Lawnton

Lawnton is a suburb in the Moreton Bay Region. It's home to 5,658 people as of the 2016 census.

Demographics
In the 2016 census, Lawnton recorded a population of 5,658 people, 50.7% female and 49.3% male. The median age of the Lawnton population was 36 years, 2 years below the national median. 76.0% of people living in Lawnton were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand (4.8%), England (3.4%), the Philippines (1.5%), India (0.9%) and South Africa (0.9%).

Lawnton is a predominantly family suburb with 68.5% of households being family households. Of these family households, 61.8% have children. The other households are single-person households (26.9%) and group households (4.5%).

Employment and wealth
In 2016, Lawnton had an unemployment rate of 9.4%, 2.5% higher than the national rate. The top industries were hospitals (except psychiatric hospitals) (3.6%), supermarket and grocery stores (3.4%), child care services (2.6%), State Government administration (2.3%) and takeaway food services (2.1%).

The weekly median household income was $1,190 (annually $61,880) and the weekly median personal income was $626 (annually $32,552).

Schools
Public schools
 * Lawnton State School
 * Pine Rivers Special School

Private schools
 * YOS Lawnton