Camp Hill vs Norman Park

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Camp Hill, most households are couple families. In Norman Park, about half of households are couple families. Norman Park is closer to the city centre: 6.6 km, against 7.9 km. On these figures, Camp Hill tends to suit couples.

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

Camp Hill

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (11 vs 3)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (84% vs 69%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Camp Hill has more GPs (3 vs 1)
  • Norman Park has more units and townhouses to downsize into (31% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Norman Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.3% vs 2.4%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Camp Hill and Norman Park drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Camp Hill Norman Park
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.

Camp Hill Norman Park
Walkability 79 / 84
Camp Hill — Walkability: 79/100 Norman Park — Walkability: 84/100
Safety 53 / 45
Camp Hill — Safety: 53/100 Norman Park — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Camp Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Norman Park — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Camp Hill has more residents (12,254 vs 6,842).

Camp Hill Norman Park
Population 12,254
+44% vs other
 6,842
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.4% +8.8%
Median age 35
same for both
Median household income $160,420/yr
+7% vs other
 $149,708/yr
Median weekly rent $460/wk
+2% vs other
 $450/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Camp Hill Norman Park
0-4 7.2% / 6.3%
Camp Hill — 0-4: 7.2% Norman Park — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 15.0% / 12.8%
Camp Hill — 5-14: 15.0% Norman Park — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 6.6% / 6.2%
Camp Hill — 15-19: 6.6% Norman Park — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 6.6% / 7.5%
Camp Hill — 20-24: 6.6% Norman Park — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 13.1% / 17.0%
Camp Hill — 25-34: 13.1% Norman Park — 25-34: 17.0%
35-44 16.7% / 16.4%
Camp Hill — 35-44: 16.7% Norman Park — 35-44: 16.4%
45-54 16.5% / 14.7%
Camp Hill — 45-54: 16.5% Norman Park — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 9.3% / 9.8%
Camp Hill — 55-64: 9.3% Norman Park — 55-64: 9.8%
65-74 5.3% / 6.4%
Camp Hill — 65-74: 5.3% Norman Park — 65-74: 6.4%
75-84 2.5% / 2.1%
Camp Hill — 75-84: 2.5% Norman Park — 75-84: 2.1%
85+ 1.2% / 0.8%
Camp Hill — 85+: 1.2% Norman Park — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Camp Hill 57.8% couple families
Camp Hill — Couple Families: 57.8% Camp Hill — Lone Person: 23.4% Camp Hill — One Parent Families: 10.9% Camp Hill — Group Household: 6.0% Camp Hill — Other Families: 2.0%
Norman Park 47.3% couple families
Norman Park — Couple Families: 47.3% Norman Park — Lone Person: 28.9% Norman Park — One Parent Families: 12.3% Norman Park — Group Household: 9.9% Norman Park — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Camp Hill 28.4% renting
Camp Hill — Owned Outright: 26.8% Camp Hill — Mortgage: 44.8% Camp Hill — Renting: 28.4%
Norman Park 35.0% renting
Norman Park — Owned Outright: 24.0% Norman Park — Mortgage: 41.0% Norman Park — Renting: 35.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Camp Hill Norman Park
Bachelor Degree 23.4% / 25.7%
Camp Hill — Bachelor Degree: 23.4% Norman Park — Bachelor Degree: 25.7%
Certificate III & IV 9.8% / 9.0%
Camp Hill — Certificate III & IV: 9.8% Norman Park — Certificate III & IV: 9.0%
Postgraduate Degree 7.9% / 8.2%
Camp Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 7.9% Norman Park — Postgraduate Degree: 8.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 7.8%
Camp Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Norman Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / 4.0%
Camp Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Norman Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).

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.

Camp Hill Norman Park
England 2.9% / 3.9%
Camp Hill — England: 2.9% Norman Park — England: 3.9%
New Zealand 2.7% / 2.8%
Camp Hill — New Zealand: 2.7% Norman Park — New Zealand: 2.8%
South Africa 0.9% / 1.2%
Camp Hill — South Africa: 0.9% Norman Park — South Africa: 1.2%
India 0.9% / 0.6%
Camp Hill — India: 0.9% Norman Park — India: 0.6%
Scotland 0.6% / 0.6%
Camp Hill — Scotland: 0.6% Norman Park — Scotland: 0.6%
China 0.5% / 0.7%
Camp Hill — China: 0.5% Norman Park — China: 0.7%
Ireland — / 0.9%
Camp Hill — Ireland: not among its largest Norman Park — Ireland: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Camp Hill 84.4% houses
Camp Hill — Houses: 84.4% Camp Hill — Flats / Apartments: 4.9% Camp Hill — Townhouses: 10.7%
Norman Park 68.9% houses
Norman Park — Houses: 68.9% Norman Park — Flats / Apartments: 20.4% Norman Park — Townhouses: 10.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Camp Hill Norman Park
Median house price $1,917,500 $1,817,500
Median unit price $841,000 $822,500
Median land price $1,400,000 $1,505,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 159 sales
 22 days
from 79 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Camp Hill Norman Park
2 bed $792K / $800K
Camp Hill — 2 bed: $792K (19 sales) Norman Park — 2 bed: $800K (35 sales)

