Ebenezer vs Lower Mount Walker
Ebenezer is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 51 in Lower Mount Walker. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ebenezer, most households are couple families. On these figures, Ebenezer tends to suit couples.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Ebenezer is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 49%)
- Lower Mount Walker carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 59/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Lower Mount Walker
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 25%)
- has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $450/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Ebenezer
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (57.9 km vs 70.3 km)
- has a shorter drive in (52 min vs 63 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Lower Mount Walker
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 59/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Lower Mount Walker
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (3.8% vs -4.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ebenezer and Lower Mount Walker drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Ebenezer rents higher ($450/wk vs $210/wk); Ebenezer has more residents (301 vs 192).
| Ebenezer | Lower Mount Walker | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 301 +36% vs other | 192 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -4.4% | +3.8% |
| Median age | 46 | 51 |
| Median household income | $93,184/yr | $99,632/yr +7% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $450/wk +53% vs other | $210/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Ebenezer | Lower Mount Walker | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 3,476 across Ipswich | 524 across Scenic Rim |
| Approvals change year on year | -7% | +65% |
Ranking within QLD
| Ebenezer | Lower Mount Walker | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 66% of QLD | Higher than 74% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 17% of QLD | Higher than 37% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 62% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 53% of QLD | Higher than 58% of QLD |
Liveability
| Ebenezer | Lower Mount Walker | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Ebenezer carries more crime risk (59 vs 14).
| Ebenezer | Lower Mount Walker | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 59/100 | Low 14/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 2 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Ebenezer | Lower Mount Walker | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Ebenezer | Lower Mount Walker | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
Lower Mount Walker sits further from the CBD (70.3 km vs 57.9 km).
| Ebenezer | Lower Mount Walker | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 57.9 km | 70.3 km +21% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 52 min | 63 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 4340 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 82 postcode 4340 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.2%).
Setting
| Ebenezer | Lower Mount Walker | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 64 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 56 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Ebenezer | Lower Mount Walker | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 98 premises | 0% 67 premises |
Climate
| Ebenezer | Lower Mount Walker | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 897 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.3°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.1°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Ebenezer | Lower Mount Walker | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 17.9 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.27 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Ebenezer | Lower Mount Walker | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,713/yr | $1,689/yr |
| Council | Ipswich | Scenic Rim |
Federal electorate
| Ebenezer | Lower Mount Walker | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Blair | Wright |
| Member | Shayne Neumann | Scott Buchholz |
| Party | Australian Labor Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ebenezer | Lower Mount Walker | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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