Lutwyche

Lutwyche is an inner city suburb in the City of Brisbane. It's home to 3,454 people as of the 2016 census.

Name
Lutwyche is named after Alfred James Peter Lutwyche, the first judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland.

Establishment as a suburb
Lutwyche was established as a suburb on August 11, 1975 by the Queensland Place Names Board. The suburb's boundaries have since been amended six times; once in 2006, twice in 2008, twice in 2013 and once in 2018.

Demographics
In the 2016 census, Lutwyche recorded a population of 3,454 people, 49.5% female and 50.5% male. The median age of the Lutwyche population was 31 years, 7 years below the national median. 63.2% of people living in Lutwyche were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were India (4.2%), New Zealand (3.4%), England (3.2%), Nepal (1.9%) and China (1.4%).

Lutwyche is a predominantly family suburb with 52.9% of households being family households. Of these family households, 45.3% have children. The other households are single-person households (33.1%) and group households (14.0%).

Employment and wealth
In 2016, Lutwyche had an unemployment rate of 5.8%, 1.1% lower than the national rate. The top industries were hospitals (except psychiatric hospitals) (8.1%), cafes and restaurants (3.3%), State Government administration (3.2%), computer system design and related services (3.1%) and higher education (2.7%).

The weekly median household income was $1,655 (annually $86,060) and the weekly median personal income was $913 (annually $47,476).

Schools
There are no schools currently open in Lutwyche.