Lower Mount Walker QLD 4340: Prices, Rent & Market Trends

Is Lower Mount Walker family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.

10.9% of Lower Mount Walker's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.

51 family households lived in Lower Mount Walker; 23.5% were couple families and 11.8% were one-parent families.

35.3% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.

These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.

What is the age profile of Lower Mount Walker?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Lower Mount Walker had 192 residents at the 2021 Census.

15.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

42.2% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.

What kind of homes are in Lower Mount Walker?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 93.8% of occupied private dwellings in Lower Mount Walker.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.

Do people own or rent in Lower Mount Walker?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

41.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

50.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.

7.5% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.

Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.

How large are households in Lower Mount Walker?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Lower Mount Walker had 2.6 people.

One-person households made up 18.0% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.

Two-person households represented 50.8%, while 24.6% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

How do people get to work in Lower Mount Walker?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.

16.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.

58.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.

0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 4.3% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

How many cars do households have in Lower Mount Walker?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.

0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.

One-car households formed 19.6% of the total.

91.1% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

Who's moving to Lower Mount Walker, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.

73.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 26.7% reported a different address.

7.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

What languages are spoken in Lower Mount Walker?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

82.3% of residents used only English at home.

3.6% used a language other than English at home.

0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

Where were Lower Mount Walker residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

7.8% of Lower Mount Walker's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 92.2% was born in Australia.

0.0% of residents were born in China.

0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 82.3%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

What ancestries shape Lower Mount Walker?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.

English ancestry accounted for 31.3% of ancestry responses in Lower Mount Walker.

Australian ancestry made up 43.2% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.

People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.

What work do people do in Lower Mount Walker?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

15.1% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.

Managers accounted for 15.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.9%.

Health care and social assistance employed 5.4% of workers, and education and training employed 14.0%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Lower Mount Walker?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 55.2%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.

33.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 14.5% worked part time.

Unemployment was 0.0%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

What does the health profile of Lower Mount Walker show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

53.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.

6.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

7.8% reported asthma, 7.8% arthritis and 4.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.

How educated is Lower Mount Walker?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.

14.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.1% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 30.2%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

What do incomes and housing costs look like in Lower Mount Walker?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.

Median household income was $1,916 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,647.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $210 per week.

These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.

How does Lower Mount Walker compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 16.1% in Lower Mount Walker, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.

Outright ownership was 41.5% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

Renting accounted for 7.5% in Lower Mount Walker, against 36.2% across Greater Brisbane.

Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.

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