Lakes Creek

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC31639
People 552
Male 52.6%
Female 47.4%
Median age 35
Families 133
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2.1
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 201
Average people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $1,361
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,473
Median weekly rent $280
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.2

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

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

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 293 52.6 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 264 47.4 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 52 9.5 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 552 people in Lakes Creek. Of these 52.6% were male and 47.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 9.5% of the population.

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Age Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 35 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 45 8.2 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 50 9.1 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 44 8.0 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 40 7.3 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 38 6.9 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 27 4.9 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 29 5.3 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 47 8.5 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 34 6.2 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 31 5.6 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 48 8.7 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 41 7.4 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 20 3.6 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 16 2.9 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 14 2.5 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 12 2.2 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 11 2.0 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 4 0.7 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Lakes Creek was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 25.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.3% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 190 45.3 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 14 3.3 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 46 11.0 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 15 3.6 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 154 36.8 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Lakes Creek aged 15 years and over, 45.3% were married and 12.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 170 43.8 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 43 11.1 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 175 45.1 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Lakes Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 43.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 9 5.8 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 43 27.6 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 10 6.4 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 3 1.9 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 20 12.8 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 15 9.6 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 3 1.9 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 5 3.2 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 12 7.7 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 9 5.8 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 27 17.3 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Lakes Creek 28.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 38.8% were in primary school, 27.0% in secondary school and 11.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 22 5.5 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 22 5.5 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 8 2.0 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 83 20.8 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 73 18.3 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 16 4.0 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 78 19.5 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 2,602 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 418 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 56 14.0 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 4 1.0 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 31 7.8 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Lakes Creek, 18.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 253 35.3 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 216 30.2 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Scottish 43 6.0 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 40 5.6 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
German 35 4.9 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Lakes Creek were Australian 35.3%, English 30.2%, Scottish 6.0%, Irish 5.6% and German 4.9%.

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 Lakes Creek (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 472 87.9 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Sri Lanka 15 2.8 9,752 0.2 109,849 0.5
Vietnam 7 1.3 19,544 0.4 219,355 0.9
New Zealand 6 1.1 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Myanmar 5 0.9 3,172 0.1 32,655 0.1
England 4 0.7 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9

In Lakes Creek, 87.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Sri Lanka 2.8%, Vietnam 1.3%, New Zealand 1.1%, Myanmar 0.9% and England 0.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 55 9.9 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 24 4.3 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 29 5.2 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 411 74.2 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Lakes Creek, 74.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 442 81.0 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
Vietnam 15 2.7 28,991 0.6 320,208 1.4
Sri Lanka 15 2.7 13,449 0.3 151,933 0.6
New Zealand 13 2.4 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
England 10 1.8 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0

In Lakes Creek, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 81.0%, Vietnam 2.7%, Sri Lanka 2.7%, New Zealand 2.4% and England 1.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 437 80.3 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
Vietnam 15 2.8 30,297 0.6 335,060 1.4
Sri Lanka 15 2.8 13,052 0.3 149,082 0.6
New Zealand 8 1.5 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
England 7 1.3 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6

In Lakes Creek, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 80.3%, Vietnam 2.8%, Sri Lanka 2.8%, New Zealand 1.5% and England 1.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 162 29.5 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 116 21.1 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 93 16.9 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Christian, nfd 29 5.3 143,355 3.0 612,371 2.6
Uniting Church 29 5.3 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Lakes Creek were No Religion, so described 29.5%, Catholic 21.1%, Anglican 16.9%, Christian, nfd 5.3% and Uniting Church 5.3%. In Lakes Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (64.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Vietnamese 15 2.7 25,914 0.6 277,400 1.2
Tamil 13 2.4 5,520 0.1 73,161 0.3
Rohingya 5 0.9 609 0.0 2,248 0.0
Portuguese 3 0.5 8,634 0.2 48,853 0.2
Mongolian 3 0.5 194 0.0 2,144 0.0
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English only spoken at home 484 88.3 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 14 7.6 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Lakes Creek 88.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 2.7%, Tamil 2.4%, Rohingya 0.9%, Portuguese 0.5% and Mongolian 0.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 167 58.2 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 83 28.9 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 15 5.2 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 22 7.7 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 287 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lakes Creek. Of these 58.2% were employed full time, 28.9% were employed part-time and 7.7% 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.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 38 13.6 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 22 7.9 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 28 10.0 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 73 26.2 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 101 36.2 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Lakes Creek, 13.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Labourers 63 23.8 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 42 15.8 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 39 14.7 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 34 12.8 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 26 9.8 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 22 8.3 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 21 7.9 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Professionals 15 5.7 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2

