Tivoli vs Chuwar

Chuwar is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 40 in Tivoli. In both, the large majority of 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 $735,000 in Tivoli, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Tivoli 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

  • Tivoli carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 68/100)
  • Chuwar is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 55%)

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

First-home buyers

Tivoli

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($735,000 vs $946,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Tivoli has cheaper rent ($285/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

Tivoli

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (40/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (38 min vs 45 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (38.6 km vs 41.4 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Tivoli

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (40/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 11%)
  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 68/100)

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

Investors

Tivoli

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.0% vs 2.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Tivoli 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.

Tivoli 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.

Tivoli Chuwar
Walkability 40 / 0
Tivoli — Walkability: 40/100 Chuwar — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 57 / 32
Tivoli — Safety: 57/100 Chuwar — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Tivoli — Low fire risk: 100/100 Chuwar — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Chuwar has higher household incomes ($116,844 vs $71,344); Chuwar has more residents (2,178 vs 1,460).

Tivoli Chuwar
Population 1,460 2,178
+49% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.8% -2.9%
Median age 40 37
Median household income $71,344/yr $116,844/yr
+64% vs other
Median weekly rent $285/wk $350/wk
+23% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tivoli Chuwar
0-4 6.0% / 6.7%
Tivoli — 0-4: 6.0% Chuwar — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 12.7% / 13.5%
Tivoli — 5-14: 12.7% Chuwar — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 5.3% / 7.9%
Tivoli — 15-19: 5.3% Chuwar — 15-19: 7.9%
20-24 5.6% / 5.7%
Tivoli — 20-24: 5.6% Chuwar — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 12.9% / 12.8%
Tivoli — 25-34: 12.9% Chuwar — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 12.7% / 12.3%
Tivoli — 35-44: 12.7% Chuwar — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 13.5% / 14.0%
Tivoli — 45-54: 13.5% Chuwar — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 12.1% / 15.9%
Tivoli — 55-64: 12.1% Chuwar — 55-64: 15.9%
65-74 11.2% / 7.7%
Tivoli — 65-74: 11.2% Chuwar — 65-74: 7.7%
75-84 5.6% / 2.8%
Tivoli — 75-84: 5.6% Chuwar — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ 1.4% / 0.6%
Tivoli — 85+: 1.4% Chuwar — 85+: 0.6%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tivoli 33.5% couple families
Tivoli — Couple Families: 33.5% Tivoli — Lone Person: 38.2% Tivoli — One Parent Families: 21.6% Tivoli — Group Household: 4.5% Tivoli — Other Families: 2.1%
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.

Tivoli 22.5% renting
Tivoli — Owned Outright: 34.0% Tivoli — Mortgage: 43.4% Tivoli — Renting: 22.5%
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.

Tivoli Chuwar
Certificate III & IV 20.7% / 19.1%
Tivoli — Certificate III & IV: 20.7% Chuwar — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 12.9%
Tivoli — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Chuwar — Bachelor Degree: 12.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 8.0%
Tivoli — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Chuwar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 2.8%
Tivoli — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Chuwar — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 2.3%
Tivoli — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Chuwar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

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.

Tivoli Chuwar
England 2.1% / 5.0%
Tivoli — England: 2.1% Chuwar — England: 5.0%
New Zealand 2.9% / 2.6%
Tivoli — New Zealand: 2.9% Chuwar — New Zealand: 2.6%
South Africa 0.3% / 1.3%
Tivoli — South Africa: 0.3% Chuwar — South Africa: 1.3%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.8%
Tivoli — Scotland: 0.5% Chuwar — Scotland: 0.8%
Netherlands 0.6% / —
Tivoli — Netherlands: 0.6% Chuwar — Netherlands: not among its largest
India — / 0.5%
Tivoli — India: not among its largest Chuwar — India: 0.5%
Sri Lanka 0.4% / —
Tivoli — Sri Lanka: 0.4% Chuwar — Sri Lanka: 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.

Tivoli 92.1% houses
Tivoli — Houses: 92.1% Tivoli — Flats / Apartments: 6.5% Tivoli — Townhouses: 1.4%
Chuwar 95.2% houses
Chuwar — Houses: 95.2% Chuwar — Flats / Apartments: 1.3% Chuwar — Townhouses: 3.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Tivoli Chuwar
Median house price $735,000 $946,000
Median unit price $600,000 —
Median land price — $4,400,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 17 days
from 23 sales
 70 days
from 7 sales

Development activity

Tivoli 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.

Tivoli Chuwar
Houses 4.0%
$660/wk on $855K
 2.7%
$580/wk on $1.1M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Tivoli Chuwar
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 38% of QLD Higher than 86% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 84% 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 95% of QLD Higher than 78% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 56% of QLD Higher than 7% of QLD

Liveability

Tivoli is more walkable (40 vs 0).

Tivoli Chuwar
Grade B
same for both
Score 53/100 54/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Chuwar carries more crime risk (68 vs 43).

Tivoli Chuwar
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
43/100
 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 1
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Tivoli Chuwar
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Tivoli

  • Tivoli State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Chuwar

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

Amenities in the suburb

Tivoli Chuwar
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 2 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 10 12

Mobility

Chuwar sits further from the CBD (41.4 km vs 38.6 km).

Tivoli Chuwar
Walkability score 40/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 38.6 km 41.4 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 38 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.

Tivoli Chuwar
Car (driver) 80.4% / 75.9%
Tivoli — Car (driver): 80.4% Chuwar — Car (driver): 75.9%
Worked from Home 11.3% / 18.9%
Tivoli — Worked from Home: 11.3% Chuwar — Worked from Home: 18.9%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 3.2%
Tivoli — Car (passenger): 5.0% Chuwar — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Train 2.2% / 1.3%
Tivoli — Train: 2.2% Chuwar — Train: 1.3%
Walked Only 1.1% / 0.7%
Tivoli — Walked Only: 1.1% Chuwar — Walked Only: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.4%).

Setting

Tivoli Chuwar
Elevation 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 65 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 38.4 km 36.8 km

NBN connectivity

Tivoli Chuwar
Connectivity score 90/100 68/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 66%
627 premises
 38%
881 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Tivoli 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Tivoli

Acreage Outer

Chuwar

Acreage Outer

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