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Aurukun vs Lockhart River

Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 171 km apart · Aurukun profile · Lockhart River profile

Aurukun Lockhart River

Aurukun and Lockhart River are two remote Queensland areas with strong First Nations populations. Aurukun has a far higher share of people using another language at home (83.2%) and those who speak little or no English (20.0% compared to 1.7% in Lockhart River). Housing and transport also differ, with Aurukun having far more renters (92.4%) and far more homes with no motor vehicle (64.8% compared to 37.9% in Lockhart River). Lockhart River has a higher share of adults working or looking for work (53.7% versus 21.7% in Aurukun), though it also has a far higher unemployment rate (33.5%).

The gap in the proportion of people using another language at home has widened since 2011. Despite this, the two areas are very similar in other ways. They share almost identical typical weekly incomes and weekly rents of $125. Both have a very low access to money and resources score of 1, and neither area has any public transport stops or departures. The typical number of people per bedroom is the same in both places at 1.2.

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Where they differ most

No car: 26.8 pts higher in Aurukun Participation: 32.1 pts higher in Lockhart River Unpaid carers: 9.4 pts higher in Aurukun Recent movers: 20.1 pts higher in Aurukun Housework 15h+: 18.8 pts higher in Lockhart River

Demographics & Identity

Population in Aurukunin Lockhart River +461 larger in Aurukun gap narrowing
1,101 15th pct 640 9th pct
Median age in Aurukunin Lockhart River +2 yrs older in Aurukun gap widening
29 yrs 3rd pct 27 yrs 0th pct
First Nations in Aurukunin Lockhart River +10.3 pts higher in Aurukun gap widening
88.7% 100th pct 78.4% 98th pct
Aged 65+ in Aurukunin Lockhart River +1.8 pts higher in Lockhart River gap steady
4.5% 2nd pct 6.3% 5th pct
Under 15 in Aurukunin Lockhart River +3.1 pts higher in Lockhart River gap narrowing
23.8% 91st pct 26.9% 98th pct
De facto in Aurukunin Lockhart River +0.6 pts higher in Lockhart River gap narrowing
36.0% 100th pct 36.6% 100th pct

Age structure

30.2% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.7 pts 26.6%
23.8% Children (0–14) +3.1 pts ▸ 26.9%
23.3% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.5 pts 19.8%
17.3% Youth (15–24) +0.5 pts ▸ 17.8%
4.5% Seniors (65+) +1.8 pts ▸ 6.3%

Marital status

91.0% Never married ◂ +6.0 pts 85.0%
4.7% Married +1.1 pts ▸ 5.8%
1.6% Divorced +2.3 pts ▸ 3.9%
1.4% Widowed +1.3 pts ▸ 2.8%
0.6% Separated +1.8 pts ▸ 2.4%

Age & sex structure

Aurukun Lockhart River

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Aurukunin Lockhart River +1.0 pts higher in Lockhart River gap steady
1.5% 0th pct 2.5% 1st pct

Country of birth

92.9% Australia ◂ +7.0 pts 85.9%
0.6% England ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%
0.3% New Zealand +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% Philippines even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%
0.0% Italy even 0.0%
0.0% South Africa even 0.0%

Ancestry

1.5% English +2.9 pts ▸ 4.4%
2.2% Australian +2.0 pts ▸ 4.2%
1.2% Irish +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.5% German +1.0 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.0% Filipino +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.7% Scottish +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.8% Dutch ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%
0.4% Chinese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% Indian even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Aurukunin Lockhart River +18.5 pts higher in Aurukun gap widening
83.2% 100th pct 64.7% 97th pct
Limited English in Aurukunin Lockhart River +18.3 pts higher in Aurukun gap widening
20.0% 100th pct 1.7% 73rd pct

Language used at home

9.3% English only +13.9 pts ▸ 23.1%
0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Aurukunin Lockhart River +10.5 pts higher in Aurukun gap widening
31.0% 20th pct 20.5% 6th pct

