Kents Lagoon, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Around the national middle
Kents Lagoon is more socio-economically advantaged than about 53% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 992, 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.
Kents Lagoon at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 60
- Median age
- 44
- Median weekly household income
- $2,083
- SEIFA score
- 992
- Coordinates
- -27.9016, 152.6232
Kents Lagoon demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Kents Lagoon 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 young adults (25–44) at 28%, 21% of homes are rented, and 5% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 4 | 7% |
| Youth (15–24) | 10 | 19% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 15 | 28% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 15 | 28% |
| Seniors (65+) | 10 | 19% |
Share of the 54 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 11 | 58% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 4 | 21% |
| Rented | 4 | 21% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 25 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 25 occupied private dwellings in Kents Lagoon.
- Median weekly rent
- $270
- Median monthly mortgage
- $867
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,333
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,017
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 3 (5%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 18 (37%)
- Labour-force participation
- 80.4%
- Employed full-time
- 34
- Employed part-time
- 11
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 Kents Lagoon
Where is Kents Lagoon?
Kents Lagoon is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Kents Lagoon?
At the 2021 Census, Kents Lagoon had a population of about 60.
Is Kents Lagoon an advantaged area?
Kents Lagoon has an ABS SEIFA score of 992, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 53 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 53% of Australian suburbs.
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