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Lawes QLD 4343

8 addresses · 4 streets

Wright Electorate › Lockyer Valley LGA › Lawes · 70 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Lawes is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 105 people, with a median age of 21. The typical household earns around $1,125 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 0% of households own their home and 100% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Ancestry NS, English, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

105Population
21Median age
$1,125Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Gatton statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Lawes itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Gatton, 5.3 km west · Airport: Toowoomba City Aerodrome, 40.6 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs10/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 4.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Lawes

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Lawes QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202113.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 11.9% · Labour-force participation 51.2%

Population by age in Lawes
Population by age, Lawes QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-47
5-1414
15-1925
20-2420
25-3417
35-4415
45-540
55-640
65-740
75-840
85+0
Dwelling types in Lawes
Dwelling types, Lawes QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House20
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Lawes
Households by weekly income, Lawes QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6509
$650-1,49912
$1,500-2,9990
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Lawes
Top ancestries, Lawes QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Other31
Ancestry NS19
English17
Australian15
Chinese8
Indian7
Housing tenure in Lawes
Housing tenure, Lawes QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned0
Mortgage0
Rented20
Other0
Cars per household in Lawes
Cars per household, Lawes QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
18
25
30
4+0
Commute to work in Lawes
Commute to work, Lawes QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car22
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home7
Top countries of birth in Lawes
Top countries of birth, Lawes QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Hong Kong8
India7
Indonesia7
Sri Lanka7
Myanmar6
Vietnam4
Languages used at home in Lawes
Languages used at home, Lawes QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Portuguese9
Cantonese8
Sinhalese7
Vietnamese4
French3
Malayalam3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

48,318 bird observations recorded near Lawes — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Lawes

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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