Chirnside vs Hibernia
Hibernia is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 52 in Chirnside. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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 28%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Chirnside
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 26%)
- has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $375/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 696 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (922.8 km vs 944.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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 46.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Chirnside and Hibernia 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
Hibernia rents higher ($375/wk vs $125/wk); Chirnside has higher household incomes ($122,148 vs $75,816).
| Chirnside | Hibernia | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 56 | 82 +46% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +86.7% | +46.4% |
| Median age | 52 | 43 |
| Median household income | $122,148/yr +38% vs other | $75,816/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $125/wk | $375/wk +200% 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 (31.7%).
Development activity
| Chirnside | Hibernia | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 35 across Central Highlands (Qld) same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -75% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Chirnside | Hibernia | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 91% of QLD | Higher than 47% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 46% of QLD | Higher than 20% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 36% of QLD | Higher than 7% of QLD |
Liveability
| Chirnside | Hibernia | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Chirnside | Hibernia | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 34/100 | Low 26/100 |
| 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 | Hibernia | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Hibernia | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 2 | 35 |
Mobility
Hibernia sits further from the CBD (944.3 km vs 922.8 km).
| Chirnside | Hibernia | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 922.8 km | 944.3 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 630 min | 696 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 | Hibernia | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 237 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 228 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Chirnside | Hibernia | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 14% 7 premises | 0% 7 premises |
Council rates
| Chirnside | Hibernia | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,276/yr same for both | |
| Council | Central Highlands (Qld) same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Chirnside | Hibernia | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Hibernia | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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