Lockhart River (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 542 people were usually resident in Lockhart River (L): of these 47.8% were male and 52.2% were female. Of the total population 89.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 31.7% of people usually resident in Lockhart River (L) were children aged 0-14 years, and 9.0% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 25 years.

In the 2006 Census, 99.3% of people usually resident in Lockhart River (L) were Australian citizens, 0.6% were born overseas and 0.0% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 11.1% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Lockhart River (L) were married, 3.0% were either separated or divorced, 5.4% were widowed and 80.8% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 98.7% of people usually resident in Lockhart River (L), stated they were born in Australia. There were no other responses for country of birth.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Lockhart River (L) were Anglican 80.1%, No Religion 9.6%, Catholic 2.8%, Pentecostal 1.1% and Churches of Christ 0.9%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Lockhart River (L) were Torres Strait Creole 46.5%, Mauritian Creole 1.1% and Krio 0.6%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 45.0%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 195 people aged 15 years and over in Lockhart River (L) were in the labour force. Of these 37.9% worked full-time, 45.6% worked part-time, 4.6% were away from work, 6.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.6% were unemployed. 169 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Lockhart River (L) were Labourers 37.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 16.8%, Professionals 13.6%, Managers 12.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.5% and Technicians and Trades Workers 4.9%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Lockhart River (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 54.3%, School Education 8.2%, Hospitals 4.3%, State Government Administration 3.3% and Public Administration 2.2%.

In the 2006 Census in Lockhart River (L), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $225, the median family income was $695 and the median household income was $924.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 121 families in Lockhart River (L): of these 26.4% were couple families without children, 40.5% were couple families with children, 27.3% were one parent families and 5.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 113 occupied private dwellings were counted in Lockhart River (L).

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Lockhart River (L), 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Lockhart River (L), 0.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 97.3% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Lockhart River (L), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 0.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 16.4% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 82.7% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Lockhart River (L), the median weekly rent was $50. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $0. The average people per household was 4.3 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.5.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Lockhart River (L), 86.7% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 10.6% were single (or lone) person households and 0.0% were group households.