Religious affiliation

61.8% Christianity +3.7 pts ▸ 65.5%
31.0% No religion ◂ +10.5 pts 20.5%
7.4% Not stated +5.0 pts ▸ 12.3%
0.0% Other religions +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Buddhism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Aurukunin Lockhart River +9.2 pts higher in Lockhart River gap narrowing
13.8% 0th pct 23.0% 1st pct
Bachelor+ in Aurukunin Lockhart River +2.1 pts higher in Lockhart River gap steady
2.9% 0th pct 4.9% 3rd pct
Schools in Aurukunin Lockhart River even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
Schools/1k kids in Aurukunin Lockhart River +2.00 more in Lockhart River
3.82 50th pct 5.81 69th pct
Students in Aurukunin Lockhart River +86 more in Aurukun
227 17th pct 141 13th pct
Avg size in Aurukunin Lockhart River +86 larger in Aurukun
227 50th pct 141 33rd pct
ICSEA in Aurukunin Lockhart River +59 higher in Aurukun
694 3rd pct 635 0th pct

Highest year of school

39.3% Year 10 ◂ +10.9 pts 28.3%
33.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +14.6 pts 18.4%
13.8% Year 12 +9.2 pts ▸ 23.0%
5.0% Year 11 +11.6 pts ▸ 16.6%

Highest qualification level

18.3% Certificate III / IV +0.1 pts ▸ 18.4%
10.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.4 pts 8.2%
8.6% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.3 pts 6.3%
2.0% Certificate I / II +6.2 pts ▸ 8.2%
0.0% Postgraduate degree +6.3 pts ▸ 6.3%
1.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.5 pts 0.0%

Field of qualification

11.2% Education +2.1 pts ▸ 13.3%
8.6% Society & culture ◂ +2.9 pts 5.7%
3.0% Engineering & related +5.2 pts ▸ 8.2%
2.0% Architecture & building +5.6 pts ▸ 7.6%
4.1% Health +3.5 pts ▸ 7.6%
5.6% Management & commerce ◂ +0.5 pts 5.1%
2.0% Agriculture & environment +0.5 pts ▸ 2.5%
0.0% Creative arts +1.9 pts ▸ 1.9%
0.0% Natural & physical sciences even 0.0%
0.0% Information technology even 0.0%
0.0% Food, hospitality & personal services even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Aurukunin Lockhart River +$89 higher in Lockhart River gap widening
$331 0th pct $420 5th pct
Household income in Aurukunin Lockhart River +$3 higher in Aurukun gap narrowing
$1,069 12th pct $1,066 12th pct
Family income in Aurukunin Lockhart River +$174 higher in Lockhart River gap narrowing
$785 0th pct $959 4th pct
High earners in Aurukunin Lockhart River +3.1 pts higher in Lockhart River gap widening
2.3% 0th pct 5.4% 18th pct
High-income homes in Aurukunin Lockhart River +2.9 pts higher in Lockhart River gap widening
4.2% 0th pct 7.1% 9th pct

Household income distribution

43.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.6 pts 40.0%
19.9% Under $650 +7.2 pts ▸ 27.1%
15.3% $1,500–$2,999 +3.5 pts ▸ 18.7%
2.1% $3,000–$3,999 +1.8 pts ▸ 3.9%
2.1% $4,000 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 3.2%

Personal income distribution

78.0% Under $650 ◂ +20.8 pts 57.2%
8.5% $650–$1,499 +8.0 pts ▸ 16.5%
3.3% $1,500–$2,999 +4.4 pts ▸ 7.7%
0.4% $3,000 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 1.7%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Aurukunin Lockhart River +5.8 pts higher in Lockhart River
7.0% 0th pct 12.8% 0th pct
Mental health in Aurukunin Lockhart River +0.3 pts higher in Lockhart River
1.7% 0th pct 2.0% 1st pct
Needs assistance in Aurukunin Lockhart River +3.4 pts higher in Aurukun gap widening
4.8% 38th pct 1.4% 0th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

