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QLD · Western Downs Council
Chinchilla, 4413
Est. population · Jun 2025
7,380
Growth (1 yr)
+0.5%
Growth (5 yr)
+3.3%
Median age
33
Median income
$1,549/wk
Employment rate
57.3%
Languages at home
6%non-English
Most common: Spanish, French, Afrikaans
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- National parks
- High desirability
- Education hub
- Heritage area
Suburb profile
Away from the major hubs, Chinchilla is a mid-sized suburb in Western Downs Council with its own quieter rhythm. Day-to-day life leans on nearby towns and local hubs rather than the metro area. Young professionals and new households shape much of the local mix, with family life visible on every street.
Local shops, markets and community spots keep everyday life grounded in the town itself. Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many regional towns, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Homes are relatively cheap compared with the wider market, which keeps entry costs lower.
This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
Against similar regional towns, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because community and employment, plus schools and education lag behind, despite relative strength in transport and access.
At a glance
Chinchilla snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$475/wk
Population (ERP)
7,380
+0.5% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
15.5%
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
#48
among Country & regional · Established
Safety
55th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
28th
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
2/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
22nd
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
- 52.7/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 28% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 1828th in Australia
- State rank
- 417th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #48 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #122 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 71%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $475
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 (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Mar 2026 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
7,380(June 2025)
+0.5% annual · +3.3% over 5 years · 28th percentile in QLD
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.5%
- 5-year growth
- +3.3%
- Change in 1 year
- +37
- Change in 5 years
- +238
- Growth rank in QLD
- 28th 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 (~8,050), extrapolated at +1.7% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 7,068
- Median age
- 33
- Median household income / week
- $1,549
- Dwelling vacancy
- 15.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 445 of 2,866
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Employment rate
- 57.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 2,016 / 342 / 46 (+ 17 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 335
- Against the person
- 70
- Against property
- 124
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 45.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 101 residents
- State safety percentile
- 54.7th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -0.7%
Most common offence types
- Assault53
- Drug Offences98
- Other Property Damage65
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)77
- Traffic And Related Offences75
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 941
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 22th
School list
- Chinchilla State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 941 · 22th percentile · LBOTE 3% · 572 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
- St Joseph's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1002 · 48th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 288 students · Top SEA quarter 9% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
- Chinchilla State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 912 · 13th percentile · LBOTE 4% · 453 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Amenities
48 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 cafes · 1 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 3 places of worship · 2 playgrounds · 1 sports centres · 1 swimming pools · 2 petrol stations
Local character & venue list
Local character
- A car helps for daily errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 12 parks mapped in suburb, 2 playgrounds nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 42/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.14
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.14
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 1.7
Food & drink(1)
- FoodworksCafe
Shopping(2)
- DrakesSupermarket
Community(2)
- Chinchilla State High SchoolSchool
- St Joseph's Catholic SchoolSchool
Health & services(2)
- Chinchilla Medical CentreMedical clinic
58 Middle Street, Chinchilla
- Chinchilla PharmacyPharmacy
58 Middle Street, Chinchilla
Sport & outdoors(8)
- Jubilee ParkPark
- Park
- Queens ParkPark
- Playground (2)
- Chinchilla Fitness and Aquatic CentreSports centre
- Sports field
- Swimming pool
Entertainment(1)
- Chinchilla MuseumMuseum
Other(25)
- Artwork
- Bbq (2)
- Public barbecueBbq
- Bicycle Parking
- K HubDepartment Store
- Drinking water
- Garden
- LibertyGas
- Coin laundryLaundromat
- Chinchilla CentralMall
44 Middle Street, Chinchilla
- Chinchilla Great Western Motor InnMotel
- Chinchilla Palms Motor InnMotel
- Chinchilla CentralParking
- Parking (2)
- LibertyPetrol station
- Petrol station
- Chinchilla Church of ChristPlace of worship
- Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic ChurchPlace of worship
- Parish of St Cecilia's Anglican ChurchPlace of worship
- Australia PostPost Box
- Jubilee ParkPublic toilets
- Public toiletPublic toilets
- Shelter (7)
- Shower
- Goondir Health ServicesYes
75 Middle Street, Chinchilla
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
10 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Chinchilla Botanical GardensPark
- Chinchilla Rifle Range Nature RefugeNature reserve
- Jubilee ParkPark
- King Street ParkPark
- Lions ParkPark
- Mackie ParkPark
- Middletone ParkPark
- Queens ParkPark
- Rotary Centennial ParkPark
- Soldier Memorial ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 25
- Parks (OSM)
- 12
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
3 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Chinchilla Church of Christ
- Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church
- Parish of St Cecilia's Anglican Church
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 9
- Nearest hospital
- Chinchilla Hospital (1.7 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- On site
- Chinchilla Dental PracticeMiddle StreetDentist
- Chinchilla Family DentalDentist
- Chinchilla HospitalHospital
- Chinchilla Medical CentreMiddle StreetDoctor
- Chinchilla PharmacyMiddle StreetPharmacy
- Eyecare Eyewear ChinchillaMiddle StreetOptometrist
- Goondir Health ServicesMiddle StreetYes
- Vital HealthHeeney StreetYes
- Your PharmacyPharmacy
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 189
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 25.6
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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
- 31° / 18°
- Rainfall
- 247 mm · ~31 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 27° / 13°
- Rainfall
- 133 mm · ~17 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 20° / 5°
- Rainfall
- 85 mm · ~11 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 27° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 161 mm · ~20 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- Between Chinchilla and Tingoora Road, Darr CreekChinchilla Wondai Road / Chinchilla Wondai Road / Colamba Street31 Jul 2026 – 28 Aug 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Heritage
1 heritage place
- Soldier Statue, ChinchillaState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Maranoa
- Member of Parliament
- David LITTLEPROUD (Liberal National Party of Queensland)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 115,520
- Turnout (2025)
- 89.4%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- -1.8 pp toward Coalition
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 74.0%Labor 26.0%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 61.1 km away).
Coalition 75.6%Labor 24.4%
1.7 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -3.9 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- ChinchillaLabor 25.0% · Coalition 75.0% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
- Chinchilla NorthLabor 22.4% · Coalition 77.6% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
- KoganLabor 29.3% · Coalition 70.7% TPP (2025)35.1 km away
- WarraLabor 9.2% · Coalition 90.8% TPP (2025)35.5 km away
- MilesLabor 25.8% · Coalition 74.2% TPP (2025)44.5 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Western Downs Council
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Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.