Suburb in Lockyer Valley

Lawes, QLD

Lawes had a population of 105 at the 2021 Census (−68.0% since 2016). Median age 21.0. Median weekly household income $1,125. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Lawes at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

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Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Lawes's population shrank by 68.0% to 105, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 21.0, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 13.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 0.0%.

90.9% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 0.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 22 households.

The median household earns $1,125 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676.

64.4% of residents were born overseas, more than the QLD average of 24.1%. 54.3% use a language other than English at home. 27.4% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Lawes beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureLawesQLDAustralia
Population1055,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−68.0%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age21.038.238.2
Households221,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting90.9%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright0.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,125$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$250$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,740$1,866
Born overseas64.4%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home54.3%14.1%23.6%
No religion27.4%44.8%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−68.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3042011
  2. 3282016
  3. 1052021

Age

Median age 21.0, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Lawes Queensland
Share of people by age, Lawes and Queensland
0–913.3%
10–1923.8%
20–2925.7%
30–3930.5%
40–490.0%
50–590.0%
60–690.0%
70–790.0%
80+0.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Lawes at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English19.8%
  2. Australian17.4%
  3. Chinese9.3%
  4. Indian8.1%
  5. Vietnamese4.7%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Portuguese10.3%
  2. Cantonese9.2%
  3. Sinhalese8.0%
  4. Vietnamese4.6%
  5. French3.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Hong Kong9.2%
  2. India8.0%
  3. Indonesia8.0%
  4. Sri Lanka8.0%
  5. Myanmar6.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Lawes

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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