Lower Mount Walker, Queensland

Lower Mount Walker Queensland
Fields along Stokes Crossing Road, 2015
Lower Mount Walker
Coordinates	27°43′05″S152°31′31″E / 27.7180°S 152.5252°E / -27.7180; 152.5252 (Lower Mount Walker (centre of locality))
Population	192 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s)	4340
Area	58.6 km2 (22.6 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	11.4 km (7 mi) SW of Rosewood 30.6 km (19 mi) WSW of Ipswich 52.7 km (33 mi) N of Boonah 68.6 km (43 mi) WSW of Brisbane 77.9 km (48 mi) NW of Beaudesert
LGA(s)	City of Ipswich Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)	Scenic Rim
Federal division(s)	Blair Wright
Suburbs around Lower Mount Walker: Calvert Lanefield Rosewood Ebenezer Grandchester Lower Mount Walker Mount Forbes Mount Mort Mount Walker West Mount Walker

Lower Mount Walker is a locality split between the Scenic Rim Region and City of Ipswich local government areas of South East Queensland, Australia. ^{[2] [3]} In the 2021 census, Lower Mount Walker had a population of 192 people. ^[4]

Geography

The Bremer River enters the locality from the south (Mount Walker West / Mount Walker) and exits to the north-east (Rosewood). ^[5]

Rosewood-Warrill View Road enters the locality from the north-east (Rosewood) and exits to the south-east (Mount Walker). ^[5]

Lower Mount Walker is home to a remnant swamp tea-tree forest which is considered critically endangered. ^[6]

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing, mostly near the Bremer River. ^[5]

History

Mount Walker Lower Provisional School opened on 12 November 1923. In 1927, the school building was relocated from Mount French to Lower Mount Walker. ^[7] Mount Walker Lower State School was proclaimed on 19 March 1928. The school closed circa 1945. ^{[8] [9]} It was at 286-294 Mount Walker West Road ( 27°42′18″S152°32′14″E / 27.7051°S 152.5372°E / -27.7051; 152.5372 (Mount Walker Lower State School (former)) ). ^{[10] [11]}

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Lower Mount Walker has a population of 185. The locality contained 70 households, in which 51.4% of the population were males and 48.6% of the population were females with a median age of 44, 6 years above the national average. The average weekly household income was $1,437, $1 below the national average. None of Lower Mount Walker's population was either of Aborigional or Torres Strait Islander descent. 65.2% of the population aged 15 or over were either registered or de facto married, while 34.8% of the population was not married. 31.5% of the population was currently attending some form of a compulsory education. The most common nominated ancestries were Australian (39.1%), English (21.0%) and Scottish (8.2%), while the most common country of birth was Australia (71.8%), and the most commonly spoken language at home was English (85.0%). The most common nominated religions were Catholic (26.7%), Anglican (20.6%) and Not stated (20.0%). The most common occupation was a cleric/administration worker (22.3%) and the majority/plurality of residents worked 40 or more hours per week (60.2%). ^[12]

In the 2021 census, Lower Mount Walker had a population of 192 people. ^[4]

Education

There are no schools in Lower Mount Walker. The nearest government primary schools are: ^[13]

• Ashwell State School in Ashwell to the north-west
• Rosewood State School in neighbouring Rosewood to the north
• Mutdapilly State School in Mutdapilly to the east
• Warrill View State School in Warill View to the south-east
• Grandchester State School in neighbouring Grandchester to the west

The nearest government secondary schools are Rosewood State High School in Rosewood to the north and Laidley State High School in Laidley to the north-west. ^[13]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lower Mount Walker (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "Lower Mount Walker – locality in City of Ipswich (entry 45096)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 16 November 2019.
3. "Lower Mount Walker – locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 45213)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 17 November 2019.
4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lower Mount Walker (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 28 October 2023.
6. Neroli Roocke (8 December 2011). "Call to arms for endangered Queensland forest". ABC Rural. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
7. "COUNTRY NEWS. IPSWICH". The Brisbane Courier . No. 21, 776. Queensland, Australia. 11 November 1927. p. 10. Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2017– via National Library of Australia.
8. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
9. "Agency ID 9147, Mount Walker Lower State School". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 13 April 2015.
10. "Queensland Twenty Chain series sheet 2510" (Map). Queensland Government. 1973. Archived from the original on 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
11. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 11 April 2022.
12. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lower Mount Walker (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
13. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2023.