Lakefield

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 184 people in Lakefield of these 61.4% were male and 38.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 9.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Lakefield was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 10.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 7.7% of the population.

Of people in Lakefield aged 15 years and over, 24.7% were married and 12.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Lakefield was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 31 years.

In Lakefield, of people aged 15 years and over, 33.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 23.8% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Lakefield was 46 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

In Lakefield 27.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 10.7% were in primary school, 10.7% in secondary school and 16.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Lakefield were Australian 30.7%, English 22.7%, Scottish 8.3%, Irish 6.8% and German 3.8%.

In Lakefield, 67.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Brazil 1.6%, England 1.6%, France 1.6%, Germany 1.6% and Italy 1.6%.

In Lakefield, 76.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Lakefield were No Religion 29.0%, Catholic 16.4%, Anglican 13.7%, Uniting Church 7.1% and Christian, nfd 2.7%.

In Lakefield 74.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 1.6%, Afrikaans 1.6%, French 1.6% and Italian 1.6%.

Employment

There were 109 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lakefield. Of these 80.7% were employed full time, 8.3% were employed part-time and 2.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Lakefield, 5.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 0.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 80.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Lakefield was 38 years and for people who were employed part-time was 41 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Lakefield were Labourers 24.3%, Managers 23.4%, Professionals 15.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.1%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.5% and Sales Workers 4.7%.

Of the employed people in Lakefield, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 35.5%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 21.5%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 8.4%, Central Government Administration 8.4% and Museum Operation 6.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lakefield was $593.

In Lakefield, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Walked only 53.2%, Car, as driver 7.3%, Other 5.5%, Car, as passenger 4.6% and Truck 2.8%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 6.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Lakefield, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 8.3% provided care for children and 9.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Lakefield, 13.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 5.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Lakefield, 50.0% were couple families with children, 36.4% were couple families without children and 13.6% were one parent families.

In Lakefield 100.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Lakefield, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,750 and those without children was $100.

Employment status of couple families

In Lakefield, of couple families with children, 15.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 20.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Lakefield, 72.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 28.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Lakefield, 75.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 25.0% were other dwellings.

In Lakefield, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 14.3% had 2 bedrooms and 40.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Lakefield, 48.6% were owned outright, 8.6% were owned with a mortgage and 34.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Lakefield, of all households, 56.8% were family households, 35.1% were single person households and 8.1% were group households.

In Lakefield, 48.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Lakefield, 28.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 22.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 34.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Lakefield, there were 19 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 15 (or 78.9%) were male and 4 (or 21.1%) were female. The median age was 22 years.

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.

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

In Lakefield, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Lakefield, 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.