Median price trend for houses
Based on 34 sales in the preceding 12 months
$855,000
Up 4.9% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $808k
- 4 bed
- $938k
- 5+ bed
- $928k
Aerial view
Imagery © Esri
The quick read on
Laidley Heights
QLD 4341 · Lockyer Valley
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $855,000
- Population
- 1,429
- Postcode
- 4341
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Laidley Heights, Queensland
Property market insights for Laidley Heights
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Laidley Heights QLD
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 3 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$600 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Laidley Heights, QLD is currently $855,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Laidley Heights has a 12-month growth rate of 4.9% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $808,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $938,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $928,000 in Laidley Heights.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Laidley Heights is $600 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Laidley Heights safe?
The overall rate for Laidley Heights is 402 offences per 100,000 residents — 67% below the Greater Brisbane benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Laidley Heights.
Overall crime rate
402
offences per 100,000 residents
67% belowGreater Brisbane
Laidley HeightsGreater Brisbane: 1,229
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Laidley Heights?
Laidley Heights QLD 4341 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
1,429 people call Laidley Heights home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $1,469 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,429
- Median age
- 46 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,365 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $345 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.2%Below
15–3417.9%Below
35–5424.9%Below
55–7430.0%Above
75 and over8.5%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses98.8%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright40.0%Above
Paying a mortgage50.1%Above
Renting9.9%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.8%Below
One car22.2%Below
Two cars45.2%Above
Three or more33.1%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home8.9%Below
Drove to work66.7%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.5%Below
What stands out in Laidley Heights
8.9% of workers in Laidley Heights worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Greater Brisbane.
4.1% of Laidley Heights residents were born in England.
38.2% of people in Laidley Heights described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Laidley Heights
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Laidley Heights QLD 4341.
Is Laidley Heights family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.2% of Laidley Heights's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
424 family households lived in Laidley Heights; 37.3% were couple families and 14.4% were one-parent families.
31.8% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Laidley Heights?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Laidley Heights had 1,429 residents at the 2021 Census.
19.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
38.6% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Laidley Heights?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 98.8% of occupied private dwellings in Laidley Heights.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Laidley Heights?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
40.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
50.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
9.9% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Laidley Heights?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Laidley Heights had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 18.2% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
Two-person households represented 41.8%, while 25.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Laidley Heights?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
8.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
66.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Laidley Heights?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
One-car households formed 22.2% of the total.
78.2% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Laidley Heights, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
59.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 40.8% reported a different address.
14.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Laidley Heights?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
91.0% of residents used only English at home.
4.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.5% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Laidley Heights residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
14.1% of Laidley Heights's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 85.9% was born in Australia.
0.5% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 90.3%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Laidley Heights?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 40.6% of ancestry responses in Laidley Heights.
Australian ancestry made up 39.7% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.8% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Laidley Heights?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
12.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Managers accounted for 9.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.4%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.5% of workers, and education and training employed 8.9%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Laidley Heights?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 51.1%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
26.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 14.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 6.1%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Laidley Heights show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
46.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.
11.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
11.5% reported asthma, 16.6% arthritis and 6.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Laidley Heights?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
12.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 2.4% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 47.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Laidley Heights?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,469 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,365.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $345 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Laidley Heights compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 8.9% in Laidley Heights, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 40.0% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Renting accounted for 9.9% in Laidley Heights, against 36.2% across Greater Brisbane.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Laidley Heights
Is Laidley Heights expensive?
The median house price is $855,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Laidley Heights good for families?
The Census counted 424 local families, and 18.2% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Laidley Heights?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $938,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
Explore the area
Streets and suburbs around Laidley Heights
46 streets in Laidley Heights
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Albert Joseph Dr
- Amy Dr
- Blenheim Rd
- Bradley Cl
- Brown Ct
- Burgess Rd
- Christensen Rd
- Coot Pl
- Curlew Pl
- Deborah Rd
- Egret Ct
- Fantail Dr
- Fiona Ct
- Gatton Laidley Rd East
- Glen Cairn Rd
- Grebe Ct
- Hanlon Ct
- Hedges Ct
Show all 46 streetsShow fewer streets
- Heron St
- Honeyeater Ct
- Ibis Ct
- Lakes Dr
- Mallard Ct
- Merlian Rd
- Michael Rd
- Miles Rd East
- Miles Rd West
- Mulgowie Rd
- Old Toowoomba Rd
- Pelican Dr
- Pitt Rd
- Plover Ct
- Point Piper Cl
- Ray Ct
- Robin Ct
- Sandy Ct
- Sippel Rd
- Stilt Ct
- Thurlow Ct
- Treacey Rd
- Van De Weyer Rd
- Weebill Ct
- Wehlow Rd
- Whistler Ct
- Whitehouse Road
- Whiteside Ct
12 suburbs surrounding Laidley Heights
Compare nearby suburb prices, rents and five-year market trends.
Keep exploring
Is Laidley Heights right for your search?
Use the finders to compare places and properties, or open the full report when you need the street, risk, schools and growth research.
Read the thinking
Figures update as new market and census data arrives. This suburb overview is general information, not a valuation or financial advice.