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Lower Mount Walker flood & bushfire risk

Of Lower Mount Walker’s 199 mapped properties, 25.1% are in a mapped flood area and 3% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Lower Mount Walker’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.

25.1%
In a flood area
3%
In a bushfire area
199
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Lower Mount Walker

Flood and bushfire areas across Lower Mount Walker. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Lower Mount Walker

Lower Mount Walker sits in the Rosewood police division, which recorded 915 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 915 total. Figures are for the whole Rosewood police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Lower Mount Walker

Lower Mount Walker is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural64.3% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural B

Rural24.7% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural A

Rural11% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural E

School catchments in Lower Mount Walker

PrimaryAshwell SS · Grandchester SS · Mutdapilly SS · Rosewood SS · Warrill View SS
JuniorLaidley SHS · Rosewood SHS
SeniorLaidley SHS · Rosewood SHS

Lower Mount Walker can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Lower Mount Walker

At the 2021 Census, 8.3% of Lower Mount Walker’s 192 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian43.2%
English31.2%
Irish11.5%
Scottish8.9%
German3.1%
Dutch1.6%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand2.6%
England2.1%

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

Development near Lower Mount Walker

Ipswich council approved 3,007 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

3,007
Dwellings/yr
2,201
Houses
806
Units
01,7503,5002020202120222023202420252026

New dwellings approved across the whole Ipswich council area (not just Lower Mount Walker). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Lower Mount Walker address:

Nearby suburbs

Calvert · 48.9% floodMount Walker · 10.2% floodLanefield · 15.9% floodMount Forbes · 2% floodEbenezer · 3.6% floodGrandchester · 98.1% flood

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.