Mount Lawless, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Mount Lawless is more socio-economically advantaged than about 8% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 881, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Mount Lawless at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 9
- Median age
- 42
- Median weekly household income
- $1,249
- SEIFA score
- 881
- Coordinates
- -25.5433, 151.6405
Mount Lawless demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Mount Lawless using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 50% and 0% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 3 | 25% |
| Youth (15–24) | 0 | 0% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 3 | 25% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 0 | 0% |
| Seniors (65+) | 6 | 50% |
Share of the 12 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 3 occupied private dwellings in Mount Lawless.
- Median weekly rent
- $275
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,062
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,249
- Median weekly personal income
- $474
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 0 (0%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 3 (33%)
- Labour-force participation
- 75%
- Employed full-time
- 3
- Employed part-time
- 0
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Mount Lawless
Where is Mount Lawless?
Mount Lawless is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Mount Lawless?
At the 2021 Census, Mount Lawless had a population of about 9.
Is Mount Lawless an advantaged area?
Mount Lawless has an ABS SEIFA score of 881, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 8 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 8% of Australian suburbs.
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