Lower Mount Walker is a locality split between the Scenic Rim Region and City of Ipswich local government areas of South East Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Lower Mount Walker had a population of 185 people.[1]

Lower Mount Walker Queensland
Fields along Stokes Crossing Road, 2015
Lower Mount Walker
Coordinates	27.7180°S 152.5252°E / -27.7180; 152.5252
Population	185 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	3.157/km2 (8.177/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4340
Area	58.6 km2 (22.6 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	City of Ipswich Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)	Scenic Rim
Federal division(s)	Blair Wright
Suburbs around Lower Mount Walker: Calvert Lanefield Rosewood Ebenezer Grandchester Lower Mount Walker Mount Forbes Mount Mort Mount Walker West Mount Walker

Geography

The Bremer River passes through the locality.^{[citation needed]}

Lower Mount Walker is home to a remnant swamp tea-tree forest which is considered critically endangered.[4]

History

Mount Walker Lower Provisional School opened on 12 November 1923. In 1927, the school building was relocated from Mount French to Lower Mount Walker.[5] Mount Walker Lower State School was proclaimed on 19 March 1928. The school closed circa 1945.[6][7] It was at 286-294 Mount Walker West Road (27.7051°S 152.5372°E / -27.7051; 152.5372 (Mount Walker Lower State School (former))).[8][9]

In the 2016 census, Lower Mount Walker has a population of 185. The locality contained 70 households, in which 51.4% of the population were males and 48.6% of the population were females with a median age of 44, 6 years above the national average. The average weekly household income was $1,437, $1 below the national average. None of Lower Mount Walker's population was either of Aborigional or Torres Strait Islander descent. 65.2% of the population aged 15 or over were either registered or de facto married, while 34.8% of the population was not married. 31.5% of the population was currently attending some form of a compulsory education. The most common nominated ancestries were Australian (39.1%), English (21.0%) and Scottish (8.2%), while the most common country of birth was Australia (71.8%), and the most commonly spoken language at home was English (85.0%). The most common nominated religions were Catholic (26.7%), Anglican (20.6%) and Not stated (20.0%). The most common occupation was a cleric/administration worker (22.3%) and the majority/plurality of residents worked 40 or more hours per week (60.2%).[1]

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