Is Lower Mount Walker flood prone?

25.1% of mapped properties in Lower Mount Walker fall within a mapped flood area.

Is Lower Mount Walker in a bushfire zone?

3% of mapped properties in Lower Mount Walker fall within a mapped bushfire hazard area.

What is the zoning in Lower Mount Walker?

Lower Mount Walker is mostly rural (most common zone: Rural B).

Which schools is Lower Mount Walker in the catchment for?

Lower Mount Walker falls within these school catchments: Ashwell SS, Grandchester SS, Mutdapilly SS, Rosewood SS, Warrill View SS, Laidley SHS, Rosewood SHS.

What is the cultural makeup of Lower Mount Walker?

At the 2021 Census 8.3% of Lower Mount Walker residents were born overseas. The most common ancestries were Australian (43.2%), English (31.2%), Irish (11.5%).

How much new development is there near Lower Mount Walker?

Ipswich council approved 3,522 new dwellings (2,674 houses, 848 units) in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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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%.

Check a specific Lower Mount Walker address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

25.1%

Of properties in a flood area

Of properties 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 937 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 937 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 3,522 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

3,522

Dwellings/yr

2,674

Houses

848

Units

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% flood Mount Walker · 10.2% flood Lanefield · 15.9% flood Mount Forbes · 2% flood Ebenezer · 3.6% flood Grandchester · 98.1% flood

Other suburbs in Ipswich

Compare Lower Mount Walker with the rest of the council area, largest first.

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.