Laidley Creek West · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Laidley Creek West

How families and households are made up across the area.

Most homes in Laidley Creek West are occupied by couples, with 88.8% of families consisting of partners either with or without children. This creates a stable residential feel where the typical household size mirrors both the state and national figures.

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📍 Laidley Creek West, Suburb / Locality

Where Laidley Creek West sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Laidley Creek West — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Laidley Creek West2.4
4341, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 2.4 people live in each home, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia. Roughly a quarter of residents (25.9%) live alone, while 29.3% of households consist of two people.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.9%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 24.2%
  • 2021: 25.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Laidley Creek West splits fairly evenly between 2 people (30%) and 1 person (26%), with 4 people at 21%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples make up the vast majority of families here, with 44.9% being couples without children and 43.9% those with children. One-parent families make up 11.2% of the total, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

11.2%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 21.0%
  • 2021: 11.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Laidley Creek West splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (44%) and Couples with children (43%), with One-parent families at 11%.

Sources

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

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Laidley Creek West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31607/laidley-creek-west/topic/family-households