Laidley South · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Laidley South

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.

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📍 Laidley South, Suburb / Locality

Where Laidley South sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -3.6%
  • 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 South — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Laidley South2.7
4341, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.1% ▲ +63.7%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.5%
  • 2016: 24.5%
  • 2021: 27.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Laidley South splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (27%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

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.

  • 2011: 5.8%
  • 2016: 12.9%
  • 2021: 10.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Laidley South, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31610/laidley-south/topic/family-households