Lockyer Waters QLD 4311

Living Here

Lockyer Waters is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 538 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,460 a week, with median rent near $310 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Lockyer Valley - East statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Lockyer Waters itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 1 school

  • Kentville State School
• 1 place to stay

  • Atkinson Dam Waterfront Caravan Park

Getting around. Airport: Toowoomba City Aerodrome, 48.9 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 24.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Demographics

Unemployment 4.8% · Labour-force participation 51.9%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

26,200 bird observations recorded near Lockyer Waters — most often seen:

• Magpie-lark (1,540)
• Nankeen Kestrel (1,277)
• Straw-necked Ibis (1,272)
• Torresian Crow (1,252)
• Australian Wood Duck (1,239)
• Pacific Black Duck (1,225)
• Australian Magpie (1,219)
• Whistling Kite (1,151)
• Grey Teal (1,053)
• Masked Lapwing (1,005)
• White-faced Heron (1,001)
• Willie Wagtail (950)
• Black Swan (922)

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Lockyer Waters:

• Morton Vale (3 km)
• Kentville (3.4 km)
• Churchable (4.3 km)
• Atkinsons Dam (5.4 km)
• Lynford (5.5 km)
• Spring Creek (5.9 km)
• Lockrose (7.4 km)
• Mount Tarampa (8.4 km)

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