Laidley

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30100602
Total population 17,308
Total dwellings 6,834
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 591
Male 267
Female 324
Median age 15
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 260
Average people per household 3.5
Median weekly household income $862
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,638
Median weekly rent $260

Search QuickStats for another area

Map is loading.
Other 2011 Census products available for this area:
To view more QuickStats or Community Profiles for a different area, see Search Census data.

People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Laidley % Laidley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 536 90.7 122,896 78.9 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 38 6.4 20,094 12.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 17 2.9 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 591 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Male 267 45.2 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 324 54.8 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Laidley, there were 591 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 267 (or 45.2%) were male and 324 (or 54.8%) were female.

Age Laidley % Laidley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 97 16.4 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 185 31.3 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 89 15.1 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 182 30.8 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 21 3.6 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 17 2.9 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 15 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Laidley the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 15 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 47.5% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.9% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Laidley % Laidley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 94 30.3 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 19 6.1 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 35 11.3 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 5 1.6 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 157 50.6 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Laidley 30.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 16.8% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Laidley % Laidley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 43 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 40 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 54 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 78 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 23 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Laidley for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 43 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Laidley % Laidley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 91 31.3 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 45 15.5 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 155 53.3 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Laidley 31.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 15.5% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Laidley % Laidley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 46 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 34 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 25 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Laidley for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 46 years and in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

Education Laidley % Laidley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 23 8.4 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 134 48.7 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 50 18.2 14,331 23.6 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 13 4.7 2,746 4.5 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 14 5.1 2,862 4.7 10,125 4.5
Other 3 1.1 997 1.6 3,662 1.6
Not stated 38 13.8 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 275 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Laidley, 46.6% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 48.7% were attending a primary school, 18.2% were attending a secondary school and 10.1% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Laidley % Laidley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 571 96.8 133,395 85.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 96.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Laidley. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Laidley % Laidley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 71 43.6 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 56 34.4 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 5 3.1 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 31 19.0 9,603 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 163 -- 53,359 -- 178,170 --

There were 163 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Laidley. Of these 43.6% were employed full time, 34.4% were employed part-time and 19.0% were unemployed.

View the labour force fact sheet
Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Laidley % Laidley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 42 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 35 -- 33 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Laidley who were employed full time was 42 years and those employed part time was 35 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Laidley % Laidley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 378 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 862 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Laidley was $378 and the median weekly household income was $862.

View the income fact sheet

Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Laidley % Laidley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.5 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Laidley, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.8 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Laidley % Laidley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 260 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,638 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Laidley, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $260 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,638.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Laidley % Laidley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 257 97.7 47,511 81.2 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 3,630 6.2 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 3 1.1 6,446 11.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 3 1.1 878 1.5 2,949 1.4
Total 263 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Laidley there were 263 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 97.7% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.1% were flats, unit or apartments and 1.1% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Laidley % Laidley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 45 17.3 5,504 9.4 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 88 33.8 13,573 23.2 51,761 24.8
Rented 123 47.3 37,042 63.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 339 0.6 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 4 1.5 2,062 3.5 8,338 4.0

In Laidley, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 17.3% were owned outright, 33.8% were owned with a mortgage and 47.3% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.