Qld's city kids lagging behind: report

CHILDREN in Queensland's major cities are the least developed in the country by the time they reach school age, a new report suggests.

The federal government's State of Australian Cities 2012 report outlines key statistics for Australia's 18 biggest metropolitan areas - six of which are in the sunshine state.

While the report shows areas like Brisbane have some of the best employment rates in the nation, it contains worrying statistics on Queensland's youngest residents.

The report compares how well children have developed by the time they start school across five areas, including physical health, social competence, emotional maturity, language and cognitive skills.

Unsurprisingly, children from low socio-economic areas were more likely to be developmentally vulnerable.

But the report found across all socio-economic groups that children in Queensland metropolitan areas were slower to develop than those in country areas or cities in other states.

The areas included Brisbane, Gold Coast-Tweed and Townsville-Thuringowa.

"Further analysis is required to determine the reason for this. However, the greater distance between Queensland's regional cities and Brisbane may be one contributing factor," the report suggested.

The report also found more Brisbane residents lived in multi-unit dwellings, like flats or apartments, than in any other capital city.

More than three-quarters of Brisbanites drove to work, the report said.

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