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Chapel Hill, 4069

Est. population · Jun 2025

10,741

Growth (1 yr)

+0.0%

Growth (5 yr)

+2.2%

Median age

42

Median income

$2,969/wk

Employment rate

62.6%

University qualified

55.3%

Work from home

34.2%

Languages at home

23.7%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, Persian, Cantonese

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

66.8/100
Good

Top 2% of Queensland's suburbs

Verified 90% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • High desirability
  • Inner city
What Chapel Hill is known for: High desirability, Inner city

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Suburb profile

Chapel Hill is an inner metropolitan suburb of Brisbane, in Brisbane Council. It is mainly residential, with little in the way of a distinct commercial centre or landmark identity.

Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group, placing it among the highest-ranked inner metropolitan suburbs. Reported crime is exceptionally low against comparable places, and university qualifications are among the highest in the peer group, with university qualifications 24% above the peer median. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. Trade-offs centre on higher rents and limited health access, with median rents 26% above the peer median.

Chapel Hill's appeal is better explained by housing, access and location than by a strong standalone precinct or destination.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Inner metropolitan suburb · compared with inner metropolitan suburbs in Queensland (53)

Strengths

  • Reported crime is exceptionally low against comparable places
  • Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group
  • University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group

Weaknesses

  • Rents are among the highest in the peer group
  • Health access is a relative weakness

What stands out

  • Overseas-born and multilingual community
  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Chapel Hill compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$870/wk

Population (ERP)

10,741

+0.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

3.9%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#17

among Metro Brisbane · Established

Crime rate

2nd

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

23rd

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

14%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

97th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
66.8/100 — Good
State standing
Top 2% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
109th in Australia
State rank
25th in QLD
Peer rank
#17 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#21 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Data confidence
90%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$870

Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

10,741(June 2025)

+0.0% annual · +2.2% over 5 years · 23th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.0%
5-year growth
+2.2%
Change in 1 year
+2
Change in 5 years
+233
Growth rank in QLD
23th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~10,900), extrapolated at +0.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
10,511
Median age
42
Median household income / week
$2,969
Dwelling vacancy
3.9%
Unoccupied private dwellings
142 of 3,676
Median monthly mortgage
$2,427
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$555
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
43.3% / 42.9% / 13.9%
Employment rate
62.6%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
34.2% / 4% / 45.6%
Walked or cycled to work
2.4%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
3,451 / 69 / 11

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

55.3% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 7.1% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified55.3% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified8.7% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational7.1% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below28.9% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce22.9%
  • Society and culture14.9%
  • Engineering and related technologies14.5%
  • Health13.2%
  • Education9.5%
  • Natural and physical sciences8.3%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$73,680

95th percentile in QLD · +25% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$81,537

97th percentile in QLD · +25% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
20.0%

100th percentile in QLD · +45% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$153,059

99th percentile in QLD · +142% vs Australia

Residents with business income
9.0%

34th percentile in QLD · -13% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4069 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
24,036
Taxpayers reporting net rent
4,711
Median net rent
-$302
Taxpayers reporting business income
2,067
Taxable income vs state median
+33%
Salary / wages vs state median
+34%
Rental investment vs state median
+82%
Super vs state median
+121%
Business income vs state median
-10%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in QLD, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

23.7% speak a language other than English at home; 36.5% born overseas

Language at home
7,895 English only · 2,448 other
Non-English at home
23.7%
Born overseas
3,780 (36.5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
43 (0.4%)
Australian citizens
9,206
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
28

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Mandarin260 · 25.7%
  • Persian83 · 8.2%
  • Cantonese61 · 6%
  • Korean61 · 6%
  • Spanish61 · 6%
  • German54 · 5.3%
  • Japanese53 · 5.2%
  • Sinhalese44 · 4.3%

Religion

46.2%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 46.2%, while 42.3% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion42.3%40.7%
Christianity46.2%45.7%
Hinduism2.5%1.3%
Buddhism2.2%1.4%
Other / not stated6.8%10.8%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic18.1%18.6%
Anglican11.2%11.3%
Uniting Church4.7%3.6%
Christian (not further defined)2.9%3.1%
Baptist2.7%1.7%
Presbyterian and Reformed2%2.1%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 4069, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
118
Against the person
14
Against property
79
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
14.7
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 751 residents
State crime-rate percentile
1.5th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-9.8%

Most common offence types

  • Traffic And Related Offences10
  • Unlawful Entry23
  • Other Property Damage7
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)33
  • Unlawful Use Of Motor Vehicle8

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
4
Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
1,161.5
Median ICSEA percentile
97th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
6
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
2
School list
  • Chapel Hill State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1171 · 98th percentile · LBOTE 40% · 772 students · Top SEA quarter 70% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Kenmore State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1158 · 96th percentile · LBOTE 48% · 520 students · Top SEA quarter 64% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Indooroopilly State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1165 · 97th percentile · LBOTE 73% · 1,326 students · Top SEA quarter 68% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Our Lady of the Rosary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1126 · 90th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 221 students · Top SEA quarter 50% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Bardon SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Chapel Hill SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Fig Tree Pocket SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Indooroopilly SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Indooroopilly SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Kenmore SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Kenmore South SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Kenmore SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

