Suburb in Ipswich

Lower Mount Walker, QLD

Lower Mount Walker had a population of 192 at the 2021 Census (+3.8% since 2016). Median age 53.3. Median weekly household income $2,083. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Lower Mount Walker at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Ipswich

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Lower Mount Walker's population grew by 3.8% to 192, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 53.3, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 5.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 17.2%.

6.6% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 36.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 61 households.

The median household earns $2,083 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $206 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,638 a month.

9.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 4.2% use a language other than English at home. 17.1% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Lower Mount Walker beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureLower Mount WalkerQLDAustralia
Population1925,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+3.8%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age53.338.238.2
Households611,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting6.6%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright36.1%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,083$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$206$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,638$1,740$1,866
Born overseas9.6%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home4.2%14.1%23.6%
No religion17.1%44.8%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+3.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1802011
  2. 1852016
  3. 1922021

Age

Median age 53.3, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Lower Mount Walker Queensland
Share of people by age, Lower Mount Walker and Queensland
0–95.2%
10–199.9%
20–294.7%
30–3910.4%
40–4911.5%
50–5918.8%
60–6918.8%
70–7913.0%
80+4.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Lower Mount Walker at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian51.9%
  2. English37.5%
  3. Irish13.8%
  4. Scottish10.6%
  5. German3.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Italian1.9%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand3.2%
  2. England2.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Lower Mount Walker

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

Explore Lower Mount Walker in Censible

Every census figure for Lower Mount Walker, mapped and compared with any other place. A free account takes a minute.