.1 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 868 14.7 496,662 9.6 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 49 0.8 49,769 1.0 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 630 10.7 434,963 8.4 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 3,088 52.3 3,001,387 58.2 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 478 8.1 459,562 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 3,314 56.1 3,209,952 62.3 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 1,342 22.7 994,584 19.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 501 8.5 319,808 6.2 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 275 4.7 172,226 3.3 772,142 3.0
Not stated 478 8.1 459,562 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Currently serving 31 0.6 23,140 0.6 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 177 3.7 139,973 3.3 496,276 2.4
Has never served 4,269 89.2 3,747,281 89.4 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 304 6.4 281,419 6.7 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 535 34.7 551,069 40.3 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 579 37.5 563,327 41.2 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 396 25.7 230,026 16.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 34 2.2 22,230 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male N/A 21.5 N/A 20.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 78.8 N/A 80.0 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
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Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 256 23.1 255,660 22.9 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 43 3.9 50,463 4.5 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 190 17.1 228,575 20.5 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 175 15.8 133,752 12.0 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 57 5.1 63,077 5.7 339,960 6.1
Both not working 221 19.9 228,892 20.5 1,163,744 21.0
Other 116 10.5 93,843 8.4 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 52 4.7 60,129 5.4 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
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Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,314 95.2 1,869,462 90.7 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 119 4.9 192,393 9.3 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,604 69.3 1,397,920 74.8 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 567 24.5 218,546 11.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 140 6.1 233,531 12.5 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 8 0.3 13,519 0.7 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 4 0.2 9,560 0.5 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 93 4.0 87,315 4.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 385 16.6 317,737 17.0 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 1,283 55.4 700,672 37.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 519 22.4 725,167 38.8 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 31 1.3 28,998 1.6 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.4 N/A 2.5 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 205 8.9 106,309 5.7 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 934 40.4 658,705 35.2 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 788 34.1 701,752 37.5 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 355 15.4 373,952 20.0 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 30 1.3 28,738 1.5 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

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Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 1,512 65.2 1,327,873 71.0 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 703 30.3 461,009 24.7 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 105 4.5 80,576 4.3 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 479 20.7 543,285 29.1 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 832 36.0 643,459 34.4 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 947 40.9 618,442 33.1 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 23 1.0 35,170 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 30 1.3 29,107 1.6 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 19.5 N/A 16.4 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 12.2 N/A 21.9 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
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Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 320 N/A 365 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 543 57.3 359,728 58.2 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 320 33.8 199,511 32.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 78 8.2 59,204 9.6 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

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Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,517 N/A 1,733 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 648 77.9 487,060 75.7 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 99 11.9 76,615 11.9 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 85 10.2 79,788 12.4 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 159 48.3 117,102 49.3 403,709 49.7
Female 170 51.7 120,203 50.7 409,025 50.3
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Median age 21 N/A 23 N/A 24 N/A

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Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,506 N/A 1,517 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Lawnton % Lawnton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 325 N/A 305 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 N/A 1,670 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

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