44 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Chapel Hill Rd near Neptune St, stop 1
  • Greenford St at Merri Merri Park
  • Ironbark Rd near Birchley St
  • Ironbark Rd near Birchley St
  • Moggill Rd at Bredden Street, stop 32

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

107 mapped amenities

1 restaurants · 2 cafes · 1 bars · 1 places of worship · 10 playgrounds · 2 dog parks · 1 swimming pools · 1 petrol stations

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Great for outdoor family life — 18 parks mapped in suburb, 10 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 44 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 14 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
38/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.19
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.38
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.71
Food & drink(4)
  • Suburban SocialBar
  • Cafe
  • Peach & BillyCafe
  • Restaurant
Shopping(3)
  • Captain ConvenienceConvenience store
  • Convenience store
  • Reddy ExpressConvenience store
Everyday services(1)
  • Coles ExpressPetrol station
Community(1)
  • Chapel Hill State SchoolSchool
Health & services(1)
  • Medical clinic
Sport & outdoors(36)
  • Cubberla BikewayCycling route
  • Cubberla Creek BikewayCycling route
  • Western Freeway BikewayCycling route
  • Dog park
  • Green Hill Dog Off Leash AreaDog park
  • Drinking water (2)
  • Ardes Street ParkPark
  • Boblynne Street ParkPark
  • Cicada ParkPark
  • Clarina Street ParkPark

    2A Clarina Street

  • Dillingen Street ParkPark
  • Green Hill Reservoir ParkPark
  • Maculata Drive ParkPark
  • Marminde Street ParkPark
  • Moordale Street ParkPark
  • Nankoor Street Park (no. 9)Park
  • Park (3)
  • Rebecca Street ParkPark
  • Robin Powell ParkPark
  • Sleaford Street ParkPark

    16 Sleaford Street, Chapel Hill

  • Picnic area
  • Brisbane City CouncilPlayground
  • Playground (9)
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool
Transport(35)

35 bus stops

Other(17)
  • Bench (3)
  • Taylor CyclesBicycle

    5 Moordale Street, Chapel Hill

  • Mind and Body GamesCollector
  • Common (2)
  • Chapel Hill Community GardenGarden
  • Garden
  • Parking
  • Parking Entrance
  • Picnic Table
  • Chapel Hill Uniting ChurchPlace of worship
  • Australian PostPost Box
  • Post Box (2)
  • Shelter (6)
  • Salvation ArmySocial Facility

    730 Moggill Road

  • Telephone
  • TelstraTelephone
  • Waste Basket

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

5 named sporting clubs in this suburb

  • Fig Tree Pocket Rd at Kenmore Rugby Club - Stop 34

    Rugby

  • Fig Tree Pocket Rd near Kenmore Rugby Club Stop 34

    Rugby

  • Kenmore Bears AFL Club

    Australian Rules Football

  • Kenmore Districts Rugby Clubhouse

    Rugby Union

  • University of Queensland Football Club (UQFC)

    Soccer

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

15 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Ardes Street ParkPark
  • Boblynne Street ParkPark
  • Cicada ParkPark
  • Clarina Street ParkPark
  • Dillingen Street ParkPark
  • Green Hill Reservoir ParkPark
  • Maculata Drive ParkPark
  • Marminde Street ParkPark
  • Merri Merri ParkPark
  • Moordale Street ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
8.8%
Woodland / forest cover
3.2%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
25
Parks (OSM)
18
Typical summer maximum
28°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Places of worship

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Chapel Hill Uniting Church

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
1
Nearest hospital
Westside Private Hospital (3.3 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
1
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 1
Aged-care services
1
Residential aged-care places
128

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • GpGP
Aged-care services
  • The Cairns Aged Care Plus Centre at Chapel HillCHAPEL HILLResidential

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
222
Participants per 1,000 residents
20.7

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
28° / 18°
Rainfall
493 mm · ~62 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
25° / 14°
Rainfall
343 mm · ~43 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
20° / 7°
Rainfall
144 mm · ~18 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
25° / 12°
Rainfall
249 mm · ~31 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Ryan
Member of Parliament
Elizabeth WATSON-BROWN (The Greens)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
114,860
Turnout (2025)
92.8%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+5.4 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 42.2%Labor 57.8%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.1 km away).

Coalition 42.9%Labor 57.1%

0.7 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +8.1 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Chapel HillLabor 55.1% · Coalition 44.9% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
  • Chapel Hill SouthLabor 56.9% · Coalition 43.1% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
  • KenmoreLabor 56.6% · Coalition 43.4% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
  • Indooroopilly WestLabor 64.7% · Coalition 35.4% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
  • Kenmore SouthLabor 60.2% · Coalition 39.8% TPP (2025)2.1 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
10/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

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