The most common occupations in Lakes Creek included Labourers 23.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.7%, Sales Workers 12.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.8%, Managers 8.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.9% and Professionals 5.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Meat Processing 29 15.4 10,155 0.5 28,852 0.3
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 15 8.0 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Coal Mining 6 3.2 24,967 1.2 46,491 0.4
Other Specialised Industrial Machinery and Equipment Wholesaling 6 3.2 3,415 0.2 10,016 0.1
Pubs, Taverns and Bars 6 3.2 15,419 0.7 75,989 0.7

Of the employed people in Lakes Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Meat Processing 15.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 8.0%, Coal Mining 3.2%, Other Specialised Industrial Machinery and Equipment Wholesaling 3.2% and Pubs, Taverns and Bars 3.2%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 662 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,600 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,361 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lakes Creek was $662.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 187 71.4 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 22 8.4 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 15 5.7 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Walked only 9 3.4 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Motorbike/scooter 4 1.5 19,630 0.9 64,580 0.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 3 1.1 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 204 77.9 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Lakes Creek, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.4%, Car, as passenger 8.4%, Worked at home 5.7%, Walked only 3.4% and Motorbike/scooter 1.5%. On the day, 1.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 293 71.1 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 138 33.6 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 52 12.8 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 69 16.7 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Lakes Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.6% provided care for children and 12.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 87 21.2 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 112 27.3 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 42 10.2 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 50 12.2 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Lakes Creek, 27.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 41 31.1 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 67 50.8 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 24 18.2 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Lakes Creek, 50.8% were couple families with children, 31.1% were couple families without children and 18.2% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 32.0 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 68.0 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Lakes Creek, 32.0% of single parents were male and 68.0% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 27 24.8 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 3 2.8 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 27 24.8 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 21 19.3 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 8 7.3 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 15 13.8 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 4 3.7 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 4 3.7 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Lakes Creek, of couple families with children, 24.8% had both partners employed full-time, 2.8% had both employed part-time and 24.8% 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.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 181 92.3 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 15 7.7 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Lakes Creek, 92.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 181 100.0 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Lakes Creek, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 10 5.6 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 18 10.0 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 82 45.6 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 60 33.3 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 10 5.6 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Lakes Creek, of occupied private dwellings 5.6% had 1 bedroom, 10.0% had 2 bedrooms and 45.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 50 27.8 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 86 47.8 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 31 17.2 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 1.7 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 10 5.6 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Lakes Creek, 27.8% were owned outright, 47.8% were owned with a mortgage and 17.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 131 72.4 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 37 20.4 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 13 7.2 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Lakes Creek, of all households, 72.4% were family households, 20.4% were single person households and 7.2% were group households.

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Household income Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 16.4 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 11.1 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Lakes Creek, 16.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.1% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 280 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.7 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.3 -- 12.8 -- 11.5

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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,473 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.0 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.0 -- 6.4 -- 7.2

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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 9 4.9 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 49 26.6 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 63 34.2 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 55 29.9 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 8 4.3 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Lakes Creek, 26.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 29.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 34 19.3 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 135 76.7 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 7 4.0 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Lakes Creek, 76.7% 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.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 29 53.7 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 25 46.3 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 14 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Lakes Creek, 53.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 46.3% were female. The median age was 14 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.8 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.3 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,375 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Lakes Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.8 persons, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,375.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Lakes Creek % Lakes Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 290 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,388 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Lakes Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $290 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,388.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.