Upper Lockyer
QLD 4352 · Lockyer Valley
542 (2021) → 585 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Upper Lockyer is a suburb in Lockyer Valley, QLD 4352, about 94km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Upper Lockyer are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 99km inland. Upper Lockyer has an overall score of 23/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 84/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (3.51%), England (2.58%), Zimbabwe (1.11%), PNG (0.74%), South Africa (0.74%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (0.74%), German (0.55%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Lockyer Valley local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 993 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Murphy's Creek State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 1031
- Withcott State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.3kmICSEA 1021
- Helidon State SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.5kmICSEA 926
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Upper Lockyer
Is Upper Lockyer safe?
Upper Lockyer has a residential safety score of 84/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 6,567 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Upper Lockyer from Brisbane CBD?
Upper Lockyer is about 94.3 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Upper Lockyer?
Upper Lockyer has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Upper Lockyer?
Upper Lockyer has a transport score of 0/100.