Lockyer vs Upper Lockyer

Upper Lockyer is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Lockyer. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Upper Lockyer, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Upper Lockyer 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

Lockyer

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 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

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Lockyer has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 8%)
  • Upper Lockyer has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $390/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Lockyer

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (114.5 km vs 117.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lockyer

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 59/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Upper Lockyer

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.7% vs -6.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Lockyer and Upper Lockyer drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Lockyer Upper Lockyer
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Lockyer Upper Lockyer
Walkability 0 / 0
Lockyer — Walkability: 0/100 Upper Lockyer — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 65 / 41
Lockyer — Safety: 65/100 Upper Lockyer — Safety: 41/100
Low fire risk 24 / 22
Lockyer — Low fire risk: 24/100 Upper Lockyer — Low fire risk: 22/100

Demographics

Upper Lockyer has more residents (542 vs 89); Lockyer rents higher ($390/wk vs $310/wk).

Lockyer Upper Lockyer
Population 89 542
+509% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.3% +0.7%
Median age 43 40
Median household income $97,500/yr
+6% vs other
 $91,520/yr
Median weekly rent $390/wk
+21% vs other
 $310/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lockyer Upper Lockyer
0-4 9.0% / 4.1%
Lockyer — 0-4: 9.0% Upper Lockyer — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 13.5% / 15.3%
Lockyer — 5-14: 13.5% Upper Lockyer — 5-14: 15.3%
15-19 6.7% / 8.9%
Lockyer — 15-19: 6.7% Upper Lockyer — 15-19: 8.9%
20-24 9.0% / 4.2%
Lockyer — 20-24: 9.0% Upper Lockyer — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 12.4% / 8.7%
Lockyer — 25-34: 12.4% Upper Lockyer — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 12.4% / 13.3%
Lockyer — 35-44: 12.4% Upper Lockyer — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 9.0% / 14.0%
Lockyer — 45-54: 9.0% Upper Lockyer — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 21.3% / 17.5%
Lockyer — 55-64: 21.3% Upper Lockyer — 55-64: 17.5%
65-74 7.9% / 9.4%
Lockyer — 65-74: 7.9% Upper Lockyer — 65-74: 9.4%
75-84 10.1% / 4.6%
Lockyer — 75-84: 10.1% Upper Lockyer — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ — / 0.6%
Lockyer — 85+: not among its largest Upper Lockyer — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lockyer 37.5% couple families
Lockyer — Couple Families: 37.5% Lockyer — One Parent Families: 33.3% Lockyer — Lone Person: 29.2% Lockyer — Group Household: 0.0%
Upper Lockyer 50.4% couple families
Upper Lockyer — Couple Families: 50.4% Upper Lockyer — One Parent Families: 20.7% Upper Lockyer — Lone Person: 24.0% Upper Lockyer — Group Household: 5.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lockyer 22.6% renting
Lockyer — Owned Outright: 16.1% Lockyer — Mortgage: 61.3% Lockyer — Renting: 22.6%
Upper Lockyer 8.4% renting
Upper Lockyer — Owned Outright: 36.5% Upper Lockyer — Mortgage: 55.1% Upper Lockyer — Renting: 8.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Lockyer Upper Lockyer
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 24.5%
Lockyer — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Upper Lockyer — Certificate III & IV: 24.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.6% / 8.5%
Lockyer — Bachelor Degree: 5.6% Upper Lockyer — Bachelor Degree: 8.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 6.1%
Lockyer — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Upper Lockyer — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree 4.5% / 0.7%
Lockyer — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5% Upper Lockyer — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.5%
Lockyer — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Upper Lockyer — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.5%).

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.

Lockyer Upper Lockyer
Thailand 6.7% / —
Lockyer — Thailand: 6.7% Upper Lockyer — Thailand: not among its largest
Netherlands 5.6% / —
Lockyer — Netherlands: 5.6% Upper Lockyer — Netherlands: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 3.5%
Lockyer — New Zealand: not among its largest Upper Lockyer — New Zealand: 3.5%
England — / 2.6%
Lockyer — England: not among its largest Upper Lockyer — England: 2.6%
Zimbabwe — / 1.1%
Lockyer — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Upper Lockyer — Zimbabwe: 1.1%
South Africa — / 0.7%
Lockyer — South Africa: not among its largest Upper Lockyer — South Africa: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lockyer 90.3% houses
Lockyer — Houses: 90.3% Lockyer — Flats / Apartments: 9.7%
Upper Lockyer 96.2% houses
Upper Lockyer — Houses: 96.2% Upper Lockyer — Flats / Apartments: 3.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Lockyer Upper Lockyer
Median house price — $827,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 42 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

Lockyer Upper Lockyer
New dwellings approved 352
across Lockyer Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +103%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Lockyer Upper Lockyer
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 64% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 23% of QLD Higher than 63% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 69% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 65% of QLD

Liveability

Lockyer Upper Lockyer
Grade — D
Score — 21/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Upper Lockyer carries more crime risk (59 vs 35).

Lockyer Upper Lockyer
Bushfire High
76/100
 High
78/100
Crime Low
35/100
 Moderate
59/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Lockyer Upper Lockyer
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

Lockyer Upper Lockyer
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Upper Lockyer sits further from the CBD (117.2 km vs 114.5 km).

Lockyer Upper Lockyer
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 114.5 km 117.2 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 87 min 90 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 4344
 0.6%
postcode 4352
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 4344
 84
postcode 4352

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.

Lockyer Upper Lockyer
Car (driver) 78.9% / 88.1%
Lockyer — Car (driver): 78.9% Upper Lockyer — Car (driver): 88.1%
Worked from Home 13.2% / 8.5%
Lockyer — Worked from Home: 13.2% Upper Lockyer — Worked from Home: 8.5%
Car (passenger) 7.9% / 3.5%
Lockyer — Car (passenger): 7.9% Upper Lockyer — Car (passenger): 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.1%).

Setting

Lockyer Upper Lockyer
Elevation 183 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 200 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lockyer Upper Lockyer
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
35 premises
 0%
212 premises

Climate

Lockyer Upper Lockyer
Annual rainfall 697 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Lockyer Upper Lockyer
PM2.5 2.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 3.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Lockyer Upper Lockyer
Average residential rate $1,952/yr
same for both
Council Lockyer Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Lockyer Upper Lockyer
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lockyer Upper Lockyer
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lockyer

Family Rural Young Families

Upper Lockyer

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