North Ipswich vs Chuwar

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Chuwar, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Chuwar: a median of $946,000, against $752,000 in North Ipswich, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, North Ipswich tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Chuwar 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

  • North Ipswich has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • Chuwar is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 53%)

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

First-home buyers

North Ipswich

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($422,500 vs $4,400,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($751,500 vs $946,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • North Ipswich has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)
  • Chuwar leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 21%)

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

Commuting to the city

North Ipswich

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (59/100 vs 0/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

North Ipswich

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (59/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 11%)
  • But Chuwar carries lower crime risk (68/100 vs 91/100)

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

Investors

North Ipswich

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.7% vs 2.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

North Ipswich Chuwar
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.

North Ipswich Chuwar
Walkability 59 / 0
North Ipswich — Walkability: 59/100 Chuwar — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 9 / 32
North Ipswich — Safety: 9/100 Chuwar — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
North Ipswich — Low fire risk: 100/100 Chuwar — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

North Ipswich has more residents (4,527 vs 2,178); Chuwar has higher household incomes ($116,844 vs $73,944).

North Ipswich Chuwar
Population 4,527
+52% vs other
 2,178
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.3% -2.9%
Median age 38 37
Median household income $73,944/yr $116,844/yr
+58% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $350/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

North Ipswich Chuwar
0-4 5.7% / 6.7%
North Ipswich — 0-4: 5.7% Chuwar — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 12.5% / 13.5%
North Ipswich — 5-14: 12.5% Chuwar — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 5.4% / 7.9%
North Ipswich — 15-19: 5.4% Chuwar — 15-19: 7.9%
20-24 6.3% / 5.7%
North Ipswich — 20-24: 6.3% Chuwar — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 14.7% / 12.8%
North Ipswich — 25-34: 14.7% Chuwar — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 12.6% / 12.3%
North Ipswich — 35-44: 12.6% Chuwar — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 13.6% / 14.0%
North Ipswich — 45-54: 13.6% Chuwar — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 11.9% / 15.9%
North Ipswich — 55-64: 11.9% Chuwar — 55-64: 15.9%
65-74 9.0% / 7.7%
North Ipswich — 65-74: 9.0% Chuwar — 65-74: 7.7%
75-84 5.4% / 2.8%
North Ipswich — 75-84: 5.4% Chuwar — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ 2.7% / 0.6%
North Ipswich — 85+: 2.7% Chuwar — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

North Ipswich 32.3% couple families
North Ipswich — Couple Families: 32.3% North Ipswich — Lone Person: 39.4% North Ipswich — One Parent Families: 21.0% North Ipswich — Group Household: 5.0% North Ipswich — Other Families: 2.3%
Chuwar 59.3% couple families
Chuwar — Couple Families: 59.3% Chuwar — Lone Person: 20.0% Chuwar — One Parent Families: 17.1% Chuwar — Group Household: 2.5% Chuwar — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

North Ipswich 31.8% renting
North Ipswich — Owned Outright: 25.8% North Ipswich — Mortgage: 42.4% North Ipswich — Renting: 31.8%
Chuwar 22.3% renting
Chuwar — Owned Outright: 29.7% Chuwar — Mortgage: 48.0% Chuwar — Renting: 22.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

North Ipswich Chuwar
Certificate III & IV 19.5% / 19.1%
North Ipswich — Certificate III & IV: 19.5% Chuwar — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 12.9%
North Ipswich — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Chuwar — Bachelor Degree: 12.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 8.0%
North Ipswich — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Chuwar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 2.8%
North Ipswich — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Chuwar — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 2.3%
North Ipswich — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Chuwar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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.

North Ipswich Chuwar
England 2.4% / 5.0%
North Ipswich — England: 2.4% Chuwar — England: 5.0%
New Zealand 2.5% / 2.6%
North Ipswich — New Zealand: 2.5% Chuwar — New Zealand: 2.6%
South Africa 0.3% / 1.3%
North Ipswich — South Africa: 0.3% Chuwar — South Africa: 1.3%
Scotland 0.4% / 0.8%
North Ipswich — Scotland: 0.4% Chuwar — Scotland: 0.8%
India 0.2% / 0.5%
North Ipswich — India: 0.2% Chuwar — India: 0.5%
Netherlands 0.3% / —
North Ipswich — Netherlands: 0.3% Chuwar — Netherlands: not among its largest
Philippines 0.3% / —
North Ipswich — Philippines: 0.3% Chuwar — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

North Ipswich 91.4% houses
North Ipswich — Houses: 91.4% North Ipswich — Townhouses: 5.9% North Ipswich — Flats / Apartments: 2.7%
Chuwar 95.2% houses
Chuwar — Houses: 95.2% Chuwar — Townhouses: 3.5% Chuwar — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

North Ipswich Chuwar
Median house price $751,500 $946,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $422,500 $4,400,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 29 sales
 70 days
from 7 sales

Development activity

North Ipswich Chuwar
New dwellings approved 3,476
across Ipswich
 9,382
across Brisbane
Approvals change year on year -7% +9%

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.

North Ipswich Chuwar
Houses 3.7%
$570/wk on $800K
 2.7%
$580/wk on $1.1M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

North Ipswich Chuwar
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
Schools Higher than 37% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 89% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 7% of QLD

Liveability

North Ipswich is more walkable (59 vs 0); Chuwar scores higher overall (54 vs 34).

North Ipswich Chuwar
Grade D B
Score 34/100 54/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

North Ipswich carries more crime risk (91 vs 68).

North Ipswich Chuwar
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
91/100
 Moderate
68/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
 —
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

North Ipswich Chuwar
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in North Ipswich

  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Ipswich North State School Government · Primary below peers
  • The Industry School - Ipswich Independent · Secondary

Schools in Chuwar

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

Amenities in the suburb

North Ipswich Chuwar
Supermarkets 4 2
Cafes & restaurants 14 3
Parks & reserves 6 2
Childcare 3 1
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 3 1
Banks & Bank@Post 10 0
Fuel stations 2 1
Waterways 16 12

Mobility

North Ipswich Chuwar
Walkability score 59/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 42.1 km
+2% vs other
 41.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 41 min 45 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 4305
 1.2%
postcode 4306
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 4305
 —
postcode 4306

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.

North Ipswich Chuwar
Car (driver) 77.1% / 75.9%
North Ipswich — Car (driver): 77.1% Chuwar — Car (driver): 75.9%
Worked from Home 12.2% / 18.9%
North Ipswich — Worked from Home: 12.2% Chuwar — Worked from Home: 18.9%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 3.2%
North Ipswich — Car (passenger): 4.9% Chuwar — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Train 2.9% / 1.3%
North Ipswich — Train: 2.9% Chuwar — Train: 1.3%
Walked Only 1.3% / 0.7%
North Ipswich — Walked Only: 1.3% Chuwar — Walked Only: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.1%).

Setting

North Ipswich Chuwar
Elevation 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 65 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 39.9 km 36.8 km

NBN connectivity

North Ipswich Chuwar
Connectivity score 86/100 68/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 50%
2,555 premises
 38%
881 premises

Climate

North Ipswich Chuwar
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

North Ipswich Chuwar
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.4 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

North Ipswich Chuwar
Average residential rate $1,713/yr $1,519/yr
Council Ipswich Brisbane

Federal electorate

North Ipswich Chuwar
Division Blair
same for both
Member Shayne Neumann
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

North Ipswich Chuwar
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

North Ipswich

Large Blocks Outer River

Chuwar

Acreage Outer

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