Lockyer Waters vs Mount Tarampa

Mount Tarampa is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 46 in Lockyer Waters. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Tarampa, about half of households are couple families.

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

  • Lockyer Waters carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 60/100)
  • Mount Tarampa has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Lockyer Waters

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 28%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Lockyer Waters

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $340/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Tarampa

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (78.4 km vs 92.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (67 min vs 77 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Lockyer Waters carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 60/100)
  • Mount Tarampa is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Mount Tarampa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.2% vs -4.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Lockyer Waters and Mount Tarampa 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 Waters Mount Tarampa
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 Waters Mount Tarampa
Walkability 0 / 13
Lockyer Waters — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Tarampa — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 68 / 40
Lockyer Waters — Safety: 68/100 Mount Tarampa — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Lockyer Waters — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Tarampa — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Lockyer Waters skews older (46 vs 42).

Lockyer Waters Mount Tarampa
Population 538
+7% vs other
 501
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.1% +4.2%
Median age 46 42
Median household income $75,920/yr
+2% vs other
 $74,048/yr
Median weekly rent $310/wk $340/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lockyer Waters Mount Tarampa
0-4 3.9% / 3.8%
Lockyer Waters — 0-4: 3.9% Mount Tarampa — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 15.8% / 14.4%
Lockyer Waters — 5-14: 15.8% Mount Tarampa — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 3.7% / 9.0%
Lockyer Waters — 15-19: 3.7% Mount Tarampa — 15-19: 9.0%
20-24 3.9% / 5.6%
Lockyer Waters — 20-24: 3.9% Mount Tarampa — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 11.7% / 9.8%
Lockyer Waters — 25-34: 11.7% Mount Tarampa — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 10.4% / 10.4%
Lockyer Waters — 35-44: 10.4% Mount Tarampa — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 18.8% / 17.2%
Lockyer Waters — 45-54: 18.8% Mount Tarampa — 45-54: 17.2%
55-64 14.5% / 13.8%
Lockyer Waters — 55-64: 14.5% Mount Tarampa — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 12.3% / 10.8%
Lockyer Waters — 65-74: 12.3% Mount Tarampa — 65-74: 10.8%
75-84 5.0% / 5.4%
Lockyer Waters — 75-84: 5.0% Mount Tarampa — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 0.6% / 0.8%
Lockyer Waters — 85+: 0.6% Mount Tarampa — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lockyer Waters 40.3% couple families
Lockyer Waters — Couple Families: 40.3% Lockyer Waters — Lone Person: 25.9% Lockyer Waters — One Parent Families: 22.3% Lockyer Waters — Group Household: 8.6% Lockyer Waters — Other Families: 2.9%
Mount Tarampa 48.7% couple families
Mount Tarampa — Couple Families: 48.7% Mount Tarampa — Lone Person: 22.7% Mount Tarampa — One Parent Families: 19.3% Mount Tarampa — Group Household: 6.7% Mount Tarampa — Other Families: 2.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lockyer Waters 9.6% renting
Lockyer Waters — Owned Outright: 33.9% Lockyer Waters — Mortgage: 56.5% Lockyer Waters — Renting: 9.6%
Mount Tarampa 15.6% renting
Mount Tarampa — Owned Outright: 36.4% Mount Tarampa — Mortgage: 48.1% Mount Tarampa — Renting: 15.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lockyer Waters Mount Tarampa
Certificate III & IV 22.5% / 17.0%
Lockyer Waters — Certificate III & IV: 22.5% Mount Tarampa — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 4.6%
Lockyer Waters — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Mount Tarampa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.2% / 4.4%
Lockyer Waters — Bachelor Degree: 5.2% Mount Tarampa — Bachelor Degree: 4.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 1.0%
Lockyer Waters — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Mount Tarampa — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / 1.2%
Lockyer Waters — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Mount Tarampa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

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 Waters Mount Tarampa
England 3.3% / 2.4%
Lockyer Waters — England: 3.3% Mount Tarampa — England: 2.4%
New Zealand 3.7% / 1.4%
Lockyer Waters — New Zealand: 3.7% Mount Tarampa — New Zealand: 1.4%
Vietnam 0.7% / 0.8%
Lockyer Waters — Vietnam: 0.7% Mount Tarampa — Vietnam: 0.8%
Germany 0.6% / 0.6%
Lockyer Waters — Germany: 0.6% Mount Tarampa — Germany: 0.6%
South Africa 1.1% / —
Lockyer Waters — South Africa: 1.1% Mount Tarampa — South Africa: not among its largest
Sri Lanka — / 0.8%
Lockyer Waters — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Mount Tarampa — Sri Lanka: 0.8%
Philippines 0.6% / —
Lockyer Waters — Philippines: 0.6% Mount Tarampa — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lockyer Waters 98.3% houses
Lockyer Waters — Houses: 98.3% Lockyer Waters — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Mount Tarampa 100.0% houses
Mount Tarampa — Houses: 100.0% Mount Tarampa — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Lockyer Waters Mount Tarampa
Median house price $825,000 $800,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $885,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 65 days
from 3 sales
 14 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

Lockyer Waters Mount Tarampa
New dwellings approved 352
across Lockyer Valley
 363
across Somerset
Approvals change year on year +103% +375%

Ranking within QLD

Lockyer Waters Mount Tarampa
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 44% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 74% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 52% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of QLD Higher than 57% of QLD

Liveability

Mount Tarampa is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Lockyer Waters Mount Tarampa
Grade C
same for both
Score 44/100 43/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Mount Tarampa carries more crime risk (60 vs 32).

Lockyer Waters Mount Tarampa
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
32/100
 Moderate
60/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Lockyer Waters Mount Tarampa
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Lockyer Waters

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Mount Tarampa

  • Mount Tarampa State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Lockyer Waters Mount Tarampa
Waterways 1 5

Mobility

Lockyer Waters sits further from the CBD (92.8 km vs 78.4 km).

Lockyer Waters Mount Tarampa
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 92.8 km
+16% vs other
 78.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 77 min 67 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4311
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 92
postcode 4311
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.

Lockyer Waters Mount Tarampa
Car (driver) 86.9% / 75.5%
Lockyer Waters — Car (driver): 86.9% Mount Tarampa — Car (driver): 75.5%
Worked from Home 10.1% / 12.3%
Lockyer Waters — Worked from Home: 10.1% Mount Tarampa — Worked from Home: 12.3%
Car (passenger) 3.0% / 4.9%
Lockyer Waters — Car (passenger): 3.0% Mount Tarampa — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Walked Only — / 5.5%
Lockyer Waters — Walked Only: not among its largest Mount Tarampa — Walked Only: 5.5%
Train — / 1.8%
Lockyer Waters — Train: not among its largest Mount Tarampa — Train: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.9%).

Setting

Lockyer Waters Mount Tarampa
Elevation 80 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 64 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lockyer Waters Mount Tarampa
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
222 premises
 0%
193 premises

Climate

Lockyer Waters Mount Tarampa
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

Council rates

Lockyer Waters Mount Tarampa
Average residential rate $1,952/yr $1,063/yr
Council Lockyer Valley Somerset

Federal electorate

Lockyer Waters Mount Tarampa
Division Wright Blair
Member Scott Buchholz Shayne Neumann
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Lockyer Waters

Acreage

Mount Tarampa

Rural

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