Laidley Heights

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC31623
People 1,263
Male 48.8%
Female 51.2%
Median age 44
Families 355
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 488
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,125
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,333
Median weekly rent $300
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.1

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 615 48.8 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 646 51.2 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 30 2.4 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,263 people in Laidley Heights. Of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.4% of the population.

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Age Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 44 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 63 5.0 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 88 7.0 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 100 7.9 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 86 6.8 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 48 3.8 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 37 2.9 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 51 4.0 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 75 5.9 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 95 7.5 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 100 7.9 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 79 6.3 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 86 6.8 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 97 7.7 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 84 6.7 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 87 6.9 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 48 3.8 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 25 2.0 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 12 1.0 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Laidley Heights was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.3% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 553 54.3 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 52 5.1 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 100 9.8 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 40 3.9 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 273 26.8 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Laidley Heights aged 15 years and over, 54.3% were married and 15.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 501 54.9 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 98 10.7 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 313 34.3 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Laidley Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.7% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 9 2.6 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 78 22.3 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 30 8.6 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 8 2.3 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 73 20.9 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 7 2.0 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 11 3.1 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 35 10.0 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 5 1.4 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 94 26.9 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Laidley Heights 27.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.5% were in primary school, 25.7% in secondary school and 13.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 88 8.8 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 85 8.5 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 30 3.0 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 171 17.2 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 154 15.4 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 34 3.4 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 188 18.9 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 2,602 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 418 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 106 10.6 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 125 12.5 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Laidley Heights, 15.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 598 33.0 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 503 27.8 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 163 9.0 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 150 8.3 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 116 6.4 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Laidley Heights were English 33.0%, Australian 27.8%, Irish 9.0%, Scottish 8.3% and German 6.4%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Laidley Heights (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,001 80.8 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 61 4.9 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 33 2.7 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Germany 8 0.6 20,387 0.4 102,595 0.4
Scotland 6 0.5 21,879 0.5 119,417 0.5
Netherlands 6 0.5 14,067 0.3 70,172 0.3

In Laidley Heights, 80.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.9%, New Zealand 2.7%, Germany 0.6%, Scotland 0.5% and Netherlands 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 195 15.5 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 80 6.3 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 61 4.8 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 838 66.5 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Laidley Heights, 66.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 912 73.3 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 104 8.4 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 39 3.1 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Netherlands 21 1.7 35,231 0.7 175,354 0.7
Scotland 19 1.5 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2

In Laidley Heights, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 73.3%, England 8.4%, New Zealand 3.1%, Netherlands 1.7% and Scotland 1.5%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 931 73.9 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 91 7.2 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 42 3.3 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Philippines 16 1.3 57,947 1.2 325,049 1.4
Scotland 14 1.1 46,925 1.0 245,915 1.1

In Laidley Heights, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 73.9%, England 7.2%, New Zealand 3.3%, Philippines 1.3% and Scotland 1.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Catholic 300 23.7 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 289 22.9 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 281 22.2 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 119 9.4 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 65 5.1 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Laidley Heights were Catholic 23.7%, No Religion, so described 22.9%, Anglican 22.2%, Not stated 9.4% and Uniting Church 5.1%. In Laidley Heights, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (72.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Maltese 5 0.4 1,357 0.0 31,987 0.1
French 4 0.3 11,988 0.3 70,873 0.3
Spanish 4 0.3 21,006 0.4 140,817 0.6
Finnish 3 0.2 2,115 0.0 5,962 0.0
Hungarian 3 0.2 3,478 0.1 19,895 0.1
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English only spoken at home 1,149 91.8 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 31 6.8 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Laidley Heights 91.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Maltese 0.4%, French 0.3%, Spanish 0.3%, Finnish 0.2% and Hungarian 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 269 52.6 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 172 33.7 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 29 5.7 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 41 8.0 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 511 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Laidley Heights. Of these 52.6% were employed full time, 33.7% were employed part-time and 8.0% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 64 13.4 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 51 10.6 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 58 12.1 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 105 21.9 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 169 35.3 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Laidley Heights, 13.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Labourers 77 16.6 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Professionals 67 14.4 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 62 13.4 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 57 12.3 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 57 12.3 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 48 10.3 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 47 10.1 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 40 8.6 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Laidley Heights included Labourers 16.6%, Professionals 14.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.3%, Sales Workers 10.1% and Managers 8.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 22 5.6 4,248 0.2 14,911 0.1
Aged Care Residential Services 21 5.4 40,967 1.9 211,621 2.0
Road Freight Transport 20 5.1 28,785 1.3 129,528 1.2
Primary Education 20 5.1 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 18 4.6 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4

Of the employed people in Laidley Heights, the most common responses for industry of employment included Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 5.6%, Aged Care Residential Services 5.4%, Road Freight Transport 5.1%, Primary Education 5.1% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 474 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,245 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,125 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Laidley Heights was $474.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 333 72.7 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 33 7.2 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 21 4.6 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Truck 11 2.4 19,948 0.9 85,892 0.8
Bus 3 0.7 63,829 3.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 9 1.9 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 358 77.3 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Laidley Heights, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 72.7%, Worked at home 7.2%, Car, as passenger 4.6%, Truck 2.4% and Bus 0.7%. On the day, 1.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 701 69.2 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 277 27.3 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 147 14.5 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 187 18.5 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Laidley Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 69.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.3% provided care for children and 14.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 182 17.8 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 252 24.7 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 133 13.0 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 141 13.8 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Laidley Heights, 24.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 165 45.6 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 149 41.2 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 44 12.2 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 4 1.1 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Laidley Heights, 41.2% were couple families with children, 45.6% were couple families without children and 12.2% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 8.7 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 91.3 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Laidley Heights, 8.7% of single parents were male and 91.3% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 38 12.6 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 6 2.0 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 43 14.3 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 53 17.6 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 23 7.6 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 101 33.6 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 10 3.3 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 27 9.0 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Laidley Heights, of couple families with children, 12.6% had both partners employed full-time, 2.0% had both employed part-time and 14.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 433 93.3 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 31 6.7 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Laidley Heights, 93.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 433 100.0 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Laidley Heights, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 3 0.7 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 23 5.3 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 186 42.6 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 216 49.4 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 9 2.1 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.5 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Laidley Heights, of occupied private dwellings 0.7% had 1 bedroom, 5.3% had 2 bedrooms and 42.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 152 35.3 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 207 48.1 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 59 13.7 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 12 2.8 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Laidley Heights, 35.3% were owned outright, 48.1% were owned with a mortgage and 13.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 349 80.8 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 71 16.4 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 12 2.8 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Laidley Heights, of all households, 80.8% were family households, 16.4% were single person households and 2.8% were group households.

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Household income Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 20.3 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 8.1 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Laidley Heights, 20.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.1% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 300 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.1 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.9 -- 12.8 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,333 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.0 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.0 -- 6.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 9 2.1 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 112 26.0 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 187 43.4 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 109 25.3 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 14 3.2 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Laidley Heights, 26.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 43.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 25.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 72 16.5 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 355 81.2 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 10 2.3 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Laidley Heights, 81.2% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

View the data quality statement for Dwelling internet connection (NEDD)

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 18 48.6 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 19 51.4 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 16 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Laidley Heights, 48.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.4% were female. The median age was 16 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.8 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,875 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Laidley Heights, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,875.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Laidley Heights % Laidley Heights Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 290 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,517 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Laidley Heights, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $290 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,517.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.