[2] In the 2021 census, Upper Lockyer had a population of 542 people.

[4][5][6] In the 2016 census, Upper Lockyer had a population of 538 people.

[7] In the 2021 census, Upper Lockyer had a population of 542 people.

The nearest government primary school is Murphy's Creek State School in neighbouring Murphys Creek to the north-west.

The nearest government secondary schools are Toowoomba State High School in Mount Lofty to the south-west and Centenary Heights State High School in Centenary Heights, also to the south-west.