63 ▼ -83.5%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 381
- 2016: 19
- 2021: 63
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lawn Hill · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A small population of just 63 people defines Lawn Hill, where the community is far more likely to be Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander than in most similar areas. Residents here are typically older than the national average, with a population dominated by working-age adults.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lawn Hill — lower than 68% of areas.
| Lawn Hill | 63 |
|---|---|
| 4825 crosses QLD/NT | 19,299 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 43, making the population noticeably older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38.
63 ▼ -83.5%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
43 yrs ▲ +19.4%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no seniors aged 65 and over, a figure far below the national average. Children under 15 make up only 9.5% of the population, which is well below the 18.2% seen across Australia.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.5% ▼ -37.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Lawn Hill splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (41%) and Older adults (45–64) (39%), with Youth (15–24) at 12%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 17.5% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is far above the national figure. De facto relationships are also very common at 39.1%, a rate far above the 11.5% seen across Australia.
17.5% ▼ -18.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
39.1% ▲ +178.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Lawn Hill splits fairly evenly between Never married (45%) and Married (40%), with Separated at 11%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Lawn Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31646/lawn-hill/topic/demographics-identity