Chapel Hill, QLD 4069 — Suburb Profile
Population growth, migration, income, rent and the Census 2021 profile for this Statistical Area 2, drawn from ABS regional population and Census releases.
Suburb profile
Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.
Where the growth came from
Chapel Hill gained 763 residents from internal migration and 413 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,165 people moved away — a net addition of 11 before natural increase.
Components of change, 2024–25 sample period. Natural increase is shown separately from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
Estimated resident population
Chapel Hill against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Chapel Hill population grew from 10,732 in 2016 to 11,166 in 2025, a change of 4.0% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Chapel Hill | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 10,732 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 10,771 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 10,817 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 10,859 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 10,929 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 10,866 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 10,857 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 11,067 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 11,165 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 11,166 | 5,669,764 |
Then and now
Census 2016 against Census 2021. Historical figures are mapped onto current boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
Facilities & amenities
What OpenStreetMap records inside the SA2 boundary. Counts reflect features tagged in OSM and can undercount a real, less-mapped area; public pools exclude private backyard pools where tagged.
Within the Chapel Hill SA2, OpenStreetMap records 1 school, 1 childcare or kindergarten centre, 1 GP or clinic location, 2 supermarkets and 23 parks. For families: 12 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 3 cafés, 3 restaurants and 3 pubs and bars. Staying active: 13 sports fields. The nearest train station, Indooroopilly, is about 2,750 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 53 bus stops here.
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- Chapel Hill State School
- Montessori Children's House
- Aldi
- Woolworths
- Rebecca Street Park
- Ardes Street Park
- Boblynne Street Park
- Marminde Street Park
- Nankoor Street Park (no. 9)
- Cicada Park
- Boblynne Street Park
- Robin Powell Park
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via the Overpass API.
Socio-economic indexes
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks areas by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth nationally, decile 10 the highest.
Nearby suburbs by growth
Ranked list stands in for the choropleth map; the map module is a later phase.