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Queensland council

Lockyer Valley

46,058 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 2,269 km², 77 suburbs. Council website: lockyervalley.qld.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

46,058

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +2.4% in a year

Density

20/km²

2,269 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$585k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$169

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

7.4 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

3 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

77

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Trends

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age
39
Median household income
$1,457/week
Median rent
$300/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,500/month
Households renting
22.7%
Average household
2.7 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 3 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 3 of 10

Suburbs

77 suburbs where Lockyer Valley holds most residents, plus 1 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Gatton7,851All– / 31%1
Laidley3,809All– / 52%1
Regency Downs2,623All– / 27%2
Withcott2,067All– / 86%7
Kensington Grove2,050All– / 50%4
Plainland1,930All– / 42%3
Hatton Vale1,555All– / 29%4
Laidley Heights1,429All– / 39%2
Helidon1,130All– / 81%2
Adare1,027All– / 76%3
Glenore Grove953All– / 16%2
Forest Hill (Qld)935All– / 23%1
Brightview91185%– / 26%2
Grantham796All– / 71%2
Placid Hills796All– / 29%4
Summerholm646All– / 73%4
Preston (Lockyer Valley - Qld)64454%– / 86%10
Murphys Creek (Qld)633All– / 95%4
Laidley North593All– / 34%1
Lockrose56499%– / 10%1
Upper Lockyer542All– / 93%3
Lockyer Waters538All– / 62%1
Helidon Spa504All– / 82%7
Spring Creek (Lockyer Valley - Qld)494All– / 73%2
Postmans Ridge352All– / 88%3
Lake Clarendon294All– / 18%3
Laidley South293All– / 52%3
Upper Tenthill273All– / 28%4
Blenheim264All– / 28%3
Churchable256All– / 85%3
Flagstone Creek256All– / 58%5
Lower Tenthill236All– / 23%6
Thornton (Qld)214All– / 79%6
Ropeley206All– / 36%7
Blanchview202All– / 66%8
Upper Flagstone191All– / 98%10
Silver Ridge188All– / 96%10
Iredale177All– / 45%7
Ballard167All– / 99%6
Mulgowie166All– / 72%5
Ma Ma Creek155All– / 27%3
Winwill144All– / 29%3
Laidley Creek West143All– / 41%3
Glen Cairn141All– / 45%5
Mount Whitestone129All– / 69%6
Veradilla125All– / 40%3
Woodlands (Qld)119All– / 73%6
Morton Vale114All– / 26%2
Carpendale110All– / 28%3
Kentville108All– / 41%2
Crowley Vale106All– / 2%3
Lawes105All– / 3%8
Mount Berryman96All– / 71%5
Lockyer (Qld)89All– / 82%4
Derrymore85All– / 45%8
Rockmount82All– / 93%7
Lilydale (Qld)77All– / 23%3
College View72All– / 2%3
Mount Sylvia70All– / 71%7
Lefthand Branch69All– / 90%2
Stockyard (Lockyer Valley - Qld)65All– / 95%7
Ingoldsby64All– / 71%2
West Haldon6320%– / 85%5
Junction View60All– / 79%2
Ringwood (Qld)57All– / 89%2
Vinegar Hill57All– / 99%5
Townson52All– / 94%6
Fordsdale50All– / 93%6
Caffey45All– / 57%7
Fifteen Mile37All– / 90%5
East Haldon35All– / 92%2
Rockside29All– / 68%7
Woodbine (Qld)27All– / 60%2
Seventeen Mile22All– / 100%5
White Mountain16All– / 100%5
Black Duck Creek12All– / 97%2
Egypt8All– / 97%6
Buaraba SouthAll– / 98%

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Bushfire-prone land

48%

Over 78 of 78 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

2%

Over 78 of 78 member suburbs

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Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

  • Wright · Scott BUCHHOLZ (LNP)97%
  • Blair · Shayne NEUMANN (ALP)2%
  • Groom · Garth HAMILTON (LNP)1%

State districts

  • Lockyer · Jim McDonald (LNP)99%
  • Condamine · Pat Weir (LNP)1%

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every Queensland council on the council map or the Queensland council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.