QLD · Mareeba Council
Chillagoe, QLD, 4871
Current weather
20.7°CClear sky
67% humidity · 14.8 km/h wind · 28.2° / 16.9° today · 0 mm rain
Desirability index
#385 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Chillagoe is a small locality in the Mareeba area, home to around 214 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 666 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-41%), roughly 3112.1 offences per 1,000 residents, and 1 school and preschool site in the area. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 214
- Median age
- 49
- Median household income / week
- $772
- Dwelling vacancy
- 26.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 31 of 117
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,083
- Employment rate
- 40.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 9 / 0 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Dec 2026)
- 666
- Against the person
- 214
- Against property
- 189
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 3,112.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 67.5th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -41.1%
Most common offence types
- Assault153
- Drug Offences68
- Liquor (Excl. Drunkenness)54
- Other Property Damage75
- Traffic And Related Offences103
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Dec 2026; Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 827
- Chillagoe State SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Chillagoe RacecoursePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- On site
- Hospitalhospital
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
2 state heritage places
- Chillagoe SmeltersState heritage place
- Mungana Archaeological AreaState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 65
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 9.2/100
- Cohort rank
- #385 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Chillagoe SmeltersheritageState heritage place
- Mungana Archaeological AreaheritageState heritage place
- Hospitalhealthhospital
- Chillagoe Racecoursegovernmentpark
- Chillagoe State SchoolschoolsPrimary
- Assaultcrime153
- Drug Offencescrime68
- Liquor (Excl. Drunkenness)crime54
- Other Property Damagecrime75
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime103
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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