Chirnside vs Crinum
Crinum is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 52 in Chirnside. In both, the large majority of households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Chirnside tends to suit people living alone, while Crinum 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
Chirnside
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 48/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 74%)
- But Crinum is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 56%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Chirnside
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 21%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Chirnside
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 15%)
- has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Crinum
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (918.8 km vs 922.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Chirnside
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 12%)
- carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 48/100)
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 0.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Chirnside and Crinum drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Crinum rents higher ($350/wk vs $125/wk); Crinum has more residents (86 vs 56).
| Chirnside | Crinum | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 56 | 86 +54% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +86.7% | +0.0% |
| Median age | 52 | 39 |
| Median household income | $122,148/yr +2% vs other | $119,548/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $125/wk | $350/wk +180% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).
Development activity
| Chirnside | Crinum | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 35 across Central Highlands (Qld) same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -75% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Chirnside | Crinum | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 91% of QLD | Higher than 90% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 46% of QLD | Higher than 23% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 36% of QLD | Higher than 8% of QLD |
Liveability
| Chirnside | Crinum | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Crinum carries more crime risk (48 vs 34).
| Chirnside | Crinum | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 34/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| 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
| Chirnside | Crinum | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Chirnside | Crinum | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 2 | 8 |
Mobility
Chirnside sits further from the CBD (922.8 km vs 918.8 km).
| Chirnside | Crinum | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 922.8 km | 918.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 630 min | 631 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.0%).
Setting
| Chirnside | Crinum | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 237 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 199 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Chirnside | Crinum | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 14% 7 premises | 0% 16 premises |
Climate
| Chirnside | Crinum | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 597 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 34.2°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Chirnside | Crinum | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,276/yr same for both | |
| Council | Central Highlands (Qld) same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Chirnside | Crinum | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Flynn same for both | |
| Member | Colin Boyce same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Chirnside | Crinum | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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