10.2% Other condition ◂ +8.1 pts 2.0%
3.0% Diabetes +2.3 pts ▸ 5.3%
0.3% Heart disease +2.1 pts ▸ 2.3%
1.7% Mental health +0.3 pts ▸ 2.0%
1.2% Asthma +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.0% Cancer +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.4% Arthritis +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.5% Stroke even 0.5%
0.3% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.3% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

77.5% None ◂ +8.4 pts 69.1%
6.4% One condition +3.6 pts ▸ 10.0%
0.8% Two conditions +1.1 pts ▸ 1.9%
0.3% Three or more +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Aurukunin Lockhart River +0.8 pts higher in Aurukun gap narrowing
6.3% 3rd pct 5.6% 1st pct
Unpaid carers in Aurukunin Lockhart River +9.4 pts higher in Aurukun gap narrowing
14.4% 88th pct 4.9% 2nd pct
Unpaid child care in Aurukunin Lockhart River +4.3 pts higher in Aurukun gap narrowing
42.5% 100th pct 38.1% 96th pct
Defence service in Aurukunin Lockhart River +1.2 pts higher in Lockhart River
2.0% 22nd pct 3.2% 58th pct
Housework 15h+ in Aurukunin Lockhart River +18.8 pts higher in Lockhart River gap narrowing
2.6% 0th pct 21.4% 44th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Aurukunin Lockhart River +475 larger in Aurukun
977 62nd pct 502 48th pct
Median age in Aurukunin Lockhart River +3 yrs older in Aurukun
27 yrs 64th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct
Year 12 in Aurukunin Lockhart River +9.2 pts higher in Lockhart River
10.2% 0th pct 19.4% 10th pct
Unemployment in Aurukunin Lockhart River +20.6 pts higher in Lockhart River
20.6% 86th pct 41.2% 100th pct
Median income in Aurukunin Lockhart River +$55 higher in Lockhart River
$310 3rd pct $365 8th pct
Household income in Aurukunin Lockhart River +$72 higher in Aurukun
$1,005 14th pct $933 11th pct
Indigenous language in Aurukunin Lockhart River +12.2 pts higher in Aurukun
92.3% 100th pct 80.1% 99th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Aurukunin Lockhart River +0.5 larger in Aurukun gap narrowing
3.9 100th pct 3.4 96th pct
One-parent in Aurukunin Lockhart River +1.5 pts higher in Lockhart River gap widening
35.2% 100th pct 36.7% 100th pct
Living alone in Aurukunin Lockhart River +4.8 pts higher in Lockhart River gap steady
16.5% 2nd pct 21.3% 13th pct

Family composition

45.9% Couples with children ◂ +0.7 pts 45.2%
35.2% One-parent families +1.5 pts ▸ 36.7%
13.7% Couples without children ◂ +2.3 pts 11.5%
5.1% Other families ◂ +1.7 pts 3.3%

Household size

25.8% 6 or more ◂ +10.4 pts 15.5%
16.1% 2 people +7.8 pts ▸ 23.9%
16.5% 1 person +4.8 pts ▸ 21.3%
21.2% 3 people ◂ +6.3 pts 14.8%
11.4% 4 people ◂ +1.8 pts 9.7%
8.1% 5 people +2.9 pts ▸ 11.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Aurukunin Lockhart River even gap narrowing
$125 9th pct $125 9th pct
People / bedroom in Aurukunin Lockhart River even gap narrowing
1.20 96th pct 1.20 96th pct
Renting in Aurukunin Lockhart River +17.5 pts higher in Aurukun gap widening
92.4% 100th pct 74.8% 96th pct
Owned outright in Aurukunin Lockhart River +11.0 pts higher in Lockhart River gap widening
0.0% 0th pct 11.0% 6th pct
Separate houses in Aurukunin Lockhart River +3.1 pts higher in Lockhart River gap narrowing
91.1% 58th pct 94.2% 76th pct
3+ bedrooms in Aurukunin Lockhart River +10.2 pts higher in Aurukun gap widening
76.7% 48th pct 66.5% 19th pct

