Lowood, QLD 4311 — Suburb Profile
Population growth, migration, income, rent and the Census 2021 profile for this Statistical Area 2, drawn from ABS regional population and Census releases.
Suburb profile
Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.
Where the growth came from
Lowood gained 1,548 residents from internal migration and 73 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,406 people moved away — a net addition of 215 before natural increase.
Components of change, 2024–25 sample period. Natural increase is shown separately from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
Estimated resident population
Lowood against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Lowood population grew from 14,368 in 2016 to 15,478 in 2025, a change of 7.7% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Lowood | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 14,368 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 14,385 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 14,402 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 14,417 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 14,408 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 14,420 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 14,636 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 15,002 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 15,219 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 15,478 | 5,669,764 |
Then and now
Census 2016 against Census 2021. Historical figures are mapped onto current boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
Facilities & amenities
What OpenStreetMap records inside the SA2 boundary. Counts reflect features tagged in OSM and can undercount a real, less-mapped area; public pools exclude private backyard pools where tagged.
Within the Lowood SA2, OpenStreetMap records 11 schools, 2 childcare and kindergarten centres, 5 GP or clinic locations, 2 supermarkets and 18 parks. For families: 1 library and 9 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 7 cafés, 4 restaurants and 5 pubs and bars. Staying active: 1 public pool and 31 sports fields. Also 1 shopping centre. The nearest train station, Walloon, is about 20,450 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 17 bus stops here.
Show facility list
- Lowood State School
- Lowood State High School
- Clarendon State School
- Patrick Estate State School
- Tarampa State School
- Fernvale State School
- Mount Tarampa State School
- Coominya State School
- Lowood Early Education Centre & Pre-School
- Lowood Library
- Lowood Swimming Pool
- Fernvale Village
- Lowood Physio
- QML Pathology
- Lowood Medical Centre
- Banks Creek Medical Centre
- Drakes
- Woolworths
- Lowood Recreation Reserve
- Haslingden Park
- Clock Park
- Lowood Park
- Fernvale Memorial Park
- Col Powell Park
- Good Family Memorial Park
- Edith Maud Park
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via the Overpass API.
Socio-economic indexes
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks areas by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth nationally, decile 10 the highest.