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Lowood QLD 4311

2,175 addresses · 93 streets

Blair Electorate › Somerset LGA › Lowood · 45 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Lowood is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 4,082 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,163 a week, with median rent near $295 a week. Most homes are houses. About 63% of households own their home and 36% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

4,082Population
40Median age
$1,163Median household income / wk
$295Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Lowood statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Lowood itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Brisbane Airport, 55.3 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 16.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Lowood

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

Tree cover measures, Lowood QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202016.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202136.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 9.4% · Labour-force participation 47.4%

Population by age in Lowood
Population by age, Lowood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4230
5-14627
15-19269
20-24221
25-34442
35-44440
45-54491
55-64563
65-74476
75-84257
85+59
Dwelling types in Lowood
Dwelling types, Lowood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,382
Townhouse76
Apartment7
Other6
Households by weekly income in Lowood
Households by weekly income, Lowood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650310
$650-1,499544
$1,500-2,999381
$3,000+127
Top ancestries in Lowood
Top ancestries, Lowood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,705
English1,601
German457
Scottish428
Irish404
Ancestry NS324
Housing tenure in Lowood
Housing tenure, Lowood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned449
Mortgage453
Rented521
Other7
Cars per household in Lowood
Cars per household, Lowood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
059
1498
2547
3227
4+111
Commute to work in Lowood
Commute to work, Lowood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,037
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked26
Bicycle3
Home99
Top countries of birth in Lowood
Top countries of birth, Lowood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England117
New Zealand116
Germany22
Netherlands22
Scotland18
Philippines17
Languages used at home in Lowood
Languages used at home, Lowood QLD (ABS Census 2021)
German14
Vietnamese11
Mandarin10
French8
Filipino6
Russian4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

12,731 bird observations recorded near Lowood — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Lowood

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

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