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Chinchilla QLD 4413

4,547 addresses · 173 streets

Maranoa Electorate › Western Downs LGA › Chinchilla · 251 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Chinchilla is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 7,068 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $1,549 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 55% of households own their home and 43% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

7,068Population
33Median age
$1,549Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Chinchilla statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Chinchilla itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Chinchilla, 1.1 km north-west · Airport: Chinchilla Aerodrome, 2.7 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs2/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 14.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Chinchilla

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Chinchilla QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202014.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202129.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 59.6%

Population by age in Chinchilla
Population by age, Chinchilla QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4508
5-141,098
15-19401
20-24438
25-341,191
35-44871
45-54747
55-64765
65-74576
75-84343
85+130
Dwelling types in Chinchilla
Dwelling types, Chinchilla QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House2,016
Townhouse342
Apartment46
Other17
Households by weekly income in Chinchilla
Households by weekly income, Chinchilla QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650409
$650-1,499646
$1,500-2,999710
$3,000+407
Top ancestries in Chinchilla
Top ancestries, Chinchilla QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian2,943
English2,574
Ancestry NS894
Irish684
Scottish627
German549
Housing tenure in Chinchilla
Housing tenure, Chinchilla QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned626
Mortgage673
Rented1,021
Other47
Cars per household in Chinchilla
Cars per household, Chinchilla QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0109
1848
2911
3343
4+156
Commute to work in Chinchilla
Commute to work, Chinchilla QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,274
Train0
Bus90
Tram/ferry0
Walked115
Bicycle26
Home201
Top countries of birth in Chinchilla
Top countries of birth, Chinchilla QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand105
England92
Philippines75
South Africa36
India35
France21
Languages used at home in Chinchilla
Languages used at home, Chinchilla QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish100
Afrikaans30
Tagalog29
French20
Punjabi19
Filipino19

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,357 bird observations recorded near Chinchilla — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Chinchilla

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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