Lockyer zoning & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Lockyer (Lockyer Valley Regional, QLD) - 17.86 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Lockyer's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.

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Lockyer at a glance

Parcels 76 Median lot 86,769 m² Mapped easements 8 Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Lockyer

Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb. These figures do not rate schools and do not assign a particular address to a catchment.

Inside the suburb boundary

0

0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 4.02 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 7.33 km from the suburb boundary

Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.

How Lockyer is zoned

Rural 88%
Conservation 7%
Community Facilities 4%
Rural Residential 1%
Special Industry 0%

Selling in Lockyer? The lot-level zone is the zoning Part 3 of Queensland's Form 2 seller disclosure statement asks for - see our Form 2 planning data guide.

Across its 17.86 km², Lockyer is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 86,769 m² across 76 parcels.

Who lives in Lockyer

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Lockyer suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
89
usual residents, 2021
Median age
43
years
Median household income
$1,875
per week, Lockyer Valley Regional suburb typical $1,521
Median rent
$390
per week, Lockyer Valley Regional suburb typical $310
Median mortgage
$1,690
per month
Household size
2.5
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 958, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Lockyer's 89 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 8.1%
5-14 12.1%
15-19 6.1%
20-24 8.1%
25-34 11.1%
35-44 11.1%
45-54 8.1%
55-64 19.2%
65-74 7.1%
75-84 9.1%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Lockyer Valley - West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Lockyer. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Lockyer itself.

8,973 in 2001 to 13,029 in 2025, up 45%.

Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.

Lockyer data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingNot mappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government

Profile last materially updated 19 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.

Check a specific Lockyer address

See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.

Published flood models are held over parts of Lockyer. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Lockyer lot.

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Lockyer planning - frequently asked

Is Lockyer flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Lockyer, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Lockyer Valley Regional is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Lockyer bushfire-prone?

Around 99% of Lockyer is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Lockyer Valley Regional average of 63%.

What is the zoning in Lockyer?

The dominant planning zone in Lockyer is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Community Facilities.

Does Lockyer have heritage-listed places?

Lockyer has 5 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Lockyer?

Across 76 surveyed parcels in Lockyer, the median lot size is about 86,769 m². There are also 8 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Lockyer?

At the 2021 Census Lockyer had 89 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Lockyer Valley - West statistical area, which contains Lockyer, went from 8,973 people in 2001 to 13,029 in 2025, up 45%.

Is Lockyer an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Lockyer scores 958 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Lockyer?

Median household income in Lockyer was $1,875 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,521 for the typical suburb in Lockyer Valley Regional. Median rent was $390 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,690 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Upper Lockyer 2.5 km Not mapped 100%
Postmans Ridge 2.8 km Not mapped 99%
Helidon Spa 5.0 km Not mapped 86%
Murphys Creek 5.6 km 0% 100%
Helidon 5.9 km Not mapped 82%
Withcott 6.3 km 0% 99%
Derrymore 8.5 km Not mapped 47%
White Mountain 8.6 km 0% 100%
Ballard 8.8 km 0% 100%
Blanchview 8.8 km 0% 68%

See all Lockyer Valley Regional suburb profiles →