Blenheim vs Laidley Creek West
Blenheim is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 50 in Laidley Creek West. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Blenheim, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Blenheim tends to suit couples, while Laidley Creek West suits people living alone.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Blenheim
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 56%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Laidley Creek West
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 25%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Laidley Creek West
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 22%)
- has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $330/wk)
- But Blenheim has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 10%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Laidley Creek West
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (88 km vs 91.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Laidley Creek West
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-1.4% vs -9.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Blenheim and Laidley Creek West drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Blenheim has more residents (264 vs 143); Blenheim rents higher ($330/wk vs $270/wk).
| Blenheim | Laidley Creek West | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 264 +46% vs other | 143 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -9.3% | -1.4% |
| Median age | 45 | 50 |
| Median household income | $76,856/yr | $82,316/yr +7% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $330/wk +18% vs other | $270/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Blenheim | Laidley Creek West | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,083,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 59 days from 3 sales | — |
Development activity
| Blenheim | Laidley Creek West | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 352 across Lockyer Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +103% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Blenheim | Laidley Creek West | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 48% of QLD | Higher than 54% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 54% of QLD | Higher than 39% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 66% of QLD | Higher than 65% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 63% of QLD | Higher than 58% of QLD |
Liveability
| Blenheim | Laidley Creek West | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Blenheim carries more bushfire risk (23 vs 0).
| Blenheim | Laidley Creek West | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 23/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 42/100 | Low 34/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Blenheim | Laidley Creek West | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Blenheim
- Blenheim State School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Laidley Creek West
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Blenheim | Laidley Creek West | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 | 0 |
Mobility
Blenheim sits further from the CBD (91.7 km vs 88 km).
| Blenheim | Laidley Creek West | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 91.7 km +4% vs other | 88 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 81 min | 77 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 4341 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 97 postcode 4341 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.8%).
Setting
| Blenheim | Laidley Creek West | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 160 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 120 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Blenheim | Laidley Creek West | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 134 premises | 0% 75 premises |
Climate
| Blenheim | Laidley Creek West | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 697 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Blenheim | Laidley Creek West | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,952/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lockyer Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Blenheim | Laidley Creek West | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wright same for both | |
| Member | Scott Buchholz same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Blenheim | Laidley Creek West | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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