Chinchilla vs Red Hill

Chinchilla is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 36 in Red Hill. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Red Hill, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Chinchilla tends to suit people living alone, while Red Hill suits families with children and 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

  • Chinchilla has more parks and reserves (11 vs 0)
  • Red Hill carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 74/100)

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

Chinchilla

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)

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

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 224 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (290.5 km vs 301.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Chinchilla is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
  • Red Hill carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 74/100)

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

Investors

Red Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (166.7% vs 6.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Chinchilla Red Hill
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.

Chinchilla Red Hill
Walkability 21 / 0
Chinchilla — Walkability: 21/100 Red Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 26 / 89
Chinchilla — Safety: 26/100 Red Hill — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Chinchilla — Low fire risk: 100/100 Red Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Chinchilla has more residents (7,068 vs 160); Red Hill has higher household incomes ($110,500 vs $80,548).

Chinchilla Red Hill
Population 7,068
+98% vs other
 160
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.9% +166.7%
Median age 33 36
Median household income $80,548/yr $110,500/yr
+37% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $300/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Chinchilla Red Hill
0-4 7.2% / 13.1%
Chinchilla — 0-4: 7.2% Red Hill — 0-4: 13.1%
5-14 15.5% / 18.1%
Chinchilla — 5-14: 15.5% Red Hill — 5-14: 18.1%
15-19 5.7% / 6.2%
Chinchilla — 15-19: 5.7% Red Hill — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 6.2% / 4.4%
Chinchilla — 20-24: 6.2% Red Hill — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 16.9% / 13.1%
Chinchilla — 25-34: 16.9% Red Hill — 25-34: 13.1%
35-44 12.3% / 12.5%
Chinchilla — 35-44: 12.3% Red Hill — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 10.6% / 16.9%
Chinchilla — 45-54: 10.6% Red Hill — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 10.8% / 10.0%
Chinchilla — 55-64: 10.8% Red Hill — 55-64: 10.0%
65-74 8.1% / 6.9%
Chinchilla — 65-74: 8.1% Red Hill — 65-74: 6.9%
75-84 4.9% / 3.8%
Chinchilla — 75-84: 4.9% Red Hill — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 1.8% / 4.4%
Chinchilla — 85+: 1.8% Red Hill — 85+: 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Red Hill 83.3% couple families
Red Hill — Couple Families: 83.3% Red Hill — Lone Person: 16.7% Red Hill — One Parent Families: 0.0% Red Hill — Group Household: 0.0% Red Hill — 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.

Chinchilla 44.0% renting
Chinchilla — Owned Outright: 27.0% Chinchilla — Mortgage: 29.0% Chinchilla — Renting: 44.0%
Red Hill 18.4% renting
Red Hill — Owned Outright: 28.6% Red Hill — Mortgage: 53.1% Red Hill — Renting: 18.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Chinchilla 83.3% houses
Chinchilla — Houses: 83.3% Chinchilla — Townhouses: 14.1% Chinchilla — Flats / Apartments: 2.6%
Red Hill 100.0% houses
Red Hill — Houses: 100.0% Red Hill — Townhouses: 0.0% Red Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Chinchilla Red Hill
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 14.4%
Chinchilla — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Red Hill — Certificate III & IV: 14.4%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 8.8%
Chinchilla — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Red Hill — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 5.0%
Chinchilla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Red Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / —
Chinchilla — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Red Hill — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / —
Chinchilla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Red Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

Property market

Chinchilla Red Hill
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

Chinchilla Red Hill
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.

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

Ranking within QLD

Chinchilla Red Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 51% of QLD Higher than 82% of QLD
Schools Higher than 62% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 8% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 6% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 3% 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).

Chinchilla Red Hill
Grade C —
Score 43/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Chinchilla carries more crime risk (74 vs 11).

Chinchilla Red Hill
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
74/100
 Low
11/100
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

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

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

Schools in Red Hill

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

Amenities in the suburb

Chinchilla Red Hill
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 5 0
Parks & reserves 11 0
Childcare 6 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 5 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Red Hill sits further from the CBD (301.8 km vs 290.5 km).

Chinchilla Red Hill
Walkability score 21/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 290.5 km 301.8 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 211 min 224 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.

Chinchilla Red Hill
Car (driver) 74.6% / 81.8%
Chinchilla — Car (driver): 74.6% Red Hill — Car (driver): 81.8%
Worked from Home 7.4% / 13.6%
Chinchilla — Worked from Home: 7.4% Red Hill — Worked from Home: 13.6%
Car (passenger) 9.0% / —
Chinchilla — Car (passenger): 9.0% Red Hill — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 4.2% / 4.5%
Chinchilla — Walked Only: 4.2% Red Hill — Walked Only: 4.5%
Bus 3.8% / —
Chinchilla — Bus: 3.8% Red Hill — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.8%).

Setting

Chinchilla Red Hill
Elevation 312 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 340 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Chinchilla Red Hill
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Chinchilla

Affordable Family

Red Hill

Family Rural Young Families

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