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Laidley QLD 4341

2,339 addresses · 103 streets

Wright Electorate › Lockyer Valley LGA › Laidley · 64 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Laidley is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 3,809 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $939 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 61% of households own their home and 38% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

3,809Population
48Median age
$939Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Lockyer Valley - East statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Laidley itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Laidley, 1 km north-west · Airport: Toowoomba City Aerodrome, 48.6 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 36.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Laidley

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Laidley QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202036.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202150.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 10.3% · Labour-force participation 40.9%

Population by age in Laidley
Population by age, Laidley QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4212
5-14438
15-19193
20-24192
25-34378
35-44359
45-54430
55-64495
65-74560
75-84380
85+176
Dwelling types in Laidley
Dwelling types, Laidley QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,324
Townhouse120
Apartment0
Other13
Households by weekly income in Laidley
Households by weekly income, Laidley QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650409
$650-1,499569
$1,500-2,999307
$3,000+85
Top ancestries in Laidley
Top ancestries, Laidley QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,566
English1,530
Irish416
German398
Scottish354
Ancestry NS293
Housing tenure in Laidley
Housing tenure, Laidley QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned514
Mortgage348
Rented532
Other15
Cars per household in Laidley
Cars per household, Laidley QLD (ABS Census 2021)
087
1597
2474
3161
4+87
Commute to work in Laidley
Commute to work, Laidley QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car853
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked36
Bicycle9
Home79
Top countries of birth in Laidley
Top countries of birth, Laidley QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England144
New Zealand81
Germany24
Netherlands22
Philippines21
Scotland19
Languages used at home in Laidley
Languages used at home, Laidley QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Cantonese11
German10
Mandarin9
Tagalog9
Vietnamese8
Thai7

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

12,340 bird observations recorded near Laidley — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Laidley

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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