Suburb report · QLD 4341
Laidley Heights
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Laidley Heights suburb profile
Who lives in Laidley Heights
Laidley Heights lies 68km from the Brisbane CBD. With 1,596 residents, Laidley Heights sits in the smallest fifth of Queensland suburbs by population, where the median suburb holds 4,480. Among the 528 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD, it ranks 420 by population. A median age of 46 puts Laidley Heights in the oldest fifth of Queensland suburbs, older than 81% of them. Among Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD, 133 of 528 have an older median age. That is 5.1 years older than the average of 40.9 across the other 5 suburbs of the Lockyer Valley-East statistical area.
Income and home ownership
A median household income of $84,500 places Laidley Heights in the lower middle of Queensland suburbs. That matches the average of $86,090 across the other 5 suburbs of the Lockyer Valley-East statistical area. On household income it ranks 291 of 528 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD. Owner-occupiers dominate: 90.1% of households own their home and just 9.9% rent. On ownership it ranks 50 of 528 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD. That is 12.1 points above the 78% ownership share across the other 5 suburbs of the Lockyer Valley-East statistical area.
Household mix
The 2021 Census counted just 510 occupied private dwellings in Laidley Heights, fewer than in 86% of Queensland suburbs. Families with children are the largest household type at 42.2%, ahead of couples without children at 37.1% and people living alone at 18.2%. Among Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD, 282 of 526 have a smaller share of families with children than Laidley Heights. The 18.2% share of people living alone sits below most of Queensland, at the 33rd percentile. The 37.1% share of couples without children is among the highest in Queensland. The rest of the Lockyer Valley-East statistical area averages 44.9% families with children, 2.7 points above Laidley Heights.
Housing supply
Approvals held steady across the Lockyer Valley-East statistical area: 167 in the year to June 2025, against its 2020 to 2024 average of 174 a year. Supply figures here are for the Lockyer Valley-East statistical area, home to 24,138 residents in 2025, which takes in Laidley Heights and neighbouring suburbs. At 6.9 per 1,000 residents of that area, approvals run above the 3.2 of the median Queensland area. Over the 6 years to June 2025, annual approvals ranged from 106 in 2020 to 220 in 2021.
Population trend
The population of the Lockyer Valley-East statistical area grew 12.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than most of Queensland, against 9.7% for Queensland as a whole. Over those 5 years a typical Queensland statistical area added 6.3%, putting this area 6.6 points ahead. That rate is faster than 83% of Queensland statistical areas. Growth was strongest in the year to 2023 (3%) and weakest in the year to 2021 (1.1%).
Against its neighbours
Of the nearby suburbs listed below, Laidley differs most on the owner-occupied share: 61.8% there against 90.1% in Laidley Heights. Hatton Vale is the closest match on the owner-occupied share, at 90.2% against 90.1%. Kensington Grove sits 16km away, with a median household income of $117,500 against $84,500 here.
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This report is market intelligence prepared by Chase Wealth Australia for general information only. Figures are statistical estimates for the suburb, not valuations of any individual property, and do not constitute financial or credit advice. Consider your circumstances and seek professional advice before acting. Demographic figures are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census 2021 (licensed CC BY 4.0) where available.