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Suburb profile ·Moreton Bay LGA · QLD ·4521

Laceys Creek QLD 4521

Laceys Creek is in Moreton Bay LGA, QLD, postcode 4521, with population 280.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$295/wk
Market rent signal
D6 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
532,445
532K via Moreton Bay LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
1,837
131 added 12mo · 13MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$2,145
Median rent · wk$295
Investor profile

Who invests in Laceys Creek

Owner-occupied 90%Rented 10%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared6.8%
234 of 519 landlords
Avg rental loss$6,878/yr
Landlords (rental income)519
Reported capital gains369
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

87% of homes here are owner-occupied and 9% rented, with 7% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

87% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

12%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,145/mo, while renters pay about $1,278/mo — owning runs $867/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$131K
Median rent · wk
$295
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,145

Household income

$131K household · yr+64.8% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$50K
Family
$139K
Household
$131K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
3
$300-649
7
$650-999
3
$1,000-1,499
10
$1,500-1,999
4
$2,000-2,999
24
$3,000-3,999
16
$4,000+
17

At the median asking rent, about 15% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $983/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (96 households)
Owned outright
31%
Owned with mortgage
55%
Rented
9%
Dwelling structure5.9% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 59% drive, 0% public transport, 0% walk or cycle, 28% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime Year ending May 2026
4,735
4,735 per 100k
D6 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k4,735
Total incidents4,735· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault64925%
  • Break And Enter36414%
  • Drug Offences1,31051%
  • Fraud26710%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

Bushfire-prone land

Severe broad-area context

About 89.6% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

Check the property

ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Bushfire exposure

Severe exposure ~89.6%
~89.6% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~68.1% Category 1 (highest hazard)

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Planning zones

Dominant zone Rural
Rural / Green wedge 53% Public / Open space 45% Other 1%

Land-use mix estimated by point-sampling the suburb against Queensland council planning-scheme zone polygons (CC BY 4.0). This is a suburb-level snapshot of planning zones, not a parcel-level zoning certificate or development advice. Check the relevant planning scheme for an individual property.

Population outlook

9,574 people · 202211,240 by 2032 (+17.4%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Dayboro SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Laceys Creek QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Laceys Creek is a quiet locality in Queensland within the Moreton Bay local government area (postcode 4521). The area has roughly 280 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $131K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +1.5% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 16 underway, and 30 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, technicians & trades, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The median weekly rent is $295 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,145.

The crime rate in the Moreton Bay LGA is moderate at 4,735 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +2.1% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+2.1% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$2,145
Rent · wk(Census)$295
Population growth · Moreton Bay LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)532,445
5-year growth+2.2% CAGR
YoY change+2.1%
20012025
Development · Moreton Bay LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)6,039
Houses 69%Units 31%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Moreton Bay LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.8%
YoY change+0pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4521ATO
Negatively geared6.8%
234 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,878/yr
Landlords (rental income)519
Reported capital gains369
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population280
Median age45
Household size2.8
HH income · wk$2,523
Personal income · wk$968
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)9/10
Education (IEO)8/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,937 → $2,523
Change+30.3%
vs QLD median+12.3 pp
Median rent+7.3%
gentrifyingvs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Moreton Bay LGAAIHW
Public2
Private8
Caboolture Hospitalpublic
Redcliffe Hospitalpublic
Caboolture Private Hospitalprivate
Icon Cancer Centre North Lakesprivate
Mackay Private Hospitalprivate
Mackay Specialist Day Hospitalprivate
+4 more in Moreton Bay LGA
Aged care · Moreton Bay LGAGEN
Facilities42
Residential places4,324
Regis Caboolture185 places
Sunnymeade Park Aged Care Community172 places
Bolton Clarke Fernhill164 places
Blue Care Rothwell Nazarene Aged Care Facility150 places
Rockpool RAC Morayfield150 places
North Lakes Terrace Care Community146 places
+36 more in Moreton Bay LGA
Childcare · Moreton Bay LGAACECQA
Services287
Approved places27,870
Exceeding NQS60
Eatons Hill OSHC Club305 places
Helping Hands Mango Hill280 places
Fundurba Kids Club250 places
Klub Kallangur Outside School Hours Care Centre250 places
Patricks Road State School OSHC250 places
Albany Hills State School Outside School Hours Care240 places
+281 more in Moreton Bay LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Laceys Creek depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
QGSO Housing Profiles · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending May 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Laceys Creek is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
The page is readable, but the local evidence base is lighter than a mainstream suburb profile.

Use it for direction first, then confirm the story against stronger neighbouring suburbs or the state hub before relying on it.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops.

The lighter areas here are school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Read it as a direction-setter rather than a final answer: frame the locality, then verify with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Laceys Creek feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

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Laceys Creek FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Laceys Creek in?

    Laceys Creek is in the Moreton Bay Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4521. Council-level context for Moreton Bay LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Laceys Creek?

    The median weekly rent in Laceys Creek is $295/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Laceys Creek a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Laceys Creek show: Strong Growth, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Laceys Creek?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  5. How often is the Laceys Creek data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.