Is Mount Walker flood prone?

10.2% of mapped properties in Mount Walker fall within a mapped flood area.

Is Mount Walker in a bushfire zone?

0% of mapped properties in Mount Walker fall within a mapped bushfire hazard area.

Which schools is Mount Walker in the catchment for?

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

What is the cultural makeup of Mount Walker?

At the 2021 Census 1.6% of Mount Walker residents were born overseas. The most common ancestries were Australian (38.8%), English (32.6%), German (24%).

How much new development is there near 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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Mount Walker flood risk

Of Mount Walker’s 98 mapped properties, 10.2% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, 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 Mount Walker address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

10.2%

Of properties in a flood area

Of properties in a bushfire area

Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mount Walker

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

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Crime near Mount Walker

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.

School catchments in Mount Walker

PrimaryMutdapilly SS · Warrill View SS

JuniorRosewood SHS

SeniorRosewood SHS

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

Who lives in Mount Walker

At the 2021 Census, 1.6% of Mount Walker’s 129 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian38.8%

English32.6%

German24%

Irish18.6%

Scottish7.8%

Australian Aboriginal7%

Top countries of birth

Netherlands3.9%

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

Development near 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 Mount Walker). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

Nearby suburbs

Coleyville · 8.4% flood Lower Mount Walker · 25.1% flood Mount Forbes · 2% flood Warrill View · 46% flood Rosevale · 67.1% flood Mount Mort · 100% 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.