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Lockyer Waters flood risk

Of Lockyer Waters’s 261 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Lockyer Waters’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.

100%
In a flood area
0%
In a bushfire area
261
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Lockyer Waters

Flood and bushfire areas across Lockyer Waters. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Lockyer Waters

Lockyer Waters sits in the Laidley police division, which recorded 2,259 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,259 total. Figures are for the whole Laidley police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Lockyer Waters

Lockyer Waters can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Lockyer Waters

At the 2021 Census, 10.2% of Lockyer Waters’s 538 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian44.6%
English42.4%
Scottish11.9%
Irish11.5%
Australian Aboriginal5.4%
German5%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand3.7%
England3.3%
South Africa1.1%
Vietnam0.7%
Germany0.6%
Philippines0.6%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Lockyer Waters

Lockyer Valley council approved 289 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

289
Dwellings/yr
270
Houses
19
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Lockyer Valley council area (not just Lockyer Waters). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Lockyer Waters address:

Nearby suburbs

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.