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Brisbane vs Lockyer Valley
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 70 km apart · Brisbane profile · Lockyer Valley profile
Brisbane Lockyer Valley
Brisbane and Lockyer Valley are two very different Queensland regions. Brisbane is a major city where 31.8% of people were born overseas and 38.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. In contrast, 14.1% of Lockyer Valley residents were born overseas and 11.7% of adults have a degree. This educational gap is also seen in school completion, with 74.1% of Brisbane residents finishing Year 12 compared to 43.2% in Lockyer Valley. Brisbane has a higher share of high earners, with 29.3% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, while Lockyer Valley sits at 13.6%.
Both areas have similar unemployment rates, with Brisbane at 5.0% and Lockyer Valley at 5.4%. However, the housing and transport gaps are widening. Separate houses are far more common in Lockyer Valley (93.9%) than in Brisbane (62.6%), and the share of people renting is far higher in Brisbane (38.3% vs 22.7%). Since 2011, the gap in higher education and high weekly earnings has grown, and more people in Brisbane now work from home compared to Lockyer Valley.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 1,041,839
- First area, 2016: 1,131,155
- First area, 2021: 1,242,825
- Second area, 2011: 34,954
- Second area, 2016: 38,609
- Second area, 2021: 41,101
- First area, 2011: 34 yrs
- First area, 2016: 35 yrs
- First area, 2021: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 39 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Brisbane: 0.7% males, 1.2% females; 85+ in Lockyer Valley: 0.6% males, 0.9% females
- 80–84 in Brisbane: 0.8% males, 1.0% females; 80–84 in Lockyer Valley: 0.9% males, 1.0% females
- 75–79 in Brisbane: 1.2% males, 1.4% females; 75–79 in Lockyer Valley: 1.9% males, 1.7% females
- 70–74 in Brisbane: 1.6% males, 1.8% females; 70–74 in Lockyer Valley: 2.5% males, 2.5% females
- 65–69 in Brisbane: 1.9% males, 2.1% females; 65–69 in Lockyer Valley: 2.8% males, 2.7% females
- 60–64 in Brisbane: 2.3% males, 2.5% females; 60–64 in Lockyer Valley: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 55–59 in Brisbane: 2.7% males, 2.8% females; 55–59 in Lockyer Valley: 3.4% males, 3.5% females
- 50–54 in Brisbane: 3.1% males, 3.2% females; 50–54 in Lockyer Valley: 3.4% males, 3.4% females
- 45–49 in Brisbane: 3.4% males, 3.5% females; 45–49 in Lockyer Valley: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 40–44 in Brisbane: 3.5% males, 3.6% females; 40–44 in Lockyer Valley: 2.7% males, 3.1% females
- 35–39 in Brisbane: 4.0% males, 4.1% females; 35–39 in Lockyer Valley: 3.0% males, 3.4% females
- 30–34 in Brisbane: 4.1% males, 4.2% females; 30–34 in Lockyer Valley: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 25–29 in Brisbane: 4.2% males, 4.2% females; 25–29 in Lockyer Valley: 3.0% males, 3.3% females
- 20–24 in Brisbane: 3.9% males, 3.9% females; 20–24 in Lockyer Valley: 2.8% males, 3.1% females
- 15–19 in Brisbane: 3.0% males, 2.9% females; 15–19 in Lockyer Valley: 3.2% males, 3.3% females
- 10–14 in Brisbane: 3.1% males, 2.9% females; 10–14 in Lockyer Valley: 3.8% males, 3.3% females
- 5–9 in Brisbane: 3.1% males, 2.9% females; 5–9 in Lockyer Valley: 3.4% males, 3.0% females
- 0–4 in Brisbane: 2.8% males, 2.7% females; 0–4 in Lockyer Valley: 2.9% males, 2.6% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $696
- First area, 2016: $770
- First area, 2021: $947
- Second area, 2011: $462
- Second area, 2016: $535
- Second area, 2021: $665
- First area, 2011: $1,547
- First area, 2016: $1,746
- First area, 2021: $2,068
- Second area, 2011: $1,003
- Second area, 2016: $1,198
- Second area, 2021: $1,457
- First area, 2011: $1,873
- First area, 2016: $2,091
- First area, 2021: $2,474
- Second area, 2011: $1,163
- Second area, 2016: $1,376
- Second area, 2021: $1,684
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.7
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $350
- First area, 2016: $390
- First area, 2021: $408
- Second area, 2011: $250
- Second area, 2016: $280
- Second area, 2021: $300
- First area, 2011: $2,100
- First area, 2016: $2,000
- First area, 2021: $2,019
- Second area, 2011: $1,517
- Second area, 2016: $1,517
- Second area, 2021: $1,500
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Brisbane vs Lockyer Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA31000/brisbane/vs/LGA34580/lockyer-valley