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QLD · Lockyer Valley Council

Lockyer Waters, 4311

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Updated

Desirability score

48.3/100
Average

Top 32% of Queensland's suburbs

48% data confidence

How this score is calculated
  • High desirability
  • Green suburb
What Lockyer Waters is known for: High desirability, Green suburb

Suburb profile

In Lockyer Valley, Lockyer Waters keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. Wide horizons and a country quiet give the area a restorative, unhurried atmosphere.

Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, with plenty of young families in the mix. The pace is unhurried, with local businesses and community spots doing the heavy lifting. The area offers approachable housing costs alongside a lifestyle that still feels complete.

Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.

The desirability score is around average, weighed down by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities and community and employment against similar regional towns, even with transport and access and safety holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

Population

Population
538
Median age
46
Median household income / week
$1,460
Dwelling vacancy
10.1%
Unoccupied private dwellings
20 of 199
Median monthly mortgage
$1,300
Employment rate
49.4%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
20 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
16
Against the person
4
Against property
7
Rate per 1,000 residents
29.7
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 134 residents
State safety percentile
28.3th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-8.8%

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Assault30
  • Drug Offences41
  • Other Property Damage49
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)57
  • Traffic And Related Offences48

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates

Amenities

1 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • Swimming pool

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
1/10
IRSD decile (2021)
2/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Desirability Index

Desirability score
48.3/100 — Average
State standing
Top 32% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
2151st in Australia
State rank
488th in QLD
Peer rank
#51 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#175 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
48%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics

Recent changes

  • Swimming poolamenitiesswimming_pool
  • Assaultcrime30
  • Drug Offencescrime41
  • Other Property Damagecrime49
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime57
  • Traffic And Related Offencescrime48

Data sources & freshness

More in Lockyer Valley Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.