Indooroopilly vs Chapel Hill

Indooroopilly is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 42 in Chapel Hill. In Indooroopilly, about half of households rent and about half of homes are flats or apartments. In Chapel Hill, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Indooroopilly: a median of $1.91 million, against $1.62 million in Chapel Hill, though rent is higher in Chapel Hill. Indooroopilly is closer to the city centre: 8.2 km, against 11.5 km. On these figures, Indooroopilly tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone, while Chapel Hill 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

  • Indooroopilly has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 1)
  • Chapel Hill carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 83/100)

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

First-home buyers

Chapel Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,625,000 vs $1,910,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Indooroopilly

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (45% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($440/wk vs $555/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Indooroopilly

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (9% vs 2%)
  • sits closer to the CBD (8.2 km vs 11.5 km)
  • is more walkable (89/100 vs 71/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Indooroopilly

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (53% vs 2%)
  • has more GPs (6 vs 1)
  • is more walkable (89/100 vs 71/100)
  • But Chapel Hill carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 83/100)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Indooroopilly is growing faster (11.3% vs 3.9%)
  • Chapel Hill returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.1% vs 1.9%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Indooroopilly and Chapel 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.

Indooroopilly Chapel 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.

Indooroopilly Chapel Hill
Walkability 89 / 71
Indooroopilly — Walkability: 89/100 Chapel Hill — Walkability: 71/100
Safety 17 / 79
Indooroopilly — Safety: 17/100 Chapel Hill — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Indooroopilly — Low fire risk: 100/100 Chapel Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Chapel Hill has higher household incomes ($154,388 vs $108,056); Indooroopilly has more residents (13,622 vs 10,511).

Indooroopilly Chapel Hill
Population 13,622
+23% vs other
 10,511
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.3% +3.9%
Median age 33 42
Median household income $108,056/yr $154,388/yr
+43% vs other
Median weekly rent $440/wk $555/wk
+26% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Indooroopilly Chapel Hill
0-4 4.2% / 4.6%
Indooroopilly — 0-4: 4.2% Chapel Hill — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 13.6% / 16.1%
Indooroopilly — 5-14: 13.6% Chapel Hill — 5-14: 16.1%
15-19 7.2% / 6.5%
Indooroopilly — 15-19: 7.2% Chapel Hill — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 11.7% / 5.2%
Indooroopilly — 20-24: 11.7% Chapel Hill — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 14.9% / 7.5%
Indooroopilly — 25-34: 14.9% Chapel Hill — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 15.3% / 14.1%
Indooroopilly — 35-44: 15.3% Chapel Hill — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 12.5% / 15.6%
Indooroopilly — 45-54: 12.5% Chapel Hill — 45-54: 15.6%
55-64 8.4% / 11.4%
Indooroopilly — 55-64: 8.4% Chapel Hill — 55-64: 11.4%
65-74 7.2% / 11.4%
Indooroopilly — 65-74: 7.2% Chapel Hill — 65-74: 11.4%
75-84 3.8% / 5.8%
Indooroopilly — 75-84: 3.8% Chapel Hill — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 1.2% / 1.9%
Indooroopilly — 85+: 1.2% Chapel Hill — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Indooroopilly 41.1% couple families
Indooroopilly — Couple Families: 41.1% Indooroopilly — Lone Person: 30.0% Indooroopilly — One Parent Families: 12.5% Indooroopilly — Group Household: 13.5% Indooroopilly — Other Families: 2.9%
Chapel Hill 66.0% couple families
Chapel Hill — Couple Families: 66.0% Chapel Hill — Lone Person: 17.9% Chapel Hill — One Parent Families: 11.3% Chapel Hill — Group Household: 3.6% Chapel Hill — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Indooroopilly 45.2% renting
Indooroopilly — Owned Outright: 28.9% Indooroopilly — Mortgage: 25.9% Indooroopilly — Renting: 45.2%
Chapel Hill 13.9% renting
Chapel Hill — Owned Outright: 43.3% Chapel Hill — Mortgage: 42.9% Chapel Hill — Renting: 13.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Indooroopilly Chapel Hill
Bachelor Degree 26.2% / 25.0%
Indooroopilly — Bachelor Degree: 26.2% Chapel Hill — Bachelor Degree: 25.0%
Postgraduate Degree 15.1% / 14.7%
Indooroopilly — Postgraduate Degree: 15.1% Chapel Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 14.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 6.9%
Indooroopilly — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Chapel Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Certificate III & IV 5.5% / 5.6%
Indooroopilly — Certificate III & IV: 5.5% Chapel Hill — Certificate III & IV: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 4.2%
Indooroopilly — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Chapel Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.2%).

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.