19 vs 35 sales

3 bed $1.19M / $1M
Camp Hill — 3 bed: $1.19M (6 sales) Norman Park — 3 bed: $1M (11 sales)

6 vs 11 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Camp Hill Norman Park
2 bed $1.6M / $1.54M
Camp Hill — 2 bed: $1.6M (12 sales) Norman Park — 2 bed: $1.54M (12 sales)

12 vs 12 sales

3 bed $1.57M / $1.5M
Camp Hill — 3 bed: $1.57M (90 sales) Norman Park — 3 bed: $1.5M (34 sales)

90 vs 34 sales

4 bed $2.01M / $1.93M
Camp Hill — 4 bed: $2.01M (56 sales) Norman Park — 4 bed: $1.93M (34 sales)

56 vs 34 sales

5 bed $2.7M / $2.58M
Camp Hill — 5 bed: $2.7M (91 sales) Norman Park — 5 bed: $2.58M (39 sales)

91 vs 39 sales

Development activity

Camp Hill Norman Park
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
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.

Camp Hill Norman Park
Houses 2.4%
$885/wk on $1.89M
 4.3%
$1,025/wk on $1.25M
Units 3.7%
$582/wk on $824K
 3.9%
$650/wk on $862K

Ranking within QLD

Camp Hill Norman Park
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 98% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD
Schools Higher than 32% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 95% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 98% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 4% of QLD Higher than 66% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 18% of QLD Higher than 27% of QLD

Liveability

Norman Park scores higher overall (87 vs 71).

Camp Hill Norman Park
Grade A A+
Score 71/100 87/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Camp Hill Norman Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Moderate
55/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 9
within 5 km

Schools

Camp Hill Norman Park
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 2 0
Universities within 10 km 3
Brisbane C.Q.U. Campus, 5.9 km
 3
90 Bowen Terrace, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006, 3.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.7% 4.0%

Schools in Camp Hill

  • Camp Hill State Infants and Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Thomas' School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Whites Hill State College Government · Combined below peers

Schools in Norman Park

  • Norman Park State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Camp Hill Norman Park
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 15 8
Parks & reserves 9
same for both
Childcare 11 3
GPs 3 1
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 2 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Camp Hill Norman Park
Walkability score 79/100 84/100
Distance to Brisbane 7.9 km
+16% vs other
 6.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 16 min 13 min
Public transport score 94/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 209.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 116.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.6%
postcode 4152
 2.7%
postcode 4170
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 4152
 39
postcode 4170

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.

Camp Hill Norman Park
Car (driver) 56.6% / 53.2%
Camp Hill — Car (driver): 56.6% Norman Park — Car (driver): 53.2%
Worked from Home 29.0% / 31.2%
Camp Hill — Worked from Home: 29.0% Norman Park — Worked from Home: 31.2%
Bus 6.9% / 3.1%
Camp Hill — Bus: 6.9% Norman Park — Bus: 3.1%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 4.4%
Camp Hill — Car (passenger): 4.1% Norman Park — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Train 1.1% / 4.3%
Camp Hill — Train: 1.1% Norman Park — Train: 4.3%
Walked Only 1.2% / 1.5%
Camp Hill — Walked Only: 1.2% Norman Park — Walked Only: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.6%).

Setting

Camp Hill Norman Park
Elevation 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.3 km 8.0 km

NBN connectivity

Camp Hill Norman Park
Connectivity score 76/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
5,010 premises
 2%
3,036 premises

Climate

Camp Hill Norman Park
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Camp Hill Norman Park
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.68 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Camp Hill Norman Park
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Camp Hill Norman Park
Division Griffith
same for both
Member Renee Coffey
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Camp Hill Norman Park
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Camp Hill

Easy Commute Family Inner Parks Premium Professionals Transport Hub

Norman Park

Inner Parks Premium Professionals River Urban

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