New Chum
New Chum is still affordable, but barely growing.
New Chum is still relatively affordable to rent, with a median of $0 a week at the 2021 Census. The trade-offs: the population is barely moving; no schools or childcare are recorded within the suburb itself.
A mix of houses and units, with a median age of 91 and households on a median $0 a week at the 2021 Census.
Compiled from ABS regional population (SA2), the 2021 Census, Queensland Police Service reported offences, OpenStreetMap and Queensland Open Data.
What's good
- still relatively affordable to rent, with a median of $0 a week at the 2021 Census
What to weigh up
- the population is barely moving
- no schools or childcare are recorded within the suburb itself
New Chum on the map
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Statistical Area 2 outline for New Chum, QLD.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Boundary: ABS SA2 (ASGS 2021), simplified — an SA2 can differ from the gazetted suburb, and detached parts such as islands may not all be shown.
How the population has changed
New Chum against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.
New Chum population grew from 0 in 2016 to 3 in 2025 over the period, against 17.0% for the Queensland average.
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| Year | New Chum | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 0 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 3 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 3 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 3 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 3 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5,669,764 |
How it has changed
Census · five-yearlyThe 2016 Census against 2021. Older figures are mapped onto today's boundaries via the ABS Time Series Profile, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
| Measure | 2016 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 0 | 3 | +0.0% |
| Median age | 61 | 91 | +30 yrs |
| Median household income | $0/wk | $0/wk | 0% |
| Median weekly rent | $0/wk | $0/wk | 0% |
Who lives here
Census · five-yearlyFrom the 2021 Census — the most recent available; 2026 Census data isn't expected until mid-2027. Each figure carries its definition, so you know what is being counted.
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Safety context
Queensland Police Service · July 2026How much crime is reported where New Chum sits — measured for its whole police division, because that is the finest area the Queensland Police Service publishes.
New Chum is policed by the Queensland Police Service Goodna Division, which also covers Carole Park, Collingwood Park - Redbank, Bellbird Park, Camira - Gailes and Goodna. The reported-offence figures below are for the whole division, not New Chum specifically.
Most-reported offences · Goodna Division, last 12 months
- Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry)3,120 /100k+19% vs QLD↑ 8%
- Assault1,811 /100k+72% vs QLD↓ 3%
- Drug Offences1,736 /100k+4% vs QLD↑ 19%
- Unlawful Entry495 /100k−27% vs QLD↓ 31%
- Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle399 /100k+18% vs QLD↓ 3%
- Robbery70 /100k+55% vs QLD↑ 26%
Rate per 100,000 people across the whole Goodna Division — not New Chum on its own; the arrow compares the last 12 months with the 12 before.
Of these categories, other theft is reported most across the whole Goodna Division over the last 12 months, running 19% above the Queensland rate and up on the year before. None of this is specific to New Chum — a police division usually spans several suburbs, so treat it as area context, not a street-level read.
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| Offence category | Division | Queensland | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry) | 3,120 per 100k | 2,632 per 100k | ↑ 8% vs prior year |
| Assault | 1,811 per 100k | 1,053 per 100k | ↓ 3% vs prior year |
| Drug Offences | 1,736 per 100k | 1,666 per 100k | ↑ 19% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Entry | 495 per 100k | 677 per 100k | ↓ 31% vs prior year |
| Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle | 399 per 100k | 338 per 100k | ↓ 3% vs prior year |
| Robbery | 70 per 100k | 45 per 100k | ↑ 26% vs prior year |
Crime statistics © State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service), used under CC BY 4.0, updated July 2026. Reported offences are counted for the Goodna Division; suburb-level detail is not published as open data. Monthly counts are volatile — the 12-month figures above smooth that noise, per QPS’s own guidance.
Flood risk
Has this suburb flooded before, and how much of it is mapped as flood-liable?
Brisbane City Council's flood data covers the Brisbane City Council area only. New Chum is in City of Ipswich, so no council flood mapping is shown here. That is not the same as having no flood risk — check Ipswich City Council's own flood information for New Chum.
Ipswich City Council’s flood information for New Chum →Getting around, and what's nearby
OpenStreetMap · quarterlyWhat OpenStreetMap records inside the suburb boundary. Counts reflect what is tagged in OSM and can undercount a real but less-mapped area. The park count here is OpenStreetMap green space of any kind, including privately held land — it is a different measure from the council parks below.
OpenStreetMap records few tagged facilities within the New Chum SA2. The nearest train station, Ebbw Vale, is about 1,950 m from the suburb centre.
Parks and trails
Brisbane City Council · biannuallyCouncil park and trail data on this site is published by Brisbane City Council, and covers the Brisbane City Council area only. New Chum is in City of Ipswich, which does not publish an equivalent open dataset, so no council parks are listed here. The green spaces counted in the amenities section above come from OpenStreetMap and are unaffected.
Park locations © Brisbane City Council 2026; tracks and trails © Brisbane City Council 2025. Used under CC BY 4.0.
Schools
Every open Queensland school whose campus sits inside the SA2 boundary, with the average ICSEA across them. Open a school for its own ICSEA, student background and a link to My School.
The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Riverview State School (primary), Bundamba State Secondary College (junior secondary), Bundamba State Secondary College (senior secondary).
Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Bundamba State School (primary), Silkstone State School (primary), Redbank Plains State School (primary), Collingwood Park State School (primary), WoodLinks State School (primary), Redbank Plains State High School (senior secondary).
Catchments can divide a suburb — confirm your address on EdMap.
School list & catchments: Queensland Government Open Data (Department of Education), licensed CC BY 4.0. ICSEA: ACARA School Profile. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).
Nearby, in Springfield - Redbank
Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereNew Chum+0.0%
- 01Collingwood Park - Redbank+5.8%
- 02Springfield Lakes+4.7%
- 03Bellbird Park+3.7%
- 04Redbank Plains+3.3%
- 05Springfield+1.8%
- 06Augustine Heights - Brookwater+1.5%
- 07Camira - Gailes+0.9%
- 08Goodna+0.1%
Dots place each suburb's growth on the same scale, slowest at left.
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