Indooroopilly Chapel Hill
China 7.0% / 3.2%
Indooroopilly — China: 7.0% Chapel Hill — China: 3.2%
England 3.2% / 5.3%
Indooroopilly — England: 3.2% Chapel Hill — England: 5.3%
India 5.3% / 2.0%
Indooroopilly — India: 5.3% Chapel Hill — India: 2.0%
New Zealand 2.2% / 2.7%
Indooroopilly — New Zealand: 2.2% Chapel Hill — New Zealand: 2.7%
South Africa 1.3% / 3.2%
Indooroopilly — South Africa: 1.3% Chapel Hill — South Africa: 3.2%
Malaysia 1.4% / 1.5%
Indooroopilly — Malaysia: 1.4% Chapel Hill — Malaysia: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Indooroopilly 46.7% houses
Indooroopilly — Houses: 46.7% Indooroopilly — Flats / Apartments: 45.4% Indooroopilly — Townhouses: 7.9%
Chapel Hill 97.7% houses
Chapel Hill — Houses: 97.7% Chapel Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.4% Chapel Hill — Townhouses: 2.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Indooroopilly Chapel Hill
Median house price $1,910,000 $1,625,000
Median unit price $850,000 —
Median land price $2,650,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 115 sales
 17 days
from 151 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.

Indooroopilly Chapel Hill
3 bed $1.39M / $1.35M
Indooroopilly — 3 bed: $1.39M (52 sales) Chapel Hill — 3 bed: $1.35M (49 sales)

52 vs 49 sales

4 bed $2.04M / $1.64M
Indooroopilly — 4 bed: $2.04M (48 sales) Chapel Hill — 4 bed: $1.64M (115 sales)

48 vs 115 sales

5 bed $2.75M / $1.86M
Indooroopilly — 5 bed: $2.75M (33 sales) Chapel Hill — 5 bed: $1.86M (52 sales)

33 vs 52 sales

Development activity

Indooroopilly Chapel Hill
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.

Indooroopilly Chapel Hill
Houses 1.9%
$875/wk on $2.42M
 3.1%
$1,000/wk on $1.7M
Units 3.9%
$650/wk on $872K
 —

Ranking within QLD

Indooroopilly Chapel Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD
Schools Higher than 93% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 98% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 100% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of QLD Higher than 87% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 12% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 26% of QLD —

Liveability

Indooroopilly is more walkable (89 vs 71); Chapel Hill scores higher overall (93 vs 79).

Indooroopilly Chapel Hill
Grade A A+
Score 79/100 93/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Indooroopilly carries more crime risk (83 vs 21).

Indooroopilly Chapel Hill
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
83/100
 Low
21/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 9
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Indooroopilly Chapel Hill
Inside the suburb 6 1
Rated above peers 4 0
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 3
St Lucia Campus, 2.6 km
 3
St Lucia Campus, 5.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 7.5% 3.9%

Schools in Indooroopilly

  • Brigidine College Catholic · Combined above peers
  • Indooroopilly State High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Indooroopilly State School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Peters Lutheran College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Ambrose Treacy College Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Holy Family Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Chapel Hill

  • Chapel Hill State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Indooroopilly Chapel Hill
Supermarkets 6 0
Cafes & restaurants 36 1
Parks & reserves 22 19
Childcare 10 4
GPs 6 1
Pharmacies 3 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 7 0
Fuel stations 3 1
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 14
same for both

Mobility

Chapel Hill sits further from the CBD (11.5 km vs 8.2 km).

Indooroopilly Chapel Hill
Walkability score 89/100 71/100
Distance to Brisbane 8.2 km 11.5 km
+40% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 17 min 18 min
Public transport score 91/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 328.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 125.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 3.4%
postcode 4068
 4.0%
postcode 4069
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 30
postcode 4068
 73
postcode 4069

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.

Indooroopilly Chapel Hill
Car (driver) 43.4% / 48.8%
Indooroopilly — Car (driver): 43.4% Chapel Hill — Car (driver): 48.8%
Worked from Home 34.4% / 39.4%
Indooroopilly — Worked from Home: 34.4% Chapel Hill — Worked from Home: 39.4%
Train 8.7% / 1.8%
Indooroopilly — Train: 8.7% Chapel Hill — Train: 1.8%
Bus 4.9% / 4.2%
Indooroopilly — Bus: 4.9% Chapel Hill — Bus: 4.2%
Car (passenger) 3.0% / 3.1%
Indooroopilly — Car (passenger): 3.0% Chapel Hill — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Walked Only 3.9% / 0.8%
Indooroopilly — Walked Only: 3.9% Chapel Hill — Walked Only: 0.8%
Bicycle 1.8% / 2.0%
Indooroopilly — Bicycle: 1.8% Chapel Hill — Bicycle: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (48.8%).

Setting

Indooroopilly Chapel Hill
Elevation 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.4 km 18.6 km

NBN connectivity

Indooroopilly Chapel Hill
Connectivity score 78/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 14%
6,905 premises
 2%
3,838 premises

Climate

Indooroopilly Chapel Hill
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)

Indooroopilly Chapel Hill
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.99 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Indooroopilly Chapel Hill
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Indooroopilly Chapel Hill
Division Ryan
same for both
Member Elizabeth Watson-Brown
same for both
Party The Greens
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Indooroopilly

Apartments Easy Commute Inner Parks Professionals Transport Hub

Chapel Hill

Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals Quiet River

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