Lower Mount Walker, Queensland


Lower Mount Walker is a locality split between the Scenic Rim Region and City of Ipswich local government areas of South East Queensland, Australia. In the, Lower Mount Walker had a population of 185 people.

Geography

The Bremer River passes through the locality. Lower Mount Walker is home to a remnant swamp tea-tree forest which is considered critically endangered.

History

The Mount Walker Lower State School opened on 12 November 1923 and closed about 31 August 1945. The school building was moved from Mount French and relocated to Mount Walker Lower in 1927.

Demographics

Lower Mount Walker has a population of 185 at the. The locality contains 70 households, in which 51.4% of the population are males and 48.6% of the population are females with a median age of 44, 6 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,437, $1 below the national average.
0.0% of Lower Mount Walker's population is either of Aborigional or Torres Strait Islander descent. 65.2% of the population aged 15 or over is either registered or de facto married, while 34.8% of the population is not married. 31.5% of the population is currently attending some form of a compulsory education. The most common nominated ancestries were Australian, English and Scottish, while the most common country of birth was Australia, and the most commonly spoken language at home was English. The most common nominated religions were Catholic, Anglican and Not stated. The most common occupation was a cleric/administration worker and the majority/plurality of residents worked 40 or more hours per week.