Laidley · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Laidley

How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.

More than four out of ten people in Laidley have changed their home in the last five years. This makes the town much more mobile than most similar areas, though the number of new arrivals from overseas remains quite low.

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Where Laidley sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

43.4% ▼ -13.4%
  • 0.0%–2.5%: 227 areas
  • 2.5%–5.0%: 16 areas
  • 5.0%–7.5%: 98 areas
  • 7.5%–10.0%: 125 areas
  • 10.0%–12.5%: 203 areas
  • 12.5%–15.0%: 345 areas
  • 15.0%–17.5%: 436 areas
  • 17.5%–20.0%: 453 areas
  • 20.0%–22.5%: 788 areas
  • 22.5%–25.0%: 945 areas
  • 25.0%–27.5%: 1185 areas
  • 27.5%–30.0%: 1252 areas
  • 30.0%–32.5%: 1267 areas
  • 32.5%–35.0%: 1117 areas
  • 35.0%–37.5%: 1006 areas
  • 37.5%–40.0%: 840 areas
  • 40.0%–42.5%: 688 areas
  • 42.5%–45.0%: 509 areas
  • 45.0%–47.5%: 403 areas
  • 47.5%–50.0%: 264 areas
  • 50.0%–52.5%: 232 areas
  • 52.5%–55.0%: 143 areas
  • 55.0%–57.5%: 120 areas
  • 57.5%–60.0%: 85 areas
  • 60.0%–62.5%: 62 areas
  • 62.5%–65.0%: 44 areas
  • 65.0%–67.5%: 43 areas
  • 67.5%–70.0%: 207 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Laidley — higher than 86% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Laidley43.4%
4341, QLD 41.5%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 43.4% of residents moved house in the last five years, a rate much higher than most similar areas. This figure is a little above the national average, though it sits a little below the Queensland rate of 44.8%.

43.4% ▼ -13.4%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 50.1%
  • 2016: 43.3%
  • 2021: 43.4%

Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent arrivals from overseas make up 5.3% of the population, which is around the middle for its level. This is well below both the Queensland figure of 13.7% and the Australian average of 14.5%.

5.3% ▼ -70.6%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.0%
  • 2016: 10.1%
  • 2021: 5.3%

Share of overseas-born residents who arrived in Australia in the five years before the census.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Laidley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31606/laidley/topic/mobility-location