Lower Mount Walker, Queensland
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 | |||||||||||||||
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Fields along Stokes Crossing Road, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Lower Mount Walker | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 27.7180°S 152.5252°E | ||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||
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State electorate(s) | Scenic Rim | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
The Bremer River passes through the locality. Lower Mount Walker is home to a remnant swamp tea-tree forest which is considered critically endangered.[4]
History
The Mount Walker Lower State School opened on 12 November 1923 and closed about 31 August 1945.[5] The school building was moved from Mount French and relocated to Mount Walker Lower in 1927.[6]
Demographics
Lower Mount Walker has a population of 185 at the 2016 census. The locality contains 70 households, in which 51.4% of the population are males and 48.6% of the population are females with a median age of 44, 6 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,437, $1 below the national average.
0.0% of Lower Mount Walker's population is either of Aborigional or Torres Strait Islander descent. 65.2% of the population aged 15 or over is either registered or de facto married, while 34.8% of the population is not married. 31.5% of the population is 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]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lower Mount Walker (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Lower Mount Walker – locality in City of Ipswich (entry 45096)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- "Lower Mount Walker – locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 45213)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- Neroli Roocke (8 December 2011). "Call to arms for endangered Queensland forest". ABC Rural. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- "Agency ID 9147, Mount Walker Lower State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- "COUNTRY NEWS. IPSWICH". The Brisbane Courier (21, 776). Queensland, Australia. 11 November 1927. p. 10. Retrieved 13 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.