Lockhart River

Demographics & education

In Lockhart River, there were 432 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 204 (or 47.3%) were male and 227 (or 52.7%) were female.

In Lockhart River the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 25 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 29.8% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.2% were people aged 65 years and over.

In Lockhart River 9.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 3.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Lockhart River for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

In Lockhart River 4.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 30.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Lockhart River for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 58 years and in a de facto marriage was 39 years.

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Lockhart River, 28.5% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 42.4% were attending a primary school, 23.2% were attending a secondary school and 2.4% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

English was the only language spoken at home by 13.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Lockhart River. The only other responses for language at home were Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 6.3%, Kuuku-Ya'u 2.1% and Guugu Yimidhirr 1.2%.

Employment

There were 148 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lockhart River. Of these 62.2% were employed full time, 10.8% were employed part-time and 18.2% were unemployed.

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Lockhart River who were employed full time was 36 years and those employed part time was 23 years.

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Lockhart River was $285 and the median weekly household income was $1,089.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Lockhart River, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.4, with 1.5 persons per bedroom and 0.7 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Lockhart River, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $125 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

Dwelling structure

In Lockhart River there were 86 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 82.6% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 17.4% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Lockhart River, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 3.4% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 93.2% were rented.