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Lockyer Valley vs Scenic Rim
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 76 km apart · Lockyer Valley profile · Scenic Rim profile
Lockyer Valley Scenic Rim
Scenic Rim and Lockyer Valley are two Queensland regions with similar population sizes, but they differ in their demographics and accessibility. Scenic Rim is a more distant and older area, with a typical resident aged 46 and a drive time to the city that is far higher than in Lockyer Valley. In contrast, Lockyer Valley has seen a much larger influx of new arrivals from overseas, at 21.9% compared to just 6.3% in Scenic Rim. Crime rates are also notably different, with Lockyer Valley experiencing far higher rates of drug offences and overall recorded offences.
Both areas sit close to the national figure for people who do not follow a religion. They also share very similar typical weekly household incomes, around $1,410 to $1,457. While they are alike in these respects, some gaps are widening; the age difference between the two has grown since 2011, and Lockyer Valley has seen its share of overseas arrivals increase more quickly than Scenic Rim.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 34,954
- First area, 2016: 38,609
- First area, 2021: 41,101
- Second area, 2011: 36,456
- Second area, 2016: 40,072
- Second area, 2021: 42,984
- First area, 2011: 37 yrs
- First area, 2016: 39 yrs
- First area, 2021: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 46 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 Lockyer Valley: 0.6% males, 0.9% females; 85+ in Scenic Rim: 1.0% males, 1.3% females
- 80–84 in Lockyer Valley: 0.9% males, 1.0% females; 80–84 in Scenic Rim: 1.3% males, 1.4% females
- 75–79 in Lockyer Valley: 1.9% males, 1.7% females; 75–79 in Scenic Rim: 2.3% males, 2.1% females
- 70–74 in Lockyer Valley: 2.5% males, 2.5% females; 70–74 in Scenic Rim: 3.2% males, 3.2% females
- 65–69 in Lockyer Valley: 2.8% males, 2.7% females; 65–69 in Scenic Rim: 3.5% males, 3.5% females
- 60–64 in Lockyer Valley: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 60–64 in Scenic Rim: 3.7% males, 3.8% females
- 55–59 in Lockyer Valley: 3.4% males, 3.5% females; 55–59 in Scenic Rim: 3.6% males, 3.8% females
- 50–54 in Lockyer Valley: 3.4% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Scenic Rim: 3.6% males, 3.8% females
- 45–49 in Lockyer Valley: 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 45–49 in Scenic Rim: 3.3% males, 3.6% females
- 40–44 in Lockyer Valley: 2.7% males, 3.1% females; 40–44 in Scenic Rim: 2.9% males, 3.1% females
- 35–39 in Lockyer Valley: 3.0% males, 3.4% females; 35–39 in Scenic Rim: 2.6% males, 3.0% females
- 30–34 in Lockyer Valley: 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 30–34 in Scenic Rim: 2.2% males, 2.5% females
- 25–29 in Lockyer Valley: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 25–29 in Scenic Rim: 2.2% males, 2.1% females
- 20–24 in Lockyer Valley: 2.8% males, 3.1% females; 20–24 in Scenic Rim: 2.1% males, 1.9% females
- 15–19 in Lockyer Valley: 3.2% males, 3.3% females; 15–19 in Scenic Rim: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 10–14 in Lockyer Valley: 3.8% males, 3.3% females; 10–14 in Scenic Rim: 3.5% males, 3.3% females
- 5–9 in Lockyer Valley: 3.4% males, 3.0% females; 5–9 in Scenic Rim: 3.1% males, 2.8% females
- 0–4 in Lockyer Valley: 2.9% males, 2.6% females; 0–4 in Scenic Rim: 2.4% males, 2.4% 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: $462
- First area, 2016: $535
- First area, 2021: $665
- Second area, 2011: $493
- Second area, 2016: $569
- Second area, 2021: $661
- First area, 2011: $1,003
- First area, 2016: $1,198
- First area, 2021: $1,457
- Second area, 2011: $1,013
- Second area, 2016: $1,222
- Second area, 2021: $1,410
- First area, 2011: $1,163
- First area, 2016: $1,376
- First area, 2021: $1,684
- Second area, 2011: $1,212
- Second area, 2016: $1,417
- Second area, 2021: $1,706
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: 2.7
- First area, 2016: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $250
- First area, 2016: $280
- First area, 2021: $300
- Second area, 2011: $250
- Second area, 2016: $290
- Second area, 2021: $315
- First area, 2011: $1,517
- First area, 2016: $1,517
- First area, 2021: $1,500
- Second area, 2011: $1,733
- Second area, 2016: $1,670
- Second area, 2021: $1,733
- 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). Lockyer Valley vs Scenic Rim [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA34580/lockyer-valley/vs/LGA36510/scenic-rim