How homes are owned or rented

92.4% Rented ◂ +17.5 pts 74.8%
0.0% Owned outright +11.0 pts ▸ 11.0%
2.5% Other tenure +3.3 pts ▸ 5.8%
5.5% Not stated ◂ +2.9 pts 2.6%
0.0% Owned with a mortgage even 0.0%

Types of homes

91.1% Separate house +3.1 pts ▸ 94.2%
3.4% Townhouse / semi-detached +2.4 pts ▸ 5.8%
2.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +2.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

52.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +12.8 pts 39.4%
24.6% 4 bedrooms +2.5 pts ▸ 27.1%
18.6% 2 bedrooms +5.9 pts ▸ 24.5%
2.1% 1 bedroom +6.3 pts ▸ 8.4%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%
0.0% 5 or more even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

83.5% Under $200 ◂ +5.0 pts 78.4%
1.8% $200–$349 +1.6 pts ▸ 3.4%
0.0% $350–$549 even 0.0%
0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Aurukunin Lockhart River +26.8 pts higher in Aurukun gap widening
64.8% 100th pct 37.9% 97th pct
Work from home in Aurukunin Lockhart River even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT commute in Aurukunin Lockhart River even gap narrowing
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Aurukunin Lockhart River even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Aurukunin Lockhart River even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Aurukunin Lockhart River even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Aurukunin Lockhart River even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

61.2% Walked ◂ +32.0 pts 29.2%
11.2% Car (driver) +30.5 pts ▸ 41.7%
6.6% Car (passenger) +6.5 pts ▸ 13.1%
5.3% Bicycle ◂ +5.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Worked at home even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

64.8% No vehicle ◂ +26.8 pts 37.9%
30.0% 1 vehicle +8.6 pts ▸ 38.6%
9.0% 2 vehicles +5.4 pts ▸ 14.5%
0.0% 3 vehicles +5.5 pts ▸ 5.5%
0.0% 4 or more even 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Aurukunin Lockhart River +20.1 pts higher in Aurukun gap widening
37.1% 62nd pct 17.0% 0th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Aurukunin Lockhart River +16.3 pts higher in Lockhart River gap widening
17.1% 93rd pct 33.5% 100th pct
Participation in Aurukunin Lockhart River +32.1 pts higher in Lockhart River gap widening
21.7% 0th pct 53.7% 31st pct
Full-time in Aurukunin Lockhart River +16.0 pts higher in Lockhart River gap widening
44.7% 0th pct 60.7% 58th pct

Industries people work in

37.5% Public administration & safety +10.7 pts ▸ 48.2%
19.1% Education & training ◂ +4.8 pts 14.3%
9.2% Retail trade ◂ +6.2 pts 3.0%
7.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.9 pts 5.4%
5.9% Administrative & support ◂ +3.5 pts 2.4%
5.9% Arts & recreation ◂ +2.9 pts 3.0%
4.6% Construction +0.2 pts ▸ 4.8%
3.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.9 pts 0.0%
3.9% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.0 pts 3.0%
2.6% Finance & insurance ◂ +2.6 pts 0.0%
2.0% Mining ◂ +2.0 pts 0.0%
0.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing even 0.0%

