Population
+6.5% since 2016.
Lockyer Valley, QLD
Lockyer Valley had a population of 41,101 at the 2021 Census (+6.5% since 2016). Median age 39.1. Median weekly household income $1,456. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.
Lockyer Valley at a glance
What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Lockyer Valley's population grew by 6.5% to 41,101, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). Its median age of 39.1 is close to the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 12.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.0%.
23.2% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 33.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 1.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 14,142 households.
The median household earns $1,456 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $303 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,491 a month.
15.1% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 7.6% use a language other than English at home. 40.9% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).
Key figures
2021 Census, Lockyer Valley beside QLD and Australia.
| Measure | Lockyer Valley | QLD | Australia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 41,101 | 5,156,158 | 25,422,828 |
| Growth since 2016 | +6.5% | +9.6% | +8.6% |
| Median age | 39.1 | 38.2 | 38.2 |
| Households | 14,142 | 1,869,452 | 9,275,123 |
| Flats and apartments | 1.0% | 12.5% | 14.3% |
| Renting | 23.2% | 33.6% | 31.1% |
| Owned outright | 33.9% | 29.5% | 31.4% |
| Median household income a week | $1,456 | $1,676 | $1,747 |
| Median rent a week | $303 | $364 | $376 |
| Median mortgage repayment a month | $1,491 | $1,740 | $1,866 |
| Born overseas | 15.1% | 24.1% | 29.3% |
| Other language at home | 7.6% | 14.1% | 23.6% |
| No religion | 40.9% | 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.
Age
Median age 39.1, against 38.2 for Queensland.
Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built
Cultural background
The largest groups in Lockyer Valley at the 2021 Census.
Ancestry
Languages at home
Country of birth
Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built
Around Lockyer Valley
The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.
Part of
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Suburbs in Lockyer Valley
Largest first.
- Gatton
- Laidley
- Regency Downs
- Withcott
- Kensington Grove
- Plainland
- Hatton Vale
- Laidley Heights
- Helidon
- Adare
- Glenore Grove
- Forest Hill
- Brightview
- Grantham
- Placid Hills
- Summerholm
- Preston (Lockyer Valley - Qld)
- Murphys Creek
- Laidley North
- Lockrose
- Upper Lockyer
- Lockyer Waters
- Helidon Spa
- Spring Creek (Lockyer Valley - Qld)
- Postmans Ridge
- Lake Clarendon
- Laidley South
- Upper Tenthill
- Blenheim
- Churchable
- Flagstone Creek
- Lower Tenthill
- Thornton
- Ropeley
- Blanchview
- Upper Flagstone
- Silver Ridge
- Iredale
- Ballard
- Mulgowie
- Ma Ma Creek
- Winwill
- Laidley Creek West
- Glen Cairn
- Mount Whitestone
- Veradilla
- Woodlands
- Morton Vale
- Carpendale
- Kentville
- Crowley Vale
- Lawes
- Mount Berryman
- Lockyer
- Derrymore
- Rockmount
- Lilydale
- College View
- Mount Sylvia
- Lefthand Branch
- Stockyard (Lockyer Valley - Qld)
- Ingoldsby
- Junction View
- Ringwood
- Vinegar Hill
- Townson
- Fordsdale
- Caffey
- Fifteen Mile
- East Haldon
- Rockside
- Woodbine
- Seventeen Mile
- White Mountain
- Black Duck Creek
- Egypt
- Buaraba South
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