Laidley Heights
QLD 4341 · Lockyer Valley
1,429 (2021) → 1,596 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Laidley Heights is a suburb in Lockyer Valley, QLD 4341, about 67km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Laidley Heights are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 77km inland. Laidley Heights has an overall score of 24/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 89/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Top countries of birth: England (4.13%), New Zealand (2.87%), Netherlands (1.12%), Germany (0.56%), USA (0.56%)
Top languages: Japan (0.56%), Mandarin (0.49%), Vietnamese (0.42%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.35%), Croatian (0.28%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Lockyer Valley local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Limited school choices
Below average for school access — fewer schools nearby, and families may need to travel for preferred options.
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 964 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- St Mary's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.6kmICSEA 1001
- Laidley District State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3kmICSEA 924
- Laidley State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.9kmICSEA 931
- Blenheim State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4kmICSEA 978
- Forest Hill State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.6kmICSEA 941
- Faith Lutheran College - PlainlandSecondary · Independent · 8.6kmICSEA 1010
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Fitness
Limited facilities
Below average — fewer fitness options nearby, so you may need to travel to a gym or pool.
Facilities within 3km of the suburb centre. The Fitness Score is a national percentile of these counts per resident.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Outdoors
No data
No outdoor amenities matched to this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Outdoor Score is a national percentile led by parks and green space.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Culture
Some cultural venues
Around the national average — a handful of cultural venues, with more on offer a short trip away.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Culture Score is a national percentile weighting theatres, museums, galleries, libraries and arts centres most heavily.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
Not much nightlife
No licensed on-premises venues recorded in this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for QLD. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
View nearby venues on the Entertainment Map →
Source: OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Laidley Heights
Is Laidley Heights safe?
Laidley Heights has a residential safety score of 89/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 6,567 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Laidley Heights from Brisbane CBD?
Laidley Heights is about 67.4 km from Brisbane CBD, an estimated 214 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Laidley Heights?
Laidley Heights has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Laidley Heights?
Laidley Heights has a transport score of 0/100.