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 2021 census, Lower Mount Walker had a population of 192 people.[1]
The Bremer River enters the locality from the south (Mount Walker West / Mount Walker) and exits to the north-east (Rosewood).[4]
Rosewood-Warrill View Road enters the locality from the north-east (Rosewood) and exits to the south-east (Mount Walker).[4]
Lower Mount Walker is home to a remnant swamp tea-tree forest which is considered critically endangered.[5]
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing, mostly near the Bremer River.[4]
Mount Walker Lower Provisional School opened on 12 November 1923. In 1927, the school building was relocated from Mount French to Lower Mount Walker.[6] Mount Walker Lower State School was proclaimed on 19 March 1928. The school closed circa 1945.[7][8] It was at 286-294 Mount Walker West Road (27°42′18″S 152°32′14″E / 27.7051°S 152.5372°E / -27.7051; 152.5372 (Mount Walker Lower State School (former))).[9][10]
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%).[11]
In the 2021 census, Lower Mount Walker had a population of 192 people.[1]
There are no schools in Lower Mount Walker. The nearest government primary schools are:[12]
The nearest government secondary schools are Rosewood State High School in Rosewood to the north and Laidley State High School in Laidley to the north-west.[12]