Baking Board vs Chinchilla

Chinchilla is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 38 in Baking Board. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Baking Board, most households are couple families. On these figures, Baking Board tends to suit couples, while Chinchilla suits people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Chinchilla

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • But Baking Board carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 74/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Chinchilla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Chinchilla

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Chinchilla

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (211 min vs 219 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (290.5 km vs 300.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Baking Board carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 74/100)
  • Chinchilla is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Baking Board

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.5% vs 6.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Baking Board and Chinchilla drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Baking Board Chinchilla
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Baking Board Chinchilla
Walkability 0 / 21
Baking Board — Walkability: 0/100 Chinchilla — Walkability: 21/100
Safety 63 / 26
Baking Board — Safety: 63/100 Chinchilla — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Baking Board — Low fire risk: 100/100 Chinchilla — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Chinchilla has more residents (7,068 vs 114); Baking Board rents higher ($300/wk vs $250/wk).

Baking Board Chinchilla
Population 114 7,068
+6100% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.5% +6.9%
Median age 38 33
Median household income $73,632/yr $80,548/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+17% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Baking Board Chinchilla
0-4 6.1% / 7.2%
Baking Board — 0-4: 6.1% Chinchilla — 0-4: 7.2%
5-14 20.2% / 15.5%
Baking Board — 5-14: 20.2% Chinchilla — 5-14: 15.5%
15-19 7.9% / 5.7%
Baking Board — 15-19: 7.9% Chinchilla — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 3.5% / 6.2%
Baking Board — 20-24: 3.5% Chinchilla — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 — / 16.9%
Baking Board — 25-34: not among its largest Chinchilla — 25-34: 16.9%
35-44 27.2% / 12.3%
Baking Board — 35-44: 27.2% Chinchilla — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 10.5% / 10.6%
Baking Board — 45-54: 10.5% Chinchilla — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 8.8% / 10.8%
Baking Board — 55-64: 8.8% Chinchilla — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 8.8% / 8.1%
Baking Board — 65-74: 8.8% Chinchilla — 65-74: 8.1%
75-84 4.4% / 4.9%
Baking Board — 75-84: 4.4% Chinchilla — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ — / 1.8%
Baking Board — 85+: not among its largest Chinchilla — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Baking Board 71.4% couple families
Baking Board — Couple Families: 71.4% Baking Board — Lone Person: 28.6% Baking Board — One Parent Families: 0.0% Baking Board — Group Household: 0.0% Baking Board — Other Families: 0.0%
Chinchilla 38.1% couple families
Chinchilla — Couple Families: 38.1% Chinchilla — Lone Person: 38.7% Chinchilla — One Parent Families: 17.6% Chinchilla — Group Household: 4.5% Chinchilla — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Baking Board 0.0% renting
Baking Board — Owned Outright: 64.0% Baking Board — Mortgage: 36.0% Baking Board — Renting: 0.0%
Chinchilla 44.0% renting
Chinchilla — Owned Outright: 27.0% Chinchilla — Mortgage: 29.0% Chinchilla — Renting: 44.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Baking Board Chinchilla
New Zealand 2.6% / 1.5%
Baking Board — New Zealand: 2.6% Chinchilla — New Zealand: 1.5%
England — / 1.3%
Baking Board — England: not among its largest Chinchilla — England: 1.3%
Philippines — / 1.1%
Baking Board — Philippines: not among its largest Chinchilla — Philippines: 1.1%
South Africa — / 0.5%
Baking Board — South Africa: not among its largest Chinchilla — South Africa: 0.5%
India — / 0.5%
Baking Board — India: not among its largest Chinchilla — India: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Baking Board Chinchilla
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 16.9%
Baking Board — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Chinchilla — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 5.3%
Baking Board — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Chinchilla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Bachelor Degree 4.4% / 7.3%
Baking Board — Bachelor Degree: 4.4% Chinchilla — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.2%
Baking Board — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Chinchilla — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Baking Board — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Chinchilla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Baking Board 88.2% houses
Baking Board — Houses: 88.2% Baking Board — Flats / Apartments: 11.8% Baking Board — Townhouses: 0.0%
Chinchilla 83.3% houses
Chinchilla — Houses: 83.3% Chinchilla — Flats / Apartments: 2.6% Chinchilla — Townhouses: 14.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Baking Board Chinchilla
Median house price — $470,000
Median unit price — $353,000
Median land price — $493,250
Typical days to sell (houses) — 49 days
from 79 sales

Development activity

Baking Board Chinchilla
New dwellings approved 53
across Western Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year -40%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Baking Board Chinchilla
Houses — 4.4%
$500/wk on $590K
Units — 4.8%
$400/wk on $430K

Ranking within QLD

Baking Board Chinchilla
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 43% of QLD Higher than 51% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 62% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 9% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 6% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 3% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 73% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 68% of QLD

Liveability

Chinchilla is more walkable (21 vs 0).

Baking Board Chinchilla
Grade — C
Score — 43/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Chinchilla carries more crime risk (74 vs 37).

Baking Board Chinchilla
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
37/100
 High
74/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Baking Board Chinchilla
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Baking Board

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Chinchilla

  • Chinchilla State High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Chinchilla Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Chinchilla State School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Baking Board Chinchilla
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 1 5
Parks & reserves 0 11
Childcare 0 6
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 5
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 5 2

Mobility

Baking Board sits further from the CBD (300.4 km vs 290.5 km).

Baking Board Chinchilla
Walkability score 0/100 21/100
Distance to Brisbane 300.4 km
+3% vs other
 290.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 219 min 211 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4413
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 4413
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Baking Board Chinchilla
Car (driver) 60.0% / 74.6%
Baking Board — Car (driver): 60.0% Chinchilla — Car (driver): 74.6%
Worked from Home 24.4% / 7.4%
Baking Board — Worked from Home: 24.4% Chinchilla — Worked from Home: 7.4%
Car (passenger) 6.7% / 9.0%
Baking Board — Car (passenger): 6.7% Chinchilla — Car (passenger): 9.0%
Walked Only 8.9% / 4.2%
Baking Board — Walked Only: 8.9% Chinchilla — Walked Only: 4.2%
Bus — / 3.8%
Baking Board — Bus: not among its largest Chinchilla — Bus: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.6%).

Setting

Baking Board Chinchilla
Elevation 328 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 312 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Baking Board Chinchilla
Connectivity score 15/100 66/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
19 premises
 39%
3,672 premises

Climate

Baking Board Chinchilla
Annual rainfall 587 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Baking Board Chinchilla
Average residential rate $1,238/yr
same for both
Council Western Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Baking Board Chinchilla
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Baking Board Chinchilla
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Baking Board

Family Rural

Chinchilla

Affordable Family

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