Occupations people work in

23.0% Community & personal service ◂ +6.4 pts 16.7%
18.4% Professionals ◂ +0.6 pts 17.9%
17.1% Managers ◂ +9.4 pts 7.7%
7.9% Technicians & trades +8.2 pts ▸ 16.1%
9.9% Labourers +2.6 pts ▸ 12.5%
9.2% Clerical & administrative +1.5 pts ▸ 10.7%
6.6% Machinery operators & drivers +3.5 pts ▸ 10.1%
4.6% Sales workers ◂ +2.2 pts 2.4%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Aurukunin Lockhart River even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
IRSD decile in Aurukunin Lockhart River even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
IER decile in Aurukunin Lockhart River even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
IEO decile in Aurukunin Lockhart River even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
IRSAD score in Aurukunin Lockhart River +44 higher in Lockhart River
700 0th pct 744 3rd pct
ERP in Aurukunin Lockhart River +463 higher in Aurukun
1,165 14th pct 702 8th pct
Growth in Aurukunin Lockhart River +4.4 pts higher in Lockhart River
3.1% 44th pct 7.5% 79th pct
Businesses in Aurukunin Lockhart River +11 higher in Lockhart River
18 2nd pct 29 3rd pct
Approvals in Aurukunin Lockhart River +8 higher in Lockhart River
17 33rd pct 25 39th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Aurukunin Lockhart River +114 higher in Lockhart River
1,634 93rd pct 1,748 95th pct
Max temp in Aurukunin Lockhart River +3.2 higher in Aurukun
33.3 95th pct 30.0 86th pct
Min temp in Aurukunin Lockhart River +0.4 higher in Aurukun
22.0 99th pct 21.6 98th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Aurukunin Lockhart River +129,301 higher in Aurukun
187,738 100th pct 58,438 97th pct
Assault/100k in Aurukunin Lockhart River +35,579 higher in Aurukun
53,860 100th pct 18,281 99th pct
Sexual/100k in Aurukunin Lockhart River +55 higher in Lockhart River
727 94th pct 781 96th pct
Robbery/100k in Aurukunin Lockhart River
908 100th pct —
Burglary/100k in Aurukunin Lockhart River +1,860 higher in Aurukun
4,360 100th pct 2,500 98th pct
Theft/100k in Aurukunin Lockhart River +2,957 higher in Aurukun
3,270 92nd pct 313 2nd pct
Vehicle theft/100k in Aurukunin Lockhart River +2,296 higher in Aurukun
2,452 100th pct 156 14th pct
Property damage/100k in Aurukunin Lockhart River +5,601 higher in Aurukun
10,445 100th pct 4,844 97th pct
Drugs/100k in Aurukunin Lockhart River +3,982 higher in Aurukun
4,450 98th pct 469 50th pct
5-yr change in Aurukunin Lockhart River +59.3 pts higher in Lockhart River
74.4% 95th pct 133.8% 100th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Aurukunin Lockhart River +1.3 higher in Aurukun
3.8 53rd pct 2.5 20th pct
Types ≤15 min in Aurukunin Lockhart River +2.0 more in Aurukun
4.9 72nd pct 2.9 22nd pct
15-min city in Aurukunin Lockhart River +95.3 pts higher in Aurukun
95.3% 96th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Aurukunin Lockhart River +2.2 pts higher in Aurukun
97.9% 99th pct 95.8% 97th pct
Walk to transit in Aurukunin Lockhart River even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Aurukunin Lockhart River +2.8 pts higher in Aurukun
98.5% 98th pct 95.8% 95th pct
Walk to a park in Aurukunin Lockhart River +96.6 pts higher in Aurukun
96.6% 83rd pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Aurukunin Lockhart River +98.5 pts higher in Aurukun
98.5% 100th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Aurukunin Lockhart River +3.0 more in Lockhart River
6.4 0th pct 9.4 8th pct
Intersections/km² in Aurukunin Lockhart River even
0 4th pct 0 8th pct
Mean slope in Aurukunin Lockhart River +1.3 pts higher in Lockhart River
4.2% 41st pct 5.5% 62nd pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Aurukun vs Lockhart River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA30250/aurukun/vs/LGA34570/lockhart-river