2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Laidley South · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much lower rates of single-parent families set Laidley South apart from the rest of the state. About 61% of families here are couples with children, and households are slightly larger than the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Laidley South — higher than 71% of areas.
| Laidley South | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 4341, QLD | 2.7 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. While 27.1% of households are people living alone, this is only a little above the national figure of 25.6%.
2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
27.1% ▲ +63.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Laidley South splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (27%), with 3 people at 16%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 10.9% of the area, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%. Most families are couples, with 61.1% having children and 28.4% without.
10.9% ▲ +87.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Laidley South, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Laidley South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31610/laidley-south/topic/family-households