Population: 783

• Age
• Gender
• Income
• Religion
• Education
• Employment
• Location Map
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Age

The age group with the largest population in The Lakes is aged 20-39 year olds with 557 people making up 71% of the population. In 2006 when the ABS data was collected there were 0 people over the age of 100.

Age	Local	National
Aged 0-19:	4%	27%
Aged 20-39:	71%	28%
Aged 40-59:	21%	28%
Aged 60-79:	4%	14%
Aged 80-99:	0%	4%
Aged 100+:	0%	0%

Gender

Males outnumber females in The Lakes by 758 to 25 respectively.

Gender	Local	National
Male:	97%	49%
Female:	3%	51%

Income

There are 5 people who earn above $2,000 per week. This compares with 0 who say they lost money last year, and 6 who didn't make any money.

Income	Local	National
Negative:	0%	1%
$0:	20%	7%
$1-400:	33%	37%
$400-1,000:	30%	35%
$1,000-2,000:	0%	16%
$2,000+:	17%	4%

Religion

Most people in The Lakes on census day said that they were these religions: Not Stated (96%).

Religion	Local	National
Not Stated:	96%	11%
Buddhism:	0%	2%
Christianity:	3%	64%
Hinduism:	0%	1%
Islam:	0%	2%
Judaism:	0%	0%
Other:	0%	1%
No Religion:	1%	19%

Education

Schooling

There are 19 who completed Year 12, 10 who completed Year 10, and 0 who had no schooling. 2% of people finished Year 12, compared with the national average of 36%.

Education	Local	National
Year 12:	2%	36%
Year 11:	1%	8%
Year 10:	1%	19%
Year 9:	0%	6%
No School:	0%	1%

University

4 people in The Lakes have a bachelor degree equivalent or higher.

Education	Local	National
Postgraduate Degree:	0%	2%
Graduate Diploma and Certificate:	0%	1%
Bachelor Degree:	1%	9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma:	1%	6%
Certificate:	1%	13%

Employment

Industry

Employment is an important part of any suburb, particularly when choosing a suburb to invest in. Most people in this The Lakes work in the agriculture/fishing (12%), manufacturing (12%), electricity/gas/water (12%), construction (16%), retail/trade (12%), transport/storage (12%), property/business (12%), personal/other (12%) industries.

Industry	Local	National
Agriculture/Fishing:	12%	3%
Mining:	0%	1%
Manufacturing:	12%	11%
Electricity/Gas/Water:	12%	1%
Construction:	16%	8%
Wholesale/Trade:	0%	5%
Retail/Trade:	12%	15%
Accomm/Cafes/Restaurants:	0%	5%
Transport/Storage:	12%	5%
Communication Services:	0%	1%
Finance/Insurance:	0%	4%
Property/Business:	12%	11%
Govt/Admin/Defence:	0%	6%
Education:	0%	8%
Health/Community:	0%	11%
Cultural/Recreational:	0%	2%
Personal/Other:	12%	4%

Occupation

As far as positions within companies, this area is mainly occupied by people in the following positions: managers (24%), professionals (19%), technicians/trade (19%), community/personal (24%), clerical/admin (14%).

Occupation	Local	National
Managers:	24%	13%
Professionals:	19%	20%
Technicians/Trade:	19%	15%
Community/Personal:	24%	9%
Clerical/Admin:	14%	15%
Sales:	0%	10%
Machinery/Drivers:	0%	7%
Labourers:	0%	11%

Status

Unemployment in this area is 0%. This is an important indicator in determing probable increases in property prices. You would expect this to be less than the national average of 3%.

Status	Local	National
Employed Full-Time:	2%	39%
Employed Part-Time:	1%	18%
Employed Away from Work:	0%	4%
Unemployed Looking for Full-Time:	0%	2%
Unemployed Looking for Part-Time:	0%	1%
Not in Labour:	97%	35%

Government

We see 12% of the population employed by the government. Government jobs tend to be more secure and is therefore a potentially safer area to live, if above the national average of 15%.

Government	Local	National
Commonwealth Govt:	0%	4%
State Govt:	13%	9%
Local Govt:	0%	2%
Private:	88%	85%

Hours of Work Per Week

Most people in this area work hours per week.

Hours	Local	National
0:	1%	2%
1-10:	0%	3%
11-20:	0%	4%
21-30:	0%	5%
31-40:	2%	17%
41-50:	0%	8%
51-60:	0%	3%
61-70:	0%	1%
71-80:	0%	1%
81+:	0%	0%

Travel to Work

How people travel to work can be a key factor in determining good spots to purchase property. In this area most people travel to work by: car as driver (83%), work at home (17%).

Travel	Local	National
Train:	0%	4%
Bus:	0%	3%
Ferry:	0%	0%
Tram:	0%	0%
Taxi:	0%	0%
Car as Driver:	83%	73%
Car as Passenger:	0%	7%
Walked:	0%	5%
Work at Home:	17%	6%

Indigenous

Travel	Local	National
Non-indigenous:	70%	92%
Aboriginal:	29%	2%
Not Stated:	1%	6%

Location Map

Other suburbs included in this postcode are as follows: Beechina (1.77 km away), Chidlow (5.46 km away), Gorrie (3.79 km away), Malmalling (10.87 km away).