Lockyer Waters zoning & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Lockyer Waters (Lockyer Valley Regional, QLD) - 16.59 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 Waters'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 Waters at a glance

Parcels 233 Median lot 40,346 m² Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Lockyer Waters

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: 1.11 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 9.70 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 Waters is zoned

Rural 87%
Conservation 12%
Community Facilities 1%

Selling in Lockyer Waters? 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 16.59 km², Lockyer Waters 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, 65% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 40,346 m² across 233 parcels.

Who lives in Lockyer Waters

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

Population
538
usual residents, 2021
Median age
46
years
Median household income
$1,460
per week, Lockyer Valley Regional suburb typical $1,521
Median rent
$310
per week, Lockyer Valley Regional suburb typical $310
Median mortgage
$1,300
per month
Household size
2.8
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 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 886, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Lockyer Waters's 538 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 3.9%
5-14 15.7%
15-19 3.7%
20-24 3.9%
25-34 11.6%
35-44 10.4%
45-54 18.7%
55-64 14.4%
65-74 12.2%
75-84 5.0%
85+ 0.6%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

13,192 in 2001 to 24,138 in 2025, up 83%.

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 Waters 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.

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Lockyer Waters planning - frequently asked

Is Lockyer Waters flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Lockyer Waters, 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 Waters bushfire-prone?

Around 65% of Lockyer Waters is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Lockyer Valley Regional average of 63%.

What is the zoning in Lockyer Waters?

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

Does Lockyer Waters have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Lockyer Waters.

What is the typical lot size in Lockyer Waters?

Across 233 surveyed parcels in Lockyer Waters, the median lot size is about 40,346 m².

What is the population of Lockyer Waters?

At the 2021 Census Lockyer Waters had 538 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Lockyer Valley - East statistical area, which contains Lockyer Waters, went from 13,192 people in 2001 to 24,138 in 2025, up 83%.

Is Lockyer Waters an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Lockyer Waters scores 886 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Lockyer Waters?

Median household income in Lockyer Waters was $1,460 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,521 for the typical suburb in Lockyer Valley Regional. Median rent was $310 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Kentville 2.9 km Not mapped 42%
Morton Vale 4.5 km Not mapped 26%
Churchable 4.5 km Not mapped 94%
Atkinsons Dam
Somerset Regional
4.9 km Not mapped 46%
Lynford 5.1 km Not mapped 13%
Lockrose 6.5 km Not mapped 10%
Spring Creek 7.5 km Not mapped 91%
Glenore Grove 8.1 km Not mapped 16%
Lake Clarendon 8.4 km Not mapped 20%
Mount Tarampa
Somerset Regional
8.9 km Not mapped 16%

See all Lockyer Valley Regional suburb profiles →