Suburb report · QLD 4341
Laidley
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Population
4,253
Laidley suburb profile
Who lives in Laidley
At 64km from central Brisbane, Laidley sits well beyond the inner and middle suburbs. Laidley has 4,253 residents, close to the 4,480 of a typical Queensland suburb. Among the 528 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD, it ranks 208 by population. A median age of 48 puts Laidley in the oldest fifth of Queensland suburbs, older than 86% of them. Of the 528 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD, 416 have a younger median age. That is 9.2 years older than the average of 38.8 across the other 5 suburbs of the Lockyer Valley-East statistical area.
Income and home ownership
Households here earn a median $54,000, in the lowest fifth of Queensland suburbs, where the median suburb reaches $98,100. That is 45.2% below the average of $98,601 across the other 5 suburbs of the Lockyer Valley-East statistical area. On household income it ranks 486 of 528 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD. A renting share of 38.2% is above the state norm, where the median suburb has 69.2% ownership. 377 of the 528 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD have a higher ownership share. Across the other 5 suburbs of the Lockyer Valley-East statistical area the ownership share is 86.2%, 24.4 points higher than in Laidley.
Household mix
The 2021 Census counted 1,508 occupied private dwellings in Laidley, a mid-sized stock for Queensland. Families with children are the largest household type at 35.9%, ahead of couples without children at 26.8% and people living alone at 33.6%. On the share of families with children it ranks 357 of 526 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD. Few Queensland suburbs have more people living alone: 33.6% of households, ahead of 83% of the state. The 26.8% share of couples without children is typical for Queensland. Families with children are 35.9% of households in Laidley and 48.7% across the rest of the Lockyer Valley-East statistical area.
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 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. The fastest single year was to 2023, at 3%, and the slowest to 2021, at 1.1%.
Against its neighbours
Of the nearby suburbs listed below, Kensington Grove differs most on the share of people living alone: 13% there against 33.6% in Laidley. Laidley Heights is the closest match on the median age, at 46 against 48. Hatton Vale sits 11km away, with a median household income of $108,600 against $54,000 here.
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ABS Data by Region to 2025, on ABS Census 2021 suburb baselineHousehold Mix Census 2021
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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.