105 ▼ -65.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 304
- 2016: 328
- 2021: 105
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lawes · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lawes
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Lawes is just 21 years old, making it one of the youngest places in the region. This tiny community of 105 people is far younger than the national figure, with nearly half the population aged between 15 and 24.
105
▼ -65.5%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lawes — lower than 58% of areas.
| Lawes | 105 |
|---|---|
| 4343, QLD | 12,173 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 105 people living here. This makes it smaller than about 57% of similar areas.
21 yrs ▲ +10.5%
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19 yrs
- 2016: 20 yrs
- 2021: 21 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young people dominate the area, as 42.9% are aged 15 to 24 and 37.1% are young adults. In contrast, there are no seniors aged 65 and over, a figure far below both the state and national averages.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.3% ▲ +1260.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lawes, the largest group is Youth (15–24) at 46%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (40%) and Children (0–14) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here have never been married (71.6%), and there are no residents in de facto relationships. The proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is also well below the national figure.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lawes, Never married is the majority at 71%; Married is next at 24%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Lawes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31644/lawes/topic/demographics-identity