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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.

Compared with Queensland average

Suburb profile

Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.

People
10,731
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
42
Median age
Years
36.5%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
2.9
Household size
Average people per household
Income
$2,957/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$1,084/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income
Housing
$555/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$2,407/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
97.2%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
0.3%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
3.9%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Work
62.6%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
4.3%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
86.9%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed
Tenure mix
Owned outright 42.3%Mortgaged 42.2%Rented 13.8%Other / not stated 1.6%

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.

Internal migration in+763
Internal migration out+867
Overseas migration in+413
Natural increase-10
Population (ERP)
11,166
▲ 1,043 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
+0.01%
▼ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
+11
1,176 in · 1,165 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater BrisbaneNice-to-have
227th
Top 93% of 243 SA2s
By growth rate

Estimated resident population

Chapel Hill against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.

201620202025

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.

Show data table
YearChapel HillQueensland average
201610,7324,845,152
201710,7714,926,380
201810,8175,006,623
201910,8595,088,847
202010,9295,165,613
202110,8665,215,814
202210,8575,310,905
202311,0675,450,235
202411,1655,571,890
202511,1665,669,764

Then and now

Census 2016 against Census 2021. Historical figures are mapped onto current boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.

Census DataPacks · 5-yearly
Population10,31010,731+4.1%
Median age4142+1 yr
Median household income$2,359/wk$2,957/wk+25%
Median weekly rent$500/wk$555/wk+11%
Born overseas33.5%36.5%+3.0 pts

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.

SchoolsOSM
1
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
1
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
1
0 hospitals · 1 GP/clinic
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
2
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ParksOSM
23
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

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.

Show facility list
Schools
  • Chapel Hill State School
Childcare & kindergartens
  • Montessori Children's House
Supermarkets
  • Aldi
  • Woolworths
Parks
  • 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.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD)
Lower decile means more relative disadvantage
Decile 10
score 1,110
Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
Higher decile means more relative advantage
Decile 10
score 1,141
Economic resources (IER)
Income and housing capacity
Decile 10
score 1,116
Education & occupation (IEO)
Education and occupational skill levels
Decile 10
score 1,159

Nearby suburbs by growth

Ranked list stands in for the choropleth map; the map module is a later phase.

Map module — future phase
01Bellbowrie - Moggill+1.4%
02Kenmore+1.0%
03Fig Tree Pocket+0.8%
04Pinjarra Hills - Pullenvale+0.1%
05Brookfield - Kenmore Hills-0.1%