Capella vs Chirnside

Capella is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 52 in Chirnside. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Capella, about half of households rent. In Chirnside, the large majority of households own their home and most households are couple families. On these figures, Capella tends to suit families with children, while Chirnside suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Capella has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • Chirnside carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 82/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Chirnside

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $220/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Chirnside

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (630 min vs 637 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (922.8 km vs 932 km)
  • But Capella is more walkable (43/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Chirnside

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 82/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 13%)
  • But Capella is more walkable (43/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Chirnside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (86.7% vs -3.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Capella Chirnside
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.

Capella Chirnside
Walkability 43 / 0
Capella — Walkability: 43/100 Chirnside — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 18 / 66
Capella — Safety: 18/100 Chirnside — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Capella — Low fire risk: 100/100 Chirnside — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Capella has more residents (974 vs 56); Capella rents higher ($220/wk vs $125/wk).

Capella Chirnside
Population 974
+94% vs other
 56
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.6% +86.7%
Median age 32 52
Median household income $95,576/yr $122,148/yr
+28% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk
+43% vs other
 $125/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Capella Chirnside
0-4 8.2% / 7.1%
Capella — 0-4: 8.2% Chirnside — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 18.0% / —
Capella — 5-14: 18.0% Chirnside — 5-14: not among its largest
15-19 6.1% / 5.4%
Capella — 15-19: 6.1% Chirnside — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 5.6% / —
Capella — 20-24: 5.6% Chirnside — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 15.0% / 5.4%
Capella — 25-34: 15.0% Chirnside — 25-34: 5.4%
35-44 12.8% / 10.7%
Capella — 35-44: 12.8% Chirnside — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 10.2% / 19.6%
Capella — 45-54: 10.2% Chirnside — 45-54: 19.6%
55-64 11.2% / 23.2%
Capella — 55-64: 11.2% Chirnside — 55-64: 23.2%
65-74 8.7% / 14.3%
Capella — 65-74: 8.7% Chirnside — 65-74: 14.3%
75-84 3.3% / 5.4%
Capella — 75-84: 3.3% Chirnside — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 0.9% / —
Capella — 85+: 0.9% Chirnside — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Capella 40.3% couple families
Capella — Couple Families: 40.3% Capella — Lone Person: 39.4% Capella — One Parent Families: 16.9% Capella — Group Household: 2.2% Capella — Other Families: 1.3%
Chirnside 55.6% couple families
Chirnside — Couple Families: 55.6% Chirnside — Lone Person: 44.4% Chirnside — One Parent Families: 0.0% Chirnside — Group Household: 0.0% Chirnside — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Capella 45.3% renting
Capella — Owned Outright: 23.9% Capella — Mortgage: 30.8% Capella — Renting: 45.3%
Chirnside 0.0% renting
Chirnside — Owned Outright: 66.7% Chirnside — Mortgage: 33.3% Chirnside — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Capella 90.3% houses
Capella — Houses: 90.3% Capella — Townhouses: 5.3% Capella — Flats / Apartments: 4.4%
Chirnside 100.0% houses
Chirnside — Houses: 100.0% Chirnside — Townhouses: 0.0% Chirnside — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Capella Chirnside
Certificate III & IV 17.7% / 8.9%
Capella — Certificate III & IV: 17.7% Chirnside — Certificate III & IV: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.6% / 5.4%
Capella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.6% Chirnside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Bachelor Degree 3.2% / —
Capella — Bachelor Degree: 3.2% Chirnside — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / —
Capella — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Chirnside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 0.5% / —
Capella — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5% Chirnside — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Property market

Capella Chirnside
Median house price $315,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $70,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 45 days
from 9 sales
 —

Development activity

Capella Chirnside
New dwellings approved 35
across Central Highlands (Qld)
same for both
Approvals change year on year -75%
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.

Capella Chirnside
Houses 6.0%
$435/wk on $380K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Capella Chirnside
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 91% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of QLD Higher than 36% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 98% of QLD —

Liveability

Capella is more walkable (43 vs 0).

Capella Chirnside
Grade D —
Score 34/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Capella carries more crime risk (82 vs 34).

Capella Chirnside
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
82/100
 Low
34/100
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

Capella Chirnside
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Capella

  • Capella State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Capella State High School Government · Secondary below peers

Schools in Chirnside

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

Amenities in the suburb

Capella Chirnside
Parks & reserves 1 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Capella sits further from the CBD (932 km vs 922.8 km).

Capella Chirnside
Walkability score 43/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 932 km 922.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 637 min 630 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4723
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 4723
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.

Capella Chirnside
Car (driver) 72.3% / 81.0%
Capella — Car (driver): 72.3% Chirnside — Car (driver): 81.0%
Worked from Home 6.4% / 19.0%
Capella — Worked from Home: 6.4% Chirnside — Worked from Home: 19.0%
Walked Only 11.1% / —
Capella — Walked Only: 11.1% Chirnside — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 7.8% / —
Capella — Car (passenger): 7.8% Chirnside — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 2.5% / —
Capella — Bus: 2.5% Chirnside — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.0%).

Setting

Capella Chirnside
Elevation 233 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 237 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Capella Chirnside
Connectivity score 76/100 27/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 57%
566 premises
 14%
7 premises

Council rates

Capella Chirnside
Average residential rate $1,276/yr
same for both
Council Central Highlands (Qld)
same for both

Federal electorate

Capella Chirnside
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Capella Chirnside
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Capella

Acreage Affordable Family Quiet

Chirnside

Rural

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