Laidley North vs Forest Hill

Laidley North is the younger of the two, with a median age of 27 against 41 in Forest Hill. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Laidley North, most households rent. In Forest Hill, most households own their home. On these figures, Laidley North tends to suit renters and families with children, while Forest Hill 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

Laidley North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 46%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Laidley North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (66% vs 28%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Forest Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 4/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Forest Hill

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 4/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 10%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Laidley North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (45.3% vs -3.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Laidley North and Forest Hill drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Laidley North Forest Hill
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Laidley North Forest Hill
Walkability 4 / 14
Laidley North — Walkability: 4/100 Forest Hill — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 34 / 37
Laidley North — Safety: 34/100 Forest Hill — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Laidley North — Low fire risk: 100/100 Forest Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Forest Hill has more residents (935 vs 593); Forest Hill skews older (41 vs 27).

Laidley North Forest Hill
Population 593 935
+58% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +45.3% -3.4%
Median age 27 41
Median household income $65,884/yr $68,536/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+6% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Laidley North Forest Hill
0-4 7.6% / 4.6%
Laidley North — 0-4: 7.6% Forest Hill — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 17.4% / 10.5%
Laidley North — 5-14: 17.4% Forest Hill — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 6.6% / 6.0%
Laidley North — 15-19: 6.6% Forest Hill — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 13.3% / 11.9%
Laidley North — 20-24: 13.3% Forest Hill — 20-24: 11.9%
25-34 15.0% / 10.1%
Laidley North — 25-34: 15.0% Forest Hill — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 9.9% / 9.5%
Laidley North — 35-44: 9.9% Forest Hill — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 11.3% / 13.0%
Laidley North — 45-54: 11.3% Forest Hill — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 7.8% / 16.5%
Laidley North — 55-64: 7.8% Forest Hill — 55-64: 16.5%
65-74 6.9% / 12.1%
Laidley North — 65-74: 6.9% Forest Hill — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 2.7% / 4.0%
Laidley North — 75-84: 2.7% Forest Hill — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ — / 2.1%
Laidley North — 85+: not among its largest Forest Hill — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Laidley North 32.7% couple families
Laidley North — Couple Families: 32.7% Laidley North — Lone Person: 20.4% Laidley North — One Parent Families: 28.6% Laidley North — Group Household: 15.6% Laidley North — Other Families: 2.7%
Forest Hill 28.0% couple families
Forest Hill — Couple Families: 28.0% Forest Hill — Lone Person: 35.0% Forest Hill — One Parent Families: 17.9% Forest Hill — Group Household: 17.5% Forest Hill — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Laidley North 65.6% renting
Laidley North — Owned Outright: 18.8% Laidley North — Mortgage: 15.6% Laidley North — Renting: 65.6%
Forest Hill 28.4% renting
Forest Hill — Owned Outright: 37.4% Forest Hill — Mortgage: 34.2% Forest Hill — Renting: 28.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Laidley North Forest Hill
Certificate III & IV 15.5% / 19.7%
Laidley North — Certificate III & IV: 15.5% Forest Hill — Certificate III & IV: 19.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 5.9%
Laidley North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Forest Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.2% / 5.8%
Laidley North — Bachelor Degree: 5.2% Forest Hill — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / 1.0%
Laidley North — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Forest Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.5% / 1.1%
Laidley North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5% Forest Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

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.

Laidley North Forest Hill
England 2.5% / 3.3%
Laidley North — England: 2.5% Forest Hill — England: 3.3%
New Zealand 1.9% / 2.4%
Laidley North — New Zealand: 1.9% Forest Hill — New Zealand: 2.4%
Philippines 0.8% / 0.4%
Laidley North — Philippines: 0.8% Forest Hill — Philippines: 0.4%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.3%
Laidley North — Scotland: 0.5% Forest Hill — Scotland: 0.3%
South Africa 0.5% / —
Laidley North — South Africa: 0.5% Forest Hill — South Africa: not among its largest
Vietnam — / 0.5%
Laidley North — Vietnam: not among its largest Forest Hill — Vietnam: 0.5%
Fiji — / 0.4%
Laidley North — Fiji: not among its largest Forest Hill — Fiji: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Laidley North 101.0% houses
Laidley North — Houses: 101.0% Laidley North — Townhouses: 0.0%
Forest Hill 98.3% houses
Forest Hill — Houses: 98.3% Forest Hill — Townhouses: 1.7%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Laidley North Forest Hill
Median house price $667,000 $720,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $615,250 $550,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 37 days
from 11 sales

Development activity

Laidley North Forest Hill
New dwellings approved 352
across Lockyer Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +103%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Laidley North Forest Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 31% of QLD Higher than 35% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of QLD Higher than 71% of QLD

Liveability

Forest Hill is more walkable (14 vs 4).

Laidley North Forest Hill
Grade C
same for both
Score 36/100 40/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Laidley North Forest Hill
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
66/100
 Moderate
63/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Laidley North Forest Hill
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Laidley North

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Forest Hill

  • Forest Hill State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Laidley North Forest Hill
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 1 9

Mobility

Laidley North Forest Hill
Walkability score 4/100 14/100
Distance to Brisbane 82.6 km 82.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 70 min 66 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 4341
 0.3%
postcode 4342
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 97
postcode 4341
 86
postcode 4342

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.

Laidley North Forest Hill
Car (driver) 79.1% / 82.3%
Laidley North — Car (driver): 79.1% Forest Hill — Car (driver): 82.3%
Worked from Home 11.9% / 10.2%
Laidley North — Worked from Home: 11.9% Forest Hill — Worked from Home: 10.2%
Car (passenger) 7.3% / 4.7%
Laidley North — Car (passenger): 7.3% Forest Hill — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Walked Only — / 2.0%
Laidley North — Walked Only: not among its largest Forest Hill — Walked Only: 2.0%
Bus 1.7% / —
Laidley North — Bus: 1.7% Forest Hill — Bus: not among its largest
Train — / 0.9%
Laidley North — Train: not among its largest Forest Hill — Train: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.3%).

Setting

Laidley North Forest Hill
Elevation 106 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 88 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Laidley North Forest Hill
Connectivity score 91/100 57/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 85%
349 premises
 34%
449 premises

Climate

Laidley North Forest Hill
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

Laidley North Forest Hill
Average residential rate $1,952/yr
same for both
Council Lockyer Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Laidley North Forest Hill
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Laidley North Forest Hill
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Laidley North

Acreage Family

Forest Hill

Acreage Quiet River

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