Lockyer Waters Postcode

Queensland

Inner Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
4311
Postcode for Lockyer Waters, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 61 km from Brisbane · Pop. 538
538
Population
46
Median Age
$1,460
Household Income/wk
$310
Median Rent/wk
1/10
SEIFA Advantage
16.6
Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Lockyer Waters ranks: SEIFA decile 1 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Lockyer Waters Compares

Lockyer Waters vs the QLD average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricLockyer WatersQLD avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,460 -QLD $1,770 $1,836
Rent/wk $310 -QLD $380 $390
Mortgage/month $1,300 -QLD $1,774 $1,958
Median age 46 44.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 1/10 -QLD 4.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 4.3% -QLD 6.0% 5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the QLD average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Lockyer Waters is a locality 61 km from Brisbane in Queensland, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 4311. It falls within the Toowoomba region. The local government area is Lockyer Valley.

According to the 2021 Census, Lockyer Waters has a population of 538 with a median age of 46. The median weekly household income is $1,460, below the QLD average. The unemployment rate is 4.3%, lower than the QLD average. The Indigenous population is 46 (8.6% of residents).

Housing in Lockyer Waters includes a median weekly rent of $310, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,300, with 181 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the QLD average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 90.4% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Lockyer Waters scores in decile 1 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Lockyer Waters is part of the Toowoomba statistical area in Queensland.

Lockyer Waters Details

Postcode4311
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Population (2021)538
Median Age46 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,460/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$655/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$310
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,300
Average Household Size2.8 persons
Area16.6 km²
Population Density32/km²
Total Dwellings181
Australian Citizens87.2%
Indigenous Population46 (8.6%)
Unemployment Rate4.3%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile1/10 (well below average)
Latitude-27.4582888
Longitude152.4093285
Distance from Brisbane61 km
Region (SA4)Toowoomba
Area (SA3)Toowoomba
Local GovernmentLockyer Valley
Federal ElectorateBlair

Age Profile

0–14 (19.7%) 15–24 (7.6%) 25–44 (22.1%) 45–64 (33.3%) 65+ (17.8%)
Show counts
0–14 years106 (19.7%)
15–24 years41 (7.6%)
25–44 years119 (22.1%)
45–64 years179 (33.3%)
65+ years96 (17.8%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (33.9%) Mortgaged (56.5%) Rented (9.6%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 1 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Asthma73 (13.6%)
Arthritis70 (13.0%)
Diabetes39 (7.2%)
Cancer29 (5.4%)
Heart Disease25 (4.6%)
Lung Condition14 (2.6%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle4 (2.2%)
1 vehicle33 (18.1%)
2 vehicles72 (39.6%)
3+ vehicles73 (40.1%)

Suburbs Near Lockyer Waters

Same Postcode (4311)

More Lockyer Waters Data

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.