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Mount Lawless vs Reids Creek

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 11 km apart · Mount Lawless profile · Reids Creek profile

Mount Lawless Reids Creek

Reids Creek and Mount Lawless are both sparsely populated areas in Queensland. Reids Creek is far older, with a typical resident aged 61 compared to 42 in Mount Lawless. Typical weekly personal incomes are well higher in Reids Creek at $700, while Mount Lawless is $474. Typical monthly home-loan payments are also well higher in Reids Creek, at $1,500 compared to $1,062 in Mount Lawless.

Everyday life is very similar in both places, as both are entirely car-dependent with no shops, parks, or health services within walking distance. This shared isolation is reflected in their similar weekly family incomes, which are around $1,174 in Reids Creek and $1,249 in Mount Lawless.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mount Lawlessin Reids Creek +32 larger in Reids Creek gap narrowing
9 6th pct 41 24th pct
  • First area, 2016: 12
  • First area, 2021: 9
  • Second area, 2016: 54
  • Second area, 2021: 41
Median age in Mount Lawlessin Reids Creek +19 yrs older in Reids Creek gap widening
42 yrs 38th pct 61 yrs 94th pct
  • First area, 2016: 37 yrs
  • First area, 2021: 42 yrs
  • Second area, 2016: 50 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 61 yrs
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
46.3% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 24.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 46.3%
7.3% 11th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 11.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 7.3%
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Age structure

66.7% Seniors (65+) ◂ +20.3 pts 46.3%
33.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +23.6 pts 9.8%
0.0% Older adults (45–64) +29.3 pts ▸ 29.3%
0.0% Children (0–14) +7.3 pts ▸ 7.3%
0.0% Youth (15–24) +7.3 pts ▸ 7.3%

Marital status

55.6% Married +30.2 pts ▸ 85.7%
0.0% Never married +25.7 pts ▸ 25.7%
0.0% Divorced +11.4 pts ▸ 11.4%
0.0% Widowed even 0.0%
0.0% Separated even 0.0%

Ancestry & Birthplace

9.8% 42nd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 18.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 9.8%

Country of birth

122.2% Australia ◂ +29.5 pts 92.7%
0.0% England even 0.0%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% New Zealand 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

100.0% English ◂ +65.9 pts 34.1%
77.8% Australian ◂ +21.7 pts 56.1%
0.0% Irish +12.2 pts ▸ 12.2%
0.0% Scottish +9.8 pts ▸ 9.8%
0.0% German +9.8 pts ▸ 9.8%
0.0% Chinese even 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% Indian even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Dutch even 0.0%
0.0% Filipino even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 5.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Language used at home

111.1% English only ◂ +11.1 pts 100.0%
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

26.8% 18th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 11.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 26.8%

Religious affiliation

55.6% Christianity +10.3 pts ▸ 65.9%
33.3% No religion ◂ +6.5 pts 26.8%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Buddhism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%
0.0% Other religions even 0.0%
0.0% Not stated even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

34.3% 22nd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 31.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 34.3%
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 6.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
Schools ≤3 km in Mount Lawlessin Reids Creek even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Highest year of school

0.0% Year 9 or below +37.1 pts ▸ 37.1%
33.3% Year 12 +1.0 pts ▸ 34.3%
0.0% Year 10 +25.7 pts ▸ 25.7%
0.0% Year 11 even 0.0%

Highest qualification level

100.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +100.0 pts 0.0%
60.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +60.0 pts 0.0%
0.0% Postgraduate degree even 0.0%
0.0% Bachelor degree even 0.0%
0.0% Advanced diploma / diploma even 0.0%
0.0% Certificate I / II even 0.0%

Field of qualification

0.0% Health +27.3 pts ▸ 27.3%
0.0% Management & commerce +27.3 pts ▸ 27.3%
0.0% Natural & physical sciences even 0.0%
0.0% Information technology even 0.0%
0.0% Engineering & related even 0.0%
0.0% Architecture & building even 0.0%
0.0% Agriculture & environment even 0.0%
0.0% Education even 0.0%
0.0% Society & culture even 0.0%
0.0% Creative arts even 0.0%
0.0% Food, hospitality & personal services even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Mount Lawlessin Reids Creek +$226 higher in Reids Creek gap widening
$474 10th pct $700 40th pct
  • First area, 2016: $537
  • First area, 2021: $474
  • Second area, 2016: $489
  • Second area, 2021: $700
Household income in Mount Lawlessin Reids Creek +$100 higher in Mount Lawless gap narrowing
$1,249 28th pct $1,149 22nd pct
  • First area, 2016: $1,374
  • First area, 2021: $1,249
  • Second area, 2016: $949
  • Second area, 2021: $1,149
Family income in Mount Lawlessin Reids Creek +$75 higher in Mount Lawless gap narrowing
$1,249 13th pct $1,174 11th pct
  • First area, 2016: $1,374
  • First area, 2021: $1,249
  • Second area, 2016: $900
  • Second area, 2021: $1,174
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Household income distribution

0.0% $650–$1,499 +33.3 pts ▸ 33.3%
0.0% $1,500–$2,999 +20.0 pts ▸ 20.0%
0.0% Under $650 even 0.0%
0.0% $3,000–$3,999 even 0.0%
0.0% $4,000 or more even 0.0%

Personal income distribution

0.0% $650–$1,499 +57.1 pts ▸ 57.1%
0.0% Under $650 +48.6 pts ▸ 48.6%
0.0% $1,500–$2,999 even 0.0%
0.0% $3,000 or more even 0.0%

Health & Disability

36.6% 83rd pct
0.0% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 5.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Long-term health conditions reported

0.0% Arthritis +26.8 pts ▸ 26.8%
0.0% Other condition +12.2 pts ▸ 12.2%
0.0% Cancer +9.8 pts ▸ 9.8%
0.0% Diabetes +7.3 pts ▸ 7.3%
0.0% Asthma even 0.0%
0.0% Dementia even 0.0%
0.0% Heart disease even 0.0%
0.0% Lung condition even 0.0%
0.0% Mental health even 0.0%
0.0% Stroke even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

55.6% None +3.0 pts ▸ 58.5%
0.0% One condition +34.1 pts ▸ 34.1%
0.0% Three or more +7.3 pts ▸ 7.3%
0.0% Two conditions even 0.0%

Community Participation

31.4% 87th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 48.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 31.4%
25.7% 98th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 17.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 25.7%
Unpaid child care in Mount Lawlessin Reids Creek
14.3% 12th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 24.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 14.3%
0.0% 0th pct
42.9% 98th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 51.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 42.9%

First Nations

First Nations people in Mount Lawlessin Reids Creek even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
42 yrs 80th pct
$1,125 86th pct
$1,375 35th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mount Lawlessin Reids Creek +0.3 larger in Mount Lawless gap narrowing
2.5 50th pct 2.2 24th pct
  • First area, 2016: 3.0
  • First area, 2021: 2.5
  • Second area, 2016: 2.0
  • Second area, 2021: 2.2
22.0% 89th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 7.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 22.0%

Family composition

70.0% One-parent families ◂ +48.0 pts 22.0%
40.0% Couples without children +25.9 pts ▸ 65.9%
30.0% Couples with children ◂ +20.2 pts 9.8%
0.0% Other families +7.3 pts ▸ 7.3%

Household size

133.3% 2 people ◂ +40.0 pts 93.3%
0.0% 3 people +26.7 pts ▸ 26.7%
0.0% 1 person even 0.0%
0.0% 4 people even 0.0%
0.0% 5 people even 0.0%
0.0% 6 or more even 0.0%

Housing & Dwellings

$275 48th pct
Mortgage in Mount Lawlessin Reids Creek +$438 higher in Reids Creek
$1,062 17th pct $1,500 42nd pct
People / bedroom in Mount Lawlessin Reids Creek +0.10 higher in Mount Lawless
0.80 43rd pct 0.70 14th pct
  • First area, 2021: 0.80
  • Second area, 2016: 0.60
  • Second area, 2021: 0.70

How homes are owned or rented

0.0% Owned outright +73.3 pts ▸ 73.3%
0.0% Owned with a mortgage +40.0 pts ▸ 40.0%
0.0% Other tenure +26.7 pts ▸ 26.7%
0.0% Rented even 0.0%
0.0% Not stated even 0.0%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house even 100.0%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%
0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

100.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +60.0 pts 40.0%
0.0% 4 bedrooms +46.7 pts ▸ 46.7%
0.0% 2 bedrooms +26.7 pts ▸ 26.7%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%
0.0% 1 bedroom even 0.0%
0.0% 5 or more even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 19.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Mount Lawlessin Reids Creek even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

75.0% Worked at home ◂ +75.0 pts 0.0%
0.0% Car (driver) +50.0 pts ▸ 50.0%
0.0% Car (passenger) even 0.0%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%
0.0% Walked even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

133.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +116.7 pts 16.7%
0.0% 4 or more +27.8 pts ▸ 27.8%
0.0% 3 vehicles +16.7 pts ▸ 16.7%
0.0% No vehicle even 0.0%
0.0% 1 vehicle even 0.0%

Migration & Movement

7.3% 2nd pct
  • Second area, 2016: 24.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 7.3%

Jobs & Industry

0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
77.1% 91st pct
  • Second area, 2016: 68.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 77.1%
62.5% 71st pct
  • Second area, 2016: 54.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 62.5%

Industries people work in

0.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +37.5 pts ▸ 37.5%
0.0% Health care & social assistance +25.0 pts ▸ 25.0%
0.0% Construction +20.8 pts ▸ 20.8%
0.0% Transport & warehousing +12.5 pts ▸ 12.5%
0.0% Mining even 0.0%
0.0% Manufacturing even 0.0%
0.0% Electricity, gas & water even 0.0%
0.0% Wholesale trade even 0.0%
0.0% Retail trade even 0.0%
0.0% Accommodation & food even 0.0%
0.0% Media & telecommunications even 0.0%
0.0% Finance & insurance even 0.0%

Occupations people work in

75.0% Managers ◂ +37.5 pts 37.5%
0.0% Clerical & administrative +20.8 pts ▸ 20.8%
0.0% Machinery operators & drivers +20.8 pts ▸ 20.8%
0.0% Professionals +16.7 pts ▸ 16.7%
0.0% Labourers +16.7 pts ▸ 16.7%
0.0% Technicians & trades even 0.0%
0.0% Community & personal service even 0.0%
0.0% Sales workers even 0.0%

Walkability

0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
Types ≤15 min in Mount Lawlessin Reids Creek even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Mount Lawlessin Reids Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Mount Lawlessin Reids Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Mount Lawlessin Reids Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Mount Lawlessin Reids Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Mount Lawlessin Reids Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Mount Lawlessin Reids Creek even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
Intersections/km² in Mount Lawlessin Reids Creek even
0 28th pct 0 16th pct
Mean slope in Mount Lawlessin Reids Creek +1.6 pts higher in Reids Creek
4.5% 35th pct 6.0% 54th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mount Lawless vs Reids Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL31982/mount-lawless/vs/SAL32419/reids-creek