| Type: | suburb |
| Mount Walker West | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -27.7819°N 152.513°W |
| Pop: | 31 |
| Postcode: | 4340 |
| Area: | 18.5 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 40.1 |
| Dir1: | SW |
| Location1: | Ipswich |
| Dist2: | 47.4 |
| Dir2: | NE |
| Location2: | Boonah |
| Dist3: | 79.2 |
| Dir3: | SW |
| Location3: | Brisbane |
| Dist4: | 101 |
| Dir4: | NW |
| Location4: | Beaudesert |
| Lga: | Scenic Rim Region |
| Lga2: | City of Ipswich |
| Stategov: | Scenic Rim |
| Fedgov: | Wright |
| Fedgov2: | Blair |
| Near-N: | Lower Mount Walker |
| Near-Ne: | Lower Mount Walker |
| Near-E: | Mount Walker |
| Near-Se: | Rosevale |
| Near-S: | Merryvale |
| Near-Sw: | Mount Mort |
| Near-W: | Mount Mort |
| Near-Nw: | Mount Mort |
Mount Walker West is a locality split between the Scenic Rim Region and City of Ipswich local government areas of Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, Mount Walker West had a population of 31 people.
Mount Walker West is in South East Queensland.
The locality is bounded to the east by the Bremer River. The elevation rises from above sea level near the river in the east to in the west of the locality.
The land use is a mixture of grazing on native vegetation, growing crops, and plantation forestry.
The locality takes its name from the mountain Mount Walker, which was originally named Mount Forbes by John Oxley on 22 September 1824 after Sir Francis Forbes, the Chief Justice of New South Wales. The name was subsequently altered to Mount Walker, a shepherd called Walker on the Franklyn Vale pastoral run.
In the, Mount Walker West had a population of 19 people.
In the, Mount Walker West had a population of 31 people.
There are no schools in Mount Walker West. The nearest government primary schools are Warrill View State School in Warrill View to the south-east and Mutdapilly State School in Mutdapilly to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Rosewood State High School in Rosewood to the north-east.[3]