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Lockhart River QLD 4892

237 addresses · 21 streets

Leichhardt Electorate › Lockhart River LGA › Lockhart River · 1918 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Lockhart River is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 640 people, with a median age of 27. The typical household earns around $1,066 a week, with median rent near $125 a week. Most homes are houses. About 12% of households own their home and 82% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Aboriginal, Ancestry NS, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

640Population
27Median age
$1,066Median household income / wk
$125Median rent / wk
3.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2011 → 2021

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Lockhart River Airport, 4.2 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 78% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Lockhart River

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

Tree cover measures, Lockhart River QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202078.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202195.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 33.3% · Labour-force participation 54.1%

Population by age in Lockhart River
Population by age, Lockhart River QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-450
5-14119
15-1967
20-2447
25-3498
35-4471
45-5482
55-6452
65-7431
75-8412
85+6
Dwelling types in Lockhart River
Dwelling types, Lockhart River QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House146
Townhouse9
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Lockhart River
Households by weekly income, Lockhart River QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65042
$650-1,49962
$1,500-2,99929
$3,000+11
Top ancestries in Lockhart River
Top ancestries, Lockhart River QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Aboriginal494
Other109
Ancestry NS73
English28
Australian27
Maori11
Housing tenure in Lockhart River
Housing tenure, Lockhart River QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned17
Mortgage0
Rented116
Other9
Cars per household in Lockhart River
Cars per household, Lockhart River QLD (ABS Census 2021)
055
156
221
38
4+0
Commute to work in Lockhart River
Commute to work, Lockhart River QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car92
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked49
Bicycle0
Home0
Top countries of birth in Lockhart River
Top countries of birth, Lockhart River QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand4
England3
Languages used at home in Lockhart River
Languages used at home, Lockhart River QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous403

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

15,299 bird observations recorded near Lockhart River — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Lockhart River

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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