Chuwar QLD 4306

Living Here

Chuwar is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 2,178 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $2,247 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

• 7 schools

  • Tivoli State School
  • Mount Crosby State School
  • Karalee State School
  • St Joseph's Primary School
  • Ipswich East State School
  • Brassall State School
  • Ipswich North State School
• 4 cafés & restaurants

  • Tivoli Drive-In Cafe
  • Stellarossa
  • Aroi Aroi Thai
  • Karalee Tavern
• 2 supermarkets

  • Coles
  • Woolworths
• 6 parks

  • Colleges Crossing Recreation Reserve
  • Murri Park
  • Mount Crosby Sportsground
  • Lloyd Bird Environmental Park
  • Erin Patrick Memorial Park
  • Malcolm McDougall Park
• 4 Catholic churches

  • St Mary's
  • Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church
  • St. Michael's
  • St Catherine's Worship Centre
• 1 medical clinic

  • Health Matters
• 4 optometrists

  • Sunny Line
  • OPSM
  • Laubman & Pank
  • Specsavers
• 5 hospitals

  • St Andrews Private Hospital
  • Ipswich Hospital
  • Ipswich Hospice Care
  • The Park Centre for Mental Health
  • Gailes Community Care Unit
• 2 vets

  • Pine Mountain Vet Clinic
  • Greencross Vets
• 1 childcare centre

  • Edge Early Learning Karana Downs
• 1 library

  • Ipswich Central Library
• 1 post office

  • Mount Crosby Post Office
• 5 service stations

  • 7-Eleven
  • Shell
  • Ampol
  • BP North Ipswich
  • Freedom Fuels Karana Downs
• 4 golf clubs

  • Karana Downs Golf Course
  • Sandy Gallop Golf Course
  • Ipswich Golf Driving Range
  • Ipswich Country Club
• 1 dog park

  • Cribb Park Leash-Free Area
• 4 hardware stores

  • Bunnings Warehouse
  • Total Tools
  • Clark Rubber
  • Sydney Tools
• 3 mechanics

  • Bridgestone Select
  • North Ipswich Mechanical
  • Ipswich Panel & Paint
• 1 electrician

  • Strybos and Sons
• 3 carpenters

  • Titan Garages and Carports
  • Totalspan Sheds
  • Cedar Sales
• 4 places to stay

  • Ipswich Caravan Village
  • Motel Monaco
  • Racehorse Hotel
  • Ipswich Heritage Lodge

Getting around. Train station: The Workshops Rail Museum, 4.6 km south-west · Railway halt: Bundamba Racecourse, 5.6 km south · Ferry wharf: Riverview, 7.5 km south-east · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 38.9 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 85.7% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 4.9% · Labour-force participation 72.7%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

40,929 bird observations recorded near Chuwar — most often seen:

• Noisy Miner (2,384)
• Torresian Crow (2,185)
• Rainbow Lorikeet (2,014)
• Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (1,864)
• Laughing Kookaburra (1,832)
• Australian Magpie (1,820)
• Striated Pardalote (1,454)
• Grey Butcherbird (1,445)
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (1,434)
• Willie Wagtail (1,400)
• Pied Butcherbird (1,360)
• Brown Honeyeater (1,356)
• Australasian Figbird (1,350)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Chuwar:

• North Tivoli (1.5 km)
• Tivoli (3.2 km)
• Karalee (3.6 km)
• Moores Pocket (3.8 km)
• Karana Downs (4 km)
• North Ipswich (4.2 km)
• North Booval (4.3 km)
• Basin Pocket (4.4 km)

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