Lockyer Valley - East is growing fast — but less advantaged
Lockyer Valley - East 4341 · Ipswich Hinterland, Greater Brisbane, QLD
Lockyer Valley - East is growing fast, up 2.89% in the latest year against 1.76% for Queensland; still relatively affordable to rent, with a median of $315 a week at the 2021 Census. The trade-offs: it is less advantaged than most of Australia (SEIFA decile 2 of 10); unemployment runs above the Brisbane norm, at 6.5%.
Mostly free-standing houses, with a median age of 41 and households on a median $1,425 a week at the 2021 Census.
Compiled from ABS regional population (SA2), the 2021 Census, SEIFA 2021, OpenStreetMap and Queensland Open Data · figures current to August 2026.
How the population has changed
Lockyer Valley - East against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
Lockyer Valley - East population grew from 20,295 in 2016 to 24,138 in 2025, a change of 18.9% over the period, against the Queensland average.
Show the data table
| Year | Lockyer Valley - East | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 20,295 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 20,588 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 20,885 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 21,161 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 21,373 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 21,616 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 22,192 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 22,852 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 23,460 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 24,138 | 5,669,764 |
Where the growth is coming from
Lockyer Valley - East gained 2,284 residents from internal migration and 174 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,836 people moved away — a net addition of 622 before natural increase.
- Internal migration in+2,284
- Internal migration out+1,751
- Overseas migration in+174
- Natural increase+56
Components of population change over the sample year. Natural increase is shown apart from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
How it has changed
Census · five-yearlyThe 2016 Census against 2021. Older figures are mapped onto today's boundaries via the ABS Time Series Profile, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
| Measure | 2016 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 19,816 | 21,208 | +7.0% |
| Median age | 40 | 41 | +1 yr |
| Median household income | $1,154/wk | $1,425/wk | +23% |
| Median weekly rent | $290/wk | $315/wk | +8.6% |
| Born overseas | 12.2% | 12.3% | +0.1 pts |
Who lives here
Census · five-yearlyFrom the 2021 Census. Each figure carries its definition, so you know what is being counted.
People
Income
Housing
Work
How homes are held
- Owned outright 32.3%
- Mortgaged 43.5%
- Rented 20.3%
- Other / not stated 3.9%
How well-off the area is
Census · five-yearlyThe ABS SEIFA indexes rank every area by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth of Australia; decile 10 is the highest.
- Relative disadvantage (IRSD)Lower decile means more relative disadvantageDecile 2score 939
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 2score 908
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 5score 999
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 1score 887
Getting around, and what's nearby
OpenStreetMap · quarterlyWhat OpenStreetMap records inside the suburb boundary. Counts reflect what is tagged in OSM and can undercount a real but less-mapped area.
Within the Lockyer Valley - East SA2, OpenStreetMap records 13 schools, 3 childcare and kindergarten centres, 1 hospital, 2 GP or clinic locations, 4 supermarkets and 9 parks. For families: 1 library and 3 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 9 cafés, 4 restaurants and 7 pubs and bars. Staying active: 24 sports fields. Also 1 shopping centre. The nearest train station, Laidley, is about 2,150 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 13 bus stops here.
List every mapped place
Schools
- Saint Marys School
- Laidley State High School
- Laidley District State School
- Blenheim State School
- Forest Hill State School
- Faith Lutheran College
- Sophia College Plainland
- Glenore Grove State School
Childcare & kindergartens
- C&K Preschool
- Plainland Kindergarden & Childcare
Libraries
- Laidley Library
Shopping centres
- Plainland Travel Centre
Hospitals
- Laidley Hospital
GPs & clinics
- Exact Radiology
- The Locker Doctors
Supermarkets
- Super IGA
- Woolworths
- ALDI
- IGA Hatton Vale
Parks
- Lions Park
- Narda Lagoon Reserve
- G.G Ferrari Park
- Forest Hill Place
- Kofal Park
Train stations
- Laidley
Schools
Every open Queensland school whose campus sits inside the SA2 boundary, with the average ICSEA across them. Open a school for its own ICSEA, student background and a link to My School.
The Lockyer Valley - East SA2 contains 12 schools — 10 primary schools and 2 secondary schools, of which 10 are government and 2 non-government. Its schools with a published ICSEA average 955 (1000 is the national average); each school's own figure and student background are on its page. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Lockyer Valley - East sits in decile 1 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 44% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Laidley District State School (primary), Laidley State High School (junior secondary), Laidley State High School (senior secondary).
Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Prenzlau State School (primary), Blenheim State School (primary), Kentville State School (primary), Hatton Vale State School (primary), Forest Hill State School (primary), Aratula State School (primary), Warrill View State School (primary), Minden State School (primary), Thornton State School (primary), Mount Tarampa State School (primary), Lake Clarendon State School (primary), Grandchester State School (primary), Lockrose State School (primary), Glenore Grove State School (primary), Coominya State School (primary), Lowood State High School (junior secondary), Rosewood State High School (junior secondary), Boonah State High School (junior secondary), Lowood State High School (senior secondary), Rosewood State High School (senior secondary), Boonah State High School (senior secondary).
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Show school list
- Blenheim State School · State · Prep–6
- Forest Hill State School · State · Prep–6
- Glenore Grove State School · State · Prep–6
- Hatton Vale State School · State · Prep–6
- Kentville State School · State · Prep–6
- Laidley District State School · State · Prep–6
- Lake Clarendon State School · State · Prep–6
- Lockrose State School · State · Prep–6
- St Mary's School (Laidley) · Catholic · Prep–6
- Thornton State School · State · Prep–6
- Faith Lutheran College - Plainland (Plainland) · Independent · 7–12
- Laidley State High School · State · 7–12
School list & catchments: Queensland Government Open Data (Department of Education), licensed CC BY 4.0. ICSEA: ACARA School Profile. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).
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