Lota

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC31701
People 3,256
Male 49.6%
Female 50.4%
Median age 41
Families 899
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 1,273
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,830
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,095
Median weekly rent $395
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(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
Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 1,616 49.6 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,645 50.4 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 51 1.6 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,256 people in Lota. Of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.6% of the population.

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Age Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 41 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 218 6.7 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 232 7.1 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 217 6.7 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 199 6.1 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 179 5.5 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 116 3.6 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 177 5.4 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 213 6.5 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 261 8.0 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 282 8.7 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 259 8.0 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 232 7.1 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 176 5.4 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 163 5.0 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 108 3.3 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 83 2.6 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 47 1.4 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 91 2.8 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Lota was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 1,256 48.6 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 82 3.2 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 304 11.8 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 152 5.9 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 788 30.5 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Lota aged 15 years and over, 48.6% were married and 14.9% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,174 50.9 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 266 11.5 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 865 37.5 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Lota, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 46 5.0 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 189 20.6 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 66 7.2 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 57 6.2 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 86 9.4 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 55 6.0 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 77 8.4 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 51 5.6 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 135 14.7 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 29 3.2 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 127 13.8 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Lota 28.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.8% were in primary school, 24.2% in secondary school and 20.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 622 23.9 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 285 10.9 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 78 3.0 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 384 14.7 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 390 15.0 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 110 4.2 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 311 11.9 488,554 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 153 5.9 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 12 0.5 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 173 6.6 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Lota, 15.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 1,488 31.8 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 1,079 23.1 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 520 11.1 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 443 9.5 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 199 4.3 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Lota were English 31.8%, Australian 23.1%, Irish 11.1%, Scottish 9.5% and German 4.3%.

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 Lota (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 2,392 74.3 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 236 7.3 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 194 6.0 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
South Africa 56 1.7 40,131 0.9 162,449 0.7
Scotland 41 1.3 21,879 0.5 119,417 0.5
Ireland 24 0.7 11,352 0.2 74,888 0.3

In Lota, 74.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.3%, New Zealand 6.0%, South Africa 1.7%, Scotland 1.3% and Ireland 0.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 917 28.2 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 245 7.5 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 219 6.7 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,709 52.5 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Lota, 52.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 28.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,941 59.6 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 346 10.6 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 216 6.6 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Scotland 75 2.3 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2
Ireland 59 1.8 29,216 0.6 169,273 0.7

In Lota, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 59.6%, England 10.6%, New Zealand 6.6%, Scotland 2.3% and Ireland 1.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,977 60.9 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 329 10.1 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 250 7.7 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Scotland 69 2.1 46,925 1.0 245,915 1.1
Ireland 54 1.7 24,312 0.5 147,423 0.6

In Lota, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 60.9%, England 10.1%, New Zealand 7.7%, Scotland 2.1% and Ireland 1.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,193 36.7 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 714 22.0 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 528 16.3 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 225 6.9 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 118 3.6 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Lota were No Religion, so described 36.7%, Catholic 22.0%, Anglican 16.3%, Not stated 6.9% and Uniting Church 3.6%. In Lota, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (59.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
German 24 0.7 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
Mandarin 14 0.4 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
Dutch 10 0.3 7,157 0.2 33,835 0.1
French 10 0.3 11,988 0.3 70,873 0.3
Japanese 10 0.3 16,877 0.4 55,966 0.2
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English only spoken at home 2,984 91.6 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 98 8.4 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Lota 91.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.7%, Mandarin 0.4%, Dutch 0.3%, French 0.3% and Japanese 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,014 60.4 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 493 29.4 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 68 4.1 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 103 6.1 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 1,678 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lota. Of these 60.4% were employed full time, 29.4% were employed part-time and 6.1% 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
Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 157 10.0 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 154 9.8 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 171 10.9 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 246 15.7 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 768 49.0 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Lota, 10.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 362 23.0 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 240 15.2 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 225 14.3 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 213 13.5 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 157 10.0 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 138 8.8 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 122 7.7 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 94 6.0 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Lota included Professionals 23.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.2%, Managers 14.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.0%, Sales Workers 8.8%, Labourers 7.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 59 4.0 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
State Government Administration 46 3.1 36,185 1.7 158,980 1.5
Primary Education 34 2.3 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 33 2.3 26,748 1.3 122,286 1.1
Real Estate Services 28 1.9 25,278 1.2 109,931 1.0

Of the employed people in Lota, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.0%, State Government Administration 3.1%, Primary Education 2.3%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 2.3% and Real Estate Services 1.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 766 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 2,158 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,830 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lota was $766.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 977 62.0 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Train 151 9.6 42,306 2.0 488,012 4.6
Worked at home 87 5.5 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 75 4.8 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 22 1.4 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 200 12.7 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,090 69.4 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Lota, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 62.0%, Train 9.6%, Worked at home 5.5%, Car, as passenger 4.8% and Walked only 1.4%. On the day, 12.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,967 76.1 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 889 34.4 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 305 11.8 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 508 19.6 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Lota, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 34.4% provided care for children and 11.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.6% 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
Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 635 24.6 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 799 30.9 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 310 12.0 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 222 8.6 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Lota, 30.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.6% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 313 35.1 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 428 48.0 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 139 15.6 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 11 1.2 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Lota, 48.0% were couple families with children, 35.1% were couple families without children and 15.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 25.2 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 74.8 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Lota, 25.2% of single parents were male and 74.8% 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
Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 184 24.6 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 18 2.4 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 171 22.9 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 120 16.0 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 36 4.8 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 127 17.0 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 41 5.5 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 51 6.8 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Lota, of couple families with children, 24.6% had both partners employed full-time, 2.4% had both employed part-time and 22.9% 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 Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,140 91.6 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 105 8.4 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Lota, 91.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.4% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,080 94.7 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 48 4.2 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 12 1.1 186,780 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 Lota, 94.7% were separate houses, 4.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.1% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 0.3 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 28 2.4 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 164 14.3 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 511 44.5 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 432 37.6 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 11 1.0 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 2.7 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Lota, of occupied private dwellings 2.4% had 1 bedroom, 14.3% had 2 bedrooms and 44.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 333 29.2 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 480 42.0 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 290 25.4 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 18 1.6 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 21 1.8 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Lota, 29.2% were owned outright, 42.0% were owned with a mortgage and 25.4% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 878 77.4 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 222 19.6 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 35 3.1 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Lota, of all households, 77.4% were family households, 19.6% were single person households and 3.1% were group households.

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Household income Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 14.7 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 23.1 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Lota, 14.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 23.1% 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 Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 395 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.0 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.0 -- 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 Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,095 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.0 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.0 -- 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 Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 55 4.8 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 375 32.8 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 479 41.8 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 221 19.3 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 15 1.3 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Lota, 32.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 115 10.1 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,009 88.7 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 14 1.2 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Lota, 88.7% 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.
Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 22 43.1 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 29 56.9 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 34 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Lota, 43.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 56.9% were female. The median age was 34 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
Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.8 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,375 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Lota, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 0.8 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
Lota % Lota Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 425 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,265 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Lota, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $425 